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representative pierson, that when you were sworn in after you were reappointed to your seat you said you can't expel our fight. talk to me a bit about how you're going to continue thi fight for gun reform >> what the republicans who ar majority of tennessee though they were doing was silencin the voice around an issue that they have yet to take on seriously. they've all had a lot of false solution or finding an violence, about gun reform what myself, or visited of johnson, representative jone sought to do in the day when w went a peaceful protest or solicit to the voices of thousands of tennessee and sno millions in the sea and some people across the country wh are saying we must do somethin differently than the statu quo. as we continue our fight, it i to make sure you push forwar legislation and next week, myself and representative jone passed legislation that will b putting forward. the input and support of representative johnson so many others to the stat legislature to say here ar some of the solutions for th epidemic of gun violence tha
under 18 years old would hav went up to 15% or by 30% fro 2019 to 2021 and more children and teen were killed by guns in 202 than in any year since 1999. a survey found that one in fiv u.s. adults say they have lost a family member due to gun related violence against that backdrop of the statistics and the recen storms - like the one in nashville an the one at a bank in louisville republicans flock to indianapolis to attend, yap, the nra convention this week joining me now are two members of the tennessee free. state representative glori johnson and justin j. pearson. great to have both of you. thank you for making time. representative johnson, i' like to start with you and dare i say, it was statistics like the ones tha i've just cited that might hav compelled you to protest in th first place. tell me your motivation. >> absolutely.
killed in a mass shooting in nashville. state democrats call for meaningful gun reform, and the faced with an action from th gop, three state representatives, justin jones, justin pearson and glori johnson, well, they proteste on the house floor and that was against the rules apparently but the house speaker went eve further saying without evidenc that the three lawmakers wer trying to, quote, incite violence republicans responded by expelling jones and pearson, both black men, along part lines. johnson who is a white survive her expulsion vote next up, north carolin republicans, who just welcomed a new member into their club house representative trish kaufman, a longtime democrat winning her race last week b campaigning on protectin abortion access and lgbt rights this week, though, she pulled 180, switching parties, an ultimately giving the gop if veto proof supermajority in th state house. that strip's democrati governor roy cooper of his
out. >> joining us now, tennessee state representative glori johnson who was one of the three who was not expelled yesterday. thank you so much for being on the show this morning. we appreciate it i guess the question for you this morning is, what worrie you the most about wha happened in the state hous yesterday, and what gives yo the most hope. >> well, you know, it is just travesty process was not -- there was no process there were rules, we tried t get some information on what the rules were going to, b what the process was going to, be we got nothing, and a littl bit of direction that woul allow us to bring in any video of our own however, when we get there they make a motion to show their video that we have not seen, we don't know who took it we did not know how the added it they promised us it was only filmed from the floor that day but it turns out it was not.
made headlines for protestin on the floor of the tennesse house against gun violence on march 30th, three days afte a school shooting in nashville left six people dead including three children, the democratic state representatives, glori johnson, justin jones, and justin pearson took to the podium on the house floor to the chance for gun reform. as the republican colleagues tried to move on to othe business following, that they wer relieved of their committe assignments, their access to the capital, their play so for worth even revoked tennessee how speaker, cameron sexton, tried to compare the tennessee threes active protes to quote an insurrection but he walked that back afte receiving backlash for those comments these past thursday, republica state representatives in tennessee decided to proceed with the extraordinary mov expelling two of the tennessee three, two young black freshma lawmakers, justin jones an justin pearson, as punishmen for violating the house rule of decorum
daniels with whom he allegedly had an affair. trump continues to deny thos allegations. he is resort to making dozen of social media posts, criticizing man district attorney alvin bragg the judge assigned the case an even their family members wh have nothing at all to do with the prosecution. trump's efforts to silence and intimidate people and entities he considered to be his enemie is entirely consistent with wh he is and who he is always been his attempts to undermine th integrity of the institution that are supposed to uphold th values of the justice an democracies are straight out o the strongman playbook the same week as trump's historic arraignment, there wa a rare and extraordinary mov by tennessee republicans tha show to how those tactics have been adopted by the gop at large. on march 30th, three days afte a school shooting in nashville left six people dead, includin three children, democratic state representative glori johnson, justin jones, and justin pearson took to the podium on the house floor to lead chance for gun reform a
young men did not make i through. i think you are right, we know we know. [inaudible i think we might hav [inaudible >> okay, we are taking hits on our feet there, as glori johnson, she's one of the thre representatives that was up fo expulsion. she survived by one vote two representatives to her right there, representativ jones and pearson, they were expelled i want to stay with this except we keep losing the shot >> - would knock doors in knoxville multiple times i couldn't get the memphis because of my own being in a house and everything, but supported justin pearson fro afar i will continue to do that and i will continue to ask all o you all to help make sure we get these fabulous young men back to the house.
the well of that body. now, they did not expel, as he noted, a third democrat, glori johnson, who also was chanting with those to justin's she's a retired teacher who wa represented knoxville sinc 2019 here's what she said after tha vote that spared her expulsion >> why do you feel like ther is a difference in the outcome between you and your colleague >> i will answer your question it might have to do with the color of our skin. >> i'm joined now by tennessee state senator, london lamar, she serves in the upper hous in that state. she previously served in a tennessee house and now chairs the democratic caucus in the senate -- also joins me, of course, civi rights attorney for presiden director counsel of the naac legal defense fund senator london, let me start with you what is going through your mind, as you are watching this unfol in the state capitol in whic you serve? >> i'm right now sitting in my
district is in nashville justin pearson, whose district is in memphis, and glori johnson, whose district is i knoxville, went to the front o the chamber to join in chanc for gun control. the republican speaker of th house compared their actions joining the chance, to the insurrections on january 6th the individuals that stormed and ransacked the capito violently. he stripped them of thei access to the chamber and then scheduled a vote on whether to expel them for what wa essentially a violation of house rules. a move that was so against the very fabric of america representative democracy tha even president biden weighed i tweeting, quote, three kids an three officials gunned down, and yet, another mass shooting and what are gop officials focus on punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peacefu protesters calling for action. it's shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent. it's a point echoed by mr. jones on the house floor today >> only three times in over 20