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The Republican-led House voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for participating in a protest on the floor of the House over gun laws. A motion to remove Rep. Gloria Johnson failed.
Rep. Johnson, Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) spoke without permission on the House floor to protest school safety.
Three Democrats faced expulsion after leading a protest at the Tennessee State Capitol last week following a Nashville school shooting.
Tennessee House Republicans expelled two out of three Democrats on Thursday after the Democrats led a gun rights protest last week.