Tennessee's House expels first of 3 Democrats for protest
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Source: airdrietoday.com
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Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.
A vote to oust St. Reps. Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Jones is an extraordinary move the chamber has used only a few times since the Civil War.