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Two expelled Tennessee lawmakers win back seats
Ousted lawmakers include -- Justin Jones and Justin Pearson -- who are both Black, while Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the vote on her expulsion
Two Black Democratic lawmakers who participated in a protest responding to a mass shooting at the Covenant School killing three children and three adults were expelled from the Tennessee State House of Representatives. Former Tennessee Representative Justin Jones (D), who was one of the expelled, tells Andrea Mitchell: “Yesterday was a very grave day for democracy.” He adds that even if he is reappointed, he’s not sure he’ll get seated: “Cameron Sexton. as we saw last night, the Speaker of the House, is not a fan of democracy. And so the next step is up to him. We know that the voter...
Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia’s Republican party of racism for sending out flyers with drawings showing them hoisted in the air by handheld strings — a depiction the party used to portray them as puppets of liberal Democrats in Washington.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia's Republican party of racism for sending out flyers with drawings