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The votes to remove Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson are on the ballot

Johnson, Jones and Pearson are now dubbed the “Tennessee three.”

Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House is preparing to vote on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting. The vote expected Thursday on whether to oust Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson would be an extraordinary move; the chamber has used it only a handful of times since the Civil War.

Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House on Thursday expelled the first of three Democratic members who were at risk of being thrown out of the Legislature for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control after the Nashville school shooting. The vote Thursday to oust Rep. Justin Jones was an extraordinary move the chamber has used only a handful times since the Civil War. The House was also considering ousting Reps. Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson.

Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House is voting on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting.