Gun reform and "Tennessee Three" supporters raise signs in the gallery of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee Republicans are seeking to oust three House Democrats for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting. Gun reform and "Tennessee Three" supporters raise signs in the gallery of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 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 72-25 vote 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 a week after the trio chanted back and forth from the chamber floor with gun-control supporters who packed the gallery. The protest happened days after six people, including three children, were fatally shot at The Covenant School in Nashville.
Awesome isn’t it?
Insurrection on the house floor. There fixed it for you
Should have behaved...
72 vs 25 to expel pretty overwhelming..RULES in place for a reason just abide by them. Create havoc, then use it for political gain and the inevitable race card, typical. WTF-up folks you’re being played..‼️
THIS IS AWKWARD
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Peaceful discourse is met with expulsion. That’s how authoritarian regimes get established.
Insurrection and take over the legislative floor
“Recent gun control protest” = insurrection you biased, mindless, partisan clowns! 🤡
The Civil War--which TN has apparently never gotten over. Sad!
Oh well. Get out.
Bravo ... What sort of 🤡'news' organization writes this hyper-dramatic, click-bait article without bothering to mention what he was expelled for?🙄
Why is Tennessee now copying an approach used by communist states and calling it democratic? The three individuals were elected by the people and not by the state legislature!
Insurrection. Pearson and Jones...walked up to the House podium during a floor session and using a BULLHORN began leading gun reform chants, echoing the shouts of protesters packed into the Capitol rotunda.
Maybe he shouldn't have led an insurrection. FAFO
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Yeah and only when those reps did do something illegal
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Bye bye Commies 👋
It was well deserved. They were leading an insurrection
Rules apply to all you Hypocrites
Good. They should’ve expelled Gloria too
Instead of fighting for gun control, they should have died on the hill to deport all illegal aliens in the state of Tennessee.
No one is above the law
That’s right. AP I’m not sure if you heard but this country is in a civil war. Shots don’t have to be fired. This is all happening in government. This is Joe Biden’s America and it’s divided and a mess. The right have had enough and the left have gone to far.
If they can do it then don’t do something they can use it for…
Bravo!!!!
It was an insurrection.
This appears to be more about race than gun control. That is messed up!
Seems as of late, we've all heard the left scream 'dont take part in a insurrection'. Someone should have told Jones that....
75-25 LOL
but I heard that the insurrection was worse than the civil war
The DOJ needs to step in to this embarrassingly unlawful Jim Crow era GOP lynching... TennesseeThree
TN is the birthplace of the KKK. What can you expect?
That’s what happens in response to insurrections right?
Looks like White Power Fascism to me. GOP is destroying the Republic.
GOODBYE
For those who don’t have voting rights in TN 72 - 25 is all you need to know. For those of you that do, get out the vote next cycle. That was easy!!!!
Politics1com We need something BIG. Here's what we need. Dolly Parton, DollyParton , needs to come out and say: No more. I am going to spend whatever it takes to move Dollywood out of Tenn. OUT. She'll have my support and my money to make it happen. SHE can open the eyes of the world.
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How dare he protest to protect children!
Rules are no important, why doesn't anyone that wants to speak and have a free-for-all over we can grab the microphone.............legislate WWE style.
Nice; GOP drew a line in the sand. Now Tennessee Dems know where they stand. Same with the voters.