In a decision unprecedented in state history, Republicans in Tennessee have expelled two of three Democratic lawmakers who joined in a public protest at the state capitol calling for gun control measures, following a mass school shooting that killed six people in Nashville.
State House lawmakers first voted 72-25 to remove Rep Justin Jones, part of a trio of lawmakers who stood on the floor of the state House of Representatives, gave speeches, and joined in chants from protesters present in the House gallery last Thursday. They later decided to remove Justin Pearson, one of the other two lawmakers who joined in the floor protest.
