[Breaking news] Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest
https://www.kpbs.org/news/news/politics/2023/04/06/tennessee-house-votes-to-expel-2-of-3-democratic-members-over-gun-protest
[quote]Updated April 6, 2023 at 8:16 PM ET
In an extraordinary move, Tennessee's Republican-led House voted Thursday to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers who recently led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms.
Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, were both removed from the body with votes falling along party lines, in a disciplinary measure that's only been used twice since the 1800s. The votes were 72 - 25 and 69 - 26 respectively. Together, they represent a combined constituency of about 130,000 people. [/quote]
I'm posting this as purely informational. Mostly because this is unprecedented for this to happen in any state "[b][u]for the charges made[/u][/b]".
[quote]Updated April 6, 2023 at 8:16 PM ET
In an extraordinary move, Tennessee's Republican-led House voted Thursday to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers who recently led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms.
Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, were both removed from the body with votes falling along party lines, in a disciplinary measure that's only been used twice since the 1800s. The votes were 72 - 25 and 69 - 26 respectively. Together, they represent a combined constituency of about 130,000 people. [/quote]
I'm posting this as purely informational. Mostly because this is unprecedented for this to happen in any state "[b][u]for the charges made[/u][/b]".
61-69, M
