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Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin.
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Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel 3 Democrats From the House Over Gun Control Protests
In April 2023, as the nation was distracted by Donald Trump's indictment, three Tennessee lawmakers were targeted for "expulsion" over a gun control protest.
By Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, CNN Tennessee House Republicans on Monday took steps toward expelling three Democratic state representatives after they participated in protests at the state Capitol last Thursday calling for more gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Nashville’s …
Republicans are "very likely" to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the Tennessee House this week, Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Hendrell Remus said.
Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken the first steps to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol.
Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House has expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting. The chamber's split votes
Voting has begun in Nashville, where the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives have already agreed to oust one of the three Democratic lawmakers in what marks the first partisan expulsion in the state's modern history.
On Thursday, lawmakers first moved to expel Rep. Justin Jones. The GOP supermajority has accused the representatives of breaking house rules on conduct and decorum.
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.
Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives was expected to vote Thursday to expel three Democratic lawmakers for leading gun control protests that spilled into the state Capit…
The Tennessee House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on removing from office three Democratic lawmakers who protested on the chamber floor with a bullhorn to call for gun reform following last month's school shooting in Nashville -- and now are accused of breaking House rules.
Voting has begun in Nashville, where the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives have already agreed to oust one of the three Democratic lawmakers in what marks the first partisan expulsion in the state's modern history.
The Tennessee Republican-led state House voted on Thursday to expel at least one of three lawmakers who protested on the House floor for stronger gun control laws following the Nashville school shooting.
Thousands of people flocked to the Capitol to support the Democrats, cheering and chanting outside the House chamber so loudly that the noise drowned out the proceedings
The Republican-led House voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for participating in a protest on the floor of the House over gun laws. A motion to remove Rep. Gloria Johnson failed.
By Dakin Andone, Ryan Young, Amy Simonson and Steve Almasy, CNN In an extraordinary, emotionally charged session marked by tense exchanges and punctuated by boos and chants from onlookers, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to expel two Black lawmakers — but failed to o…
Rep. Justin Jones, one of the three Democratic members targeted by Republicans for participating in a gun violence protest, was removed from office in a push led by the Republican supermajority.
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