BREAKING: Tennessee Republicans expel two of three Democratic lawmakers who protested on House floor
A resolution to expel Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson was also discussed, but it failed to pass. The resolution to expel Jones passed with a 72-25 vote, and the resolution to expel Pearson passed with a 69-26 vote.Jones said he protested on the floor to represent the 78,000 constituents in Tennessee District 52 that he serves in the House.
Jones said the actions of him and his fellow lawmakers"broke the glass" and disrupted the peace to advocate the lives of their constituents. He called out a Republican lawmaker for saying the three lawmakers disturbed the"sacred chamber" of the House. Videos taken regarding the March 30 protest on the House floor showed Pearson and Jones taking a megaphone calling for gun control laws and justice, while Johnson stood next to them in solidarity without grabbing the microphone.
Rep. Karen D. Camper spoke in defense of the Democratic rebels, portraying the vote to expel them as a slight against Democracy itself. Rep. Gino Bulso took the opposite view, calling Jones's move a"mutiny" and demanding that he be expelled.
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