Tennessee GOP Lawmakers Expel 2 Democratic State House Members After Gun Protests
Tennessee Republican state House members expelled two Democratic representatives following a protest at the state capitol. Reps. Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis were ousted from their seats. Both Jones and Pearson are black. A third representative, Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, who is white and also participated in the protests, survived the expulsion by one vote. Republicans, who hold a 75-seat supermajority in the 99-seat legislature, heard the three members defend their actions this week before voting on the resolution. All three lawmakers had already been remove...