House Speaker Cameron Sexton said their participation in a protest broke “rules of decorum and procedure” on the House floor.
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The Tennessee House prepared to vote Thursday to expel three of its Democratic members, following their participation in a gun rights protest in the statehouse last week—a rare scenario where legislators will be thrown out of office by their peers.Key Facts
Democratic Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson protested for gun reform on the floor of the House chamber.
Resolutions filed Monday to expel the three representatives were approved 72-23, with proposals that indicated the trio “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and disorder” to the House,” adding they “began shouting without recognition” and disrupted proceedings of the House.
