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Tennessee’s Republican-Led House votes to expel Democratic Representatives for protesting gun violence.
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Last week, three of the House’ representatives participated in a gun-control protest on the House floor, in response to the recent tragic school shooting in Nashville.
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Among the three, the two expelled were Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson. The third, Gloria Johnson, kept her position by one vote.
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Many see this harsh decision as being racially motivated. The two voted out are both black men, while the one staying (though part of the same demonstration) is a white woman.
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These are the only two representatives to be expelled since the civil war.
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