The first of three Democrats facing expulsion votes in the Tennessee House of Representatives Thursday, April 6, was voted to be expelled by his colleagues on Thursday afternoon, amid hundreds of loud boos and chants from protestors in the state capitol in Nashville.
The debate before the vote to expel state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville lasted many hours as each of the three representatives faced or will face separate hearings on Thursday. Representatives from each side of the aisle spoke passionately, shouted, yelled, and expressed emotion about the historic move to remove the members.
Resolutions to expel the members were introduced Monday after the lawmakers led protesters with a bullhorn in chants calling for gun control measures while on the House floor following the deadly Covenant School shooting in Nashville the week prior….