Tomorrow, a special hearing will take place in the Tennessee State House to vote whether or not to expel three Democratic members for their role in a recent gun reform protest at the State Capitol.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton says the three representatives will be allowed to present their cases.
Justin Jones and Justin Pearson are two of those members and they say
what they did is constitutional and they will fight the expulsion. Representative Gloria Johnson of Knoxville is included in this vote and says she will bring representation to the meeting.
The three lawmakers reportedly engaged in “disorderly behavior” after leading chants for gun reform on House floor last week in the wake of the deadly Covenant School shooting in Nashville which left seven people dead, including the suspected shooter.
There needs to be a vote of 2/3 majority for them to be expelled and Republicans do hold a majority in the House and Senate.
Tennessee Democrats argue the expulsions are politically-motivated, and an act of retribution for demanding stronger gun laws. According to Fox News, only two other members have been ousted from the state House of Representatives since the Civil War.
