The Tennessee House of Representatives has voted to expel Rep. Justin Jones a week after he joined two other Democrats in a protest on the House floor as demonstrators at the Capitol called for gun reform following a mass shooting at a Nashville school. The vote was 72-25. Expulsion from the Tennessee House requires a two-thirds majority. Two other lawmakers, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson, also face possible votes on their removal from office Thursday.
We will get through this together, and it will require talking about all solutions,” Sexton said. During the discussion Thursday, Democratic Rep. Joe Towns called the move to expel the “nuclear option.” “You never use a sledgehammer to kill a gnat,” Towns said. “We should not go to the extreme of expelling our members for fighting for what many of the citizens want to happen, whether you agree with it or not.
It's not what you protest but how.
Commies to hell with them
They deserved to be expelled.
Good job tennessee
SHE/HE GONE! 👊🏻🤡👍🏻
...Insurrection
No one is above the law.
Good.
Adios
Good
I was told this was an insurrection
Yall mfers want Trump ARRESTED for even being NEAR J6 fair is fair you started this
This insurrectionist needs to go to jail.
He was being violent report the truth
Good, should arrest all the April 6th insurrectionists and jail them for two years.
Dumb ass…you’re lawmaker. What the fuck are doing leading the insurrection at the capital?
Small time greezy skeezer rundown community organizer. Go clean a park, loser.
How shameful and embarrassing for Tennessee. Do I hear concerts being canceled? Seminars scoping out other states? I definitely won’t be going to TN anymore. Its a pretty state but too exclusion minded.
Can somebody give them directions to the unemployment office.
GOOD 🙌
When will they be arrested?
Does the national media ever give the whole story or do they just like the Shocker headlines. Are you putting what the accusation is in the headline. Didn't these Representatives actively partake in a protest?
'GOP gets on hand-wringing tirade in fear of a non-insurrection, takes it out on three Democrats who were exercising first amendment rights.' Stop sneaking around the issue, show a spine, and call the GOP out on their fascist, racist bull for a change.
So…the plan to clear out the guns for the Chinese isn’t going as planned,huh?
Insurrectionists
Oh shucks
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All gun laws are an infringement. They deserve to be ousted for violating their oaths of office.
Deplorable, this weaponizing of the governmental process. Only get worse, thanks to the Nazi/GOP.
White Lady survives The Expulsion🤷♂️
Great news!!!!
Well done! Justice served. CNN sucks.
CNN is pro insurrection now
realDailyWire RepBoebert FoxNews IT ALMOST HAPPENED AGAIN! A 19 yr old LEFTIST Colorado male transvestite was arrested March 31st for plotting several terrorist attacks on Children! At Prairie Hills Elementary, Timberview middle & Pine Creek High School. And multiple churches!
Criminals don’t obey gun laws or bans The solution is to maximize the number of violent criminals in jails or mental hospitals while maximizing the number of police officers Great parenting and a great education will minimize the number of criminals
Kik out the insurrectionists 🤣🤣🤣
Tennessee House Republicans don’t know the difference between an insurrection and their constituents wanting 5hem to do something about gun violence in their state. These were students not insurrectionists.
It’s funny as hell when the Demoshits get expelled for breaking rules it’s all about Shane and racism but when trump was crucified on a fake impeachment it was justice. The media and the Democrats are the death of this country.
You don’t kick people out for protesting
Appalling infringement of first amendment rights
Let them expel all the democrats infact!! A bunch of vile people!!
Cheers erupt at Tennessee statehouse as House Republicans fail to expel second Democrat over gun reform protest, with a third vote coming
Democrats are trash!! This trend will continue…. Just like your declining ratings😂😂
Sounds like an insurrection to me.
Well. I guess he insurrected.
Good, Demorats are pure evil.
Color me purple, but 2a isn't to be infringed, and protesting inside an active legislative meeting to coerce legislators to force a change that cannot be made. Disrupting actual democratic processes with temper tantrums is unprofessional and misguided. Probably for the best he go
Just shows the pull of the gun lobby in this country! Sad
It's apparent that these folk know this country is changing and are shaking in their boots to keep control. However, millennials and gen-xers are gonna fix it, so paw paws and me-maws can go sit down in a country that no longer looks like the 40s and 50s.
You write only half of an article. You make a statement about an action taken, but no context on why this action was taken. Apparently he broke house rules, but you seemed to have avoided that information in your in depth reporting.
The 'find out' part is the best part of the fuck around
They are elected , no one should dare to remove them , that’s not how democracy works
😂😂😂😂
I thought Republican's thought of state capitols as 'the people's house'. I thought barging in on official affairs was expressing your rights. Guess we were wrong!
FUCKING GOOD! 2ashallnotbeinfringed
Wow that is just pathetic
It is too ironic that politicians ( obviously Republicans) would work for removal of members of House of Representatives who are voting to SAVE LIVES of future generations through sensible gun control and the Republicans are said to be PRO-LIFE !! REALLY!!
Classless GOP
Insurrections have consequences.
Insurrectionists if only they could spend a year and a half in jail and denied bail. Like the democrats so eagerly put on the January 6th protesters.
Good. Inciting an insurrection is bad.
Awesome!!!!! More, more, more!!
Three Christian 9year-olds&Three Christian adults Murdered by a mentally insane Trans
If the roles were reversed, Dems would be calling for executions. It was the right decision!! JusFNsayin
It was a violent insurrection
Insurrections will not be tolerated
Good. 1 down, 2 to go. Either storming a capitol is bad or it's not. Individual belief in the righteousness of the insurrection is irrelevant. And for lawmakers to participate is worthy of expulsion. Next.
Thank God!!! How about that davidhogg111 Ha Ha Ha
Good
because he is an insurrectionist
Good, he’s an insurrectionist. He should be arrested by the FBI
What’s the saying Democrats like to use “f around and find out” looks like Justin Jones fed around and found out 😂😂. Bye bye Justin you gone bro!
Insurrections have consequences
Insurrection
Surprised you’re not trying to help him deflect.
What has been done to Trump and 6 Jan protesters destroyed any sympathy anyone might have. By your definition, they are insurrectionist! They disrupted an official procedure. They are lucky they are not in jail like the 6 Jan protesters!
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Republicans are incurring tremendous negative karmic debts with their actions, attitudes and support for things like this.
Biden just ended women sports!
Good.
This is what happens when dems go around clamming 1/6 was worse than 9/11. Since that is the precedent, any insurrection that has inside support should have the members expelled. You reap what you sow...
They will behave this way until it hits home.
Broke the law now pay the price !! No one is above the law they say
Insurrection is insurrection. Bye bye. Lucky he didn't get arrested. Oh yeah, he's Democrat.
This is what happens when you hate democracy so protest as an elected official, breaking the rules and disrupting proceedings, because your side didn’t win elections.
Good. Grand stander. Wants the government to be the only one with guns.
Fuck around and find out.
Insurrection!
Bwahahahaha 🖕🖕🖕🖕
That was an insurrection
They’re going to have a special election now, and these reps can run again, and they’ll win again because they’re in safe districts. This is a colossal waste of taxpayer money by the GOP…just like everything else they do.
GOP destroys the capitol in an insurrection and many lawmakers helped by giving tours the day before nothing is done. You have Democrats peacefully standing up for children and the Republicans say oh no you're gone. Whose fascists now taking away rights?
Looks like they led an insurrection
BOYCOTT TENNESSEE starts TODAY. Take your summer vacation somewhere safer, saner, and pro-democracy
Typical GOP. “Guns Over People”
SHAME on you Tennessee ! And ugly day for your state’s legislation! BreakingNews TennesseeThree Tennessee3 RepJustinJones RepGloriaJohnson JustinPearson
Good, he participated in terrorism.
We need to remove every Democrat holding any public office!!!
In Tennessee free speach is dead, democracy is dead, GOP support of children being slaughtered is celebrated.
Good riddance.
FAFO
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