Tennessee’s Republican Controlled House Expels 2 Black Democratic Lawmakers

In the eyes of Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House, taking a stand for stricter gun laws as a Black Democratic member is cause for expulsion.
That’s what occurred Thursday when the House voted to expel three Democratic members: Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. Jones and Pearson, who are Black, were effectively expelled. The House failed to expel Johnson, who is white, by a single vote.
Last week, the three legislators joined hundreds of protesters who packed