According to a report from CBS News, GOP lawmakers are taking steps to remove the three Democrats who joined the gun protesters and stormed the Tennessee State Capitol building; they’ve already been stripped of their committee assignments.
From CBS News:
Resolutions have been filed against Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson after they led chants from the House floor with supporters in the gallery last Thursday. The resolution declared that the three had participated in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives.”
The House must now vote on the resolutions before the expulsion process can begin. Republican Reps. Bud Hulsey, Gino Bulso, and Andrew Farmer filed the resolutions.
Hundreds of protesters packed the Capitol calling for the Republican-led Statehouse to pass gun control measures in response to the Nashville school shooting that resulted in the deaths of six people. As the chants echoed throughout the Capitol, Jones, Johnson and Pearson approached the front of the House chamber with a bullhorn.
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By Monday, Sexton confirmed that the three lawmakers had been stripped of their committee assignments and said more punishments could be on the way. A few hours later, House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison referred to Jones as the “former representative” during the evening session.
More over at CBS News:
Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. https://t.co/zmvpdgxHmW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 4, 2023
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