{"id":119223,"date":"2023-04-07T10:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119223"},"modified":"2023-04-07T10:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:29:49","slug":"tennessee-gop-expels-democratic-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119223","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee GOP Expels Democratic Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119223\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=119223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119224 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Three-Democrats-1-1024x690-1-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Three-Democrats-1-1024x690-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Three-Democrats-1-1024x690-1.jpeg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Nikki Slusher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republican Tennessee (TN) lawmakers escalated into full fascists on Thursday afternoon where the state house held a vote to expel three state Democratic representatives. The three Democrats who were up for expulsion are Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson. After the House voted, two out of the three Democrats were expelled from the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Johnson, the only white representative up for expulsion, was the member who was able to keep her seat; however, the expulsion only failed by one vote. Reps. Jones and Pearson \u2014 two Black men \u2014 were expelled by the House GOP. Nicknamed the \u2018Tennessee Three\u2019, the representative\u2019s were penalized for joining the gun control protest following the tragic Nashville school shooting last week. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During the vote Republican Rep. Gino Bulso said after questioning him that not expelling Jones \u201cwould simply invite him and his colleagues to continue to engage in mutiny on the House floor.\u201d Republican lawmakers claimed that the three Democrats \u201cknowingly and intentionally brought disorder and dishonor\u201d to the House by engaging in the peaceful protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can you bring dishonor to an already dishonorable House?\u201d Jones asked. Pearson also expressed his thoughts on what the legislature\u2019s response should\u2019ve been. \u201cThe solution isn\u2019t expulsion,\u201d he added. \u201cThe solution is doing something to pass meaningful gun violence prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GOP\u2019s actions against Jones and Pearson have further inflamed the already tense partisan divide in TN. As for the punitive actions taken against the two men, this is only the third time since the Civil War era that Tennessee lawmakers have expelled a member from the ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by supporters, Pearson spoke after he was removed. \u201cYou cannot ignore the racial dynamic of what happened today \u2014 two young Black lawmakers get expelled and the one white woman does not,\u201d he stated. Jones also delivered a remarkable speech to his peers and supporters. \u201cThe world is watching Tennessee,\u201d Jones said. \u201cAnd what is happening here today is a farce of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I truly believe that this was a big miscalculation on the TN GOP\u2019s behalf. If anything they have propelled all three Democrats into national stardom while protesters continue to show up in support of them and progressive policies. For now both Pearson and Jones will be appointed by their local officials as interim legislators who will be back voting on the floor in a month (hopefully).<\/p>\n<p>The GOP will ban drag queens, books, history, and diversity but standing with constituents in solidarity to bring some sort of change to protect our children from guns is a line too far. It\u2019s ironic considering these are the same people having massive temper tantrums over Donald Trump\u2019s arrest on Tuesday. Don\u2019t worry though \u2014 Millennials, Zillennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha will remember this authoritarian power move at the polls in 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nikki Slusher Republican Tennessee (TN) lawmakers escalated into full fascists on Thursday afternoon where the state house held a vote to expel three state Democratic representatives. The three Democrats who were up for expulsion are Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson. 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