Demonstrators arrived back at the Tennessee state Capitol to protest the expulsion of three state Democratic lawmakers who disrupted House floor proceedings to join last week's protest for gun control reform after the Nashville mass school shooting.
Democratic state Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson face expulsion introduced by fellow GOP lawmakers who allege they brought"disorder and dishonor" upon the state House of Representatives on March 30.Protesters gathered inside and outside the Capitol to urge for stronger gun control laws, as well as vote against expelling the three Democratic lawmakers.
"No more silence, end gun violence," attendees chanted. As lawmakers made their way into the House chamber, several of the protesters chanted,"Free, free, free, free the Tennessee Three."Videos taken regarding the March 30 shown on the House floor on Thursday showed Pearson and Jones taking a megaphone calling for gun control laws and justice while Johnson stood next to them.
Republican state House Speaker Cameron Sexton said the lawmakers would have their chance for due process in front of an overwhelmingly Republican majority. Sexton said Wednesday to Fox News that the expulsion of the members has no relation to the protests inside or outside the state Capitol on March 30.
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