Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel Democratic Colleagues Following Gun Control Protest

AdvertisementsOn April 4 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/politics described an attempt to expel three Nashville, Tennessee Democrats from the state House over a “gun control protest”: According to local reports, this is an explicitly partisan and political effort, complete with state Republicans co-opting and misusing the term “insurrection” in an apparent effort to dilute its meaning: Reps. Gloria Johnson (Knoxville), Justin Jones (Nashville) and Justin Pearson (Memphis) walked up to the well of the House during their Thursday session, violating rules of decorum in the chamber. The move...