Vice-President Kamala Harris met Friday with the two young lawmakers Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, one day after they were expelled from the Tennessee state house.
met Friday with the two young lawmakers Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, one day after they were expelled from the Tennessee state house.
"We have rules, we have decorum, we have process, we have procedures. Imagine if that happened on the congressional floor during his State of the Union address," said Republican Cameron Sexton, Tennessee's House Speaker. "I don't have to say a word about the fact that our two young African-American brothers were unfairly prosecuted," said Tennessee State Representative Sam McKenzie, a Democrat and Chairman of the Black Caucus, "It's a horrific indictment on the Tennessee GOP, and they ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Rosenthal says Tennessee is an example of how deep political divisions in the nation right now, can lead to a breakdown of civility, communication, and compromise.
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How Unprecedented Is Tennessee House's Expulsion of Justin Jones, Justin Pearson?Such actions are extremely rare, according to a 2019 report by the TN Attorney General. There have been three instances in which members of the state House were expelled, and it has never happened in the TN Senate.
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Vice President Kamala Harris to meet with expelled Black Tennessee lawmakers | CNN PoliticsVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Nashville on Friday to advocate for gun control and meet with the a pair of state lawmakers who were expelled from the General Assembly after they protested in favor of gun control on the state House floor.
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'A Very Dark Day for Tennessee': House GOP Expels Democrat Justin JonesBefore he was expelled by Tennessee Republicans, Democratic state Rep. brotherjones_ warned that 'it will signal to the nation that there is no democracy in this state,' and 'if it can happen here in Tennessee, it's coming to your state next.'
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One Tennessee Republican votes against expelling Democrat Justin JonesJones was expelled from the state House one week after taking part in a gun control protest. Fellow Democrats Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson could be next.
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Ousted Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Vows to Keep Fighting for Gun Control'My prayer to you is even if you expel me that you still act to address the crisis of mass shootings because if I'm expelled from here, I'll be back out there with the people every week demanding that you act,' said brotherjones_.
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Tennessee Three: Nashville council members pledge to reinstate expelled Rep. Justin JonesA majority of Nashville Metropolitan Council members pledged they would vote to reinstate former state Rep. Justin Jones. Jones and fellow Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson were expelled from the House for a protest in favor of gun control.
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