The Tennessee House speaker said the state representatives who protested against gun violence did the equivalent of an insurrection. That’s wrong. The lawmakers engaged in a peaceful protest.
Johnson told PolitiFact in an interview that 15 seconds after lawmakers walked up to the lectern, Sexton cut off the microphone and called for a recess. The trio of lawmakers continued leading chants.Meanwhile, other legislators and staff milled about the House floor chatting with one another. Some of these people looked at the trio; others turned their backs to them. Their body language did not suggest that they feared for their safety.
Wes Moster, a spokesperson for Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security, which oversees Capitol security,that there was no violence or property destruction during the protest, nor did law enforcement officers make any arrests. The state House voted April 6 to expel Jones and Pearson; a resolution to expel Johnson failed by one vote. The Nashville Metropolitan Council reappointed Jones to his seat April 10, and he was sworn in that day. The Shelby County Commission voted April 12 to reinstate Pearson.In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington.
The scene on the Tennessee House floor stopped legislative business, but it did not resemble the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that sent some lawmakers running for their lives.that more than 1,020 people have been arrested for their actions on Jan. 6.
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