Three Tennessee state lawmakers turned heads across the country with their expulsions and reinstatements following a display of solidarity with the gun control movement at the state Capitol. Here's what has happened to the Tennessee Three since.
Republican state lawmakers expelled two of the three legislators, Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were then immediately reinstated by their constituents. Since then, the"Tennessee Three," which includes Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson, have vowed to fight for gun control and introduce legislation that will prevent further shootings that have plagued the United States since late March.
The senators argued it was possible Tennessee Republicans violated the representatives' First Amendment rights. Jones and Pearson had taken to the podium during the legislative session and began calling for gun reform legislation using a megaphone. Johnson stood in solidarity with the pair but did not touch the megaphone.Republican state Rep.
"I resign from the Tennessee House of Representatives. Effective immediately," Campbell wrote in his brief letter."This is horrendous, yet if you talk without permission, you get expulsion resolutions," she said.Republican Tennessee legislators and Gov. Bill Lee are splintering over the subject of gun control.
Democratic state Sen. London Lamar said the passage of the bill was"disrespectful timing," as it passed in the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting that killed three adults and three children at the Covenant School.
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