Two Democrats expelled from Tennessee house over gun control protest
by Guardian staff and agency from on (#6AJ32)
Joe Biden and Barack Obama condemn expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from Republican-controlled state house
Two Democratic lawmakers have been expelled from Tennessee's GOP-dominated House, an extraordinary act of political retaliation for their role in a gun control demonstration after the killings at a Nashville elementary school last week.
Thousands of protesters have flocked to the Tennessee state capitol to support three Democratic members who were facing removal. Only two of the three were ultimately forced out.
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