Tennessee Republicans refuse to expel a Republican representative who admitted to sexually abusing minors but are trying to expel Democratic representatives who spoke out against gun violence.
WATCH: “This is not a democracy. It’s a very sad day for Tennessee.”
@RepRagan refuses to recognize @VoteGloriaJ & @brotherjones_ after Speaker @CSexton25 removed them from committees for their role in the peaceful protest last week.
Troopers then remove constituents.
As a note: Rep. Justin Lafferty, who just shoved @brotherjones_ is the same representative who defended The Three-Fifths Compromise in 2021, the federal measure that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person. https://t.co/AP5AUObZPa
A current Republican State Representative was arrested for fraud, theft and bribery, and the House took no action.
Three Democrats raised their voices on the floor about gun violence, and they are being expelled.
Bone chilling. https://t.co/ikDABrh3BV
Tonight as Tennessee House Republicans push forward to schedule vote on our expulsion, Speaker Sexton orders the gallery cleared as crowd chants “fascists.”
Media forced out at as well.
Then, Rep. Lafferty (R-Knox) pushes me and grabs my phone.
This is a sad day for Tennessee.