republicans for their protests over guns. i want to be clear, the protest over asking for legislation to stop the massacre of children. two of them black were expelled yesterday by the republican super majority one lawmaker, gloria johnson, an older white woman, narrowly avoided expulsion. tonight, fears about the precedent this sets and the potential for a kind of revenge politics spreading to other states this is what happens when you lose democracy cries of anger and accusations after an extraordinary move by tennessee house republicans. expelled for so-called decorum violations it might have to do with the color of our skin. it looked like a jim crow era trial. if could happen in tennessee, it could happen anywhere. the first partisan expulsion in the state s modern history. it s a signal of authoritarianism. we will keep fighting it. it was nice to have somebody to fight with me for the first time i will keep fighting for you all- i won t stop forme
it s a signal of authoritarianism. we will keep fighting it. it was nice to have somebody to fight with me for the first time i will keep fighting for you all- i won t stop former president obama speaking out, denouncing the expulsion as the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms jones and pearson are not giving up both are eligible to run again in future elections. under tennessee constitution, lawmakers cannot be expelled for the same offense twice republicans would have to come up with a different reason to get rid of them. in other words, bring your bullhorns again. we have a lot to talk about from the explosive politics to the legal repercussions to the larger battle over guns. joining me is alecia johnson and