(NEW YORK) — The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight continues — to reduce gun violence and to see the two of them who were ousted back in their seats. Four […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight
ABC News(NEW YORK) The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight continues to reduce gun violence and to see the two of them who were ousted back in their seats.
Four days ago, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled from the state House of Representatives by the Republican super-majority after participating in a raucous, unrecognized gun violence protest on the Legislature floor.
The pair and Rep. Gloria Johnson, who also faced expulsion but survived by one vote, sat down for a group interview with ABC News on Monday.
Johnson called the ousting of Jones and Pearson a "huge threat to democracy."
"We are silencing dissenting voices. We aren t listening to the people. The whole point of democracy is a people rule," Johnson said in the interview.
Jones and Pearson, both Black, and Johnson, who is white, all feel that race was a factor.
"I want to commend sis
ABC News(NEW YORK) The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight continues to reduce gun violence and to see the two of them who were ousted back in their seats.
Four days ago, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled from the state House of Representatives by the Republican super-majority after participating in a raucous, unrecognized gun violence protest on the Legislature floor.
The pair and Rep. Gloria Johnson, who also faced expulsion but survived by one vote, sat down for a group interview with ABC News on Monday.
Johnson called the ousting of Jones and Pearson a "huge threat to democracy."
"We are silencing dissenting voices. We aren t listening to the people. The whole point of democracy is a people rule," Johnson said in the interview.
Jones and Pearson, both Black, and Johnson, who is white, all feel that race was a factor.
"I want to commend sis
(NEW YORK) The three Tennessee lawmakers at the center of a controversial and unprecedented expulsion vote last week said Monday that their fight continues to reduce gun violence and to see the two of them who were ousted back in their seats. Four days ago, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled