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Will other states follow in the wake of the Tennessee House Republicans expulsion of 2 Democrats?
Three Democrats have been expelled from the US state of Tennessee for disrupting proceedings in the state House of Representatives over a rally on gun control. The expulsions came after House Speaker Cameron Sexton said that the Democrats had “began shouting without recognition” during their protest and “proceeded to disrupt proceedings of the House Representatives”.
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A political fight in Tennessee is laying bare a new chapter
The US state of Tennessee is scheduled to vote on Thursday on removing three Democratic lawmakers from office for protesting on the House floor with a bullhorn. Following the three representatives’ demonstrations last Thursday, Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton called their actions “unacceptable” and argued that they broke “several RULES of decorum and procedure on…