{"id":1910819,"date":"2023-04-06T19:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-expelled-from-tennessee-house-two-others-face-same-fate-as-debate-continues\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:36:24","slug":"democrat-expelled-from-tennessee-house-two-others-face-same-fate-as-debate-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-expelled-from-tennessee-house-two-others-face-same-fate-as-debate-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Expelled From Tennessee House, Two Others Face Same Fate as Debate Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-expelled-from-tennessee-house-two-others-face-same-fate-as-debate-continues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1910819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0406\/059b6ed4-4657-48fe-b4da-5b3803ee0a67\/audio.mp3?length=1821069&#038;duration=152\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>One Democrat has been expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives on April 6, while two others are in danger of being expelled as the debate continues.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Gloria Johnson of Knox County narrowly escaped expulsion by only one vote. Thirty members voted against the expulsion, while only 65 voted in favor, one short of what was required to remove her from her seat. The chamber erupted in cheers and chants of \u201cGloria\u201d following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Representative Justin Jones of Nashville was expelled earlier in the day, and Representative Justin Pearson of Memphis faces the final vote of the evening with the debate ongoing in Nashville. <\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers led protesters with a bullhorn in chants calling for gun control measures while on the House floor, following the deadly Covenant School shooting in Nashville last month. Resolutions to expel the members were introduced on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the expulsion of one Democrat from the Tennessee House of Representatives on April 6, a surprising vote left another of three individuals all expected to be expelled from the chamber remaining in her seat. The vote was as close as it could get, with Rep. 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