BREAKING: Tennessee Republicans expel first Democratic lawmaker over gun protests

US TO USE OUR POSITION AND UPHOLD OUR OATH TO PROTEST AND UPHOLD OUR OATH TO PROTEST AND DISSENT ANY ACTION THAT IS INJURIOUS TO THE PEOPLE. COLLEAGUES, THE WORLD IS WATCHING. >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE VOTING ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 65. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE AYE WHEN THE BELL RINGS. THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO. >> HAS EVERY MEMBER VOTED? DOES EVERY MEMBER WISH TO DOES EVERY MEMBER WISH TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? >> WE ARE WATCHING THIS VOTE TO >> WE ARE WATCHING THIS VOTE TO EXPEL REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN JONES. >> MR. CLERK? >> FROM THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

>> AYE, 72, 25 NAYS. >> THE HOUSE IS ENTITLE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION IN THE STATE THE CONSTITUTION IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. >> A DEMOCRATIC MEMBER HAS BEEN EXPELLED FROM THE TENNESSEE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR PARTICIPATING IN A PEACEFUL PROTEST ALONGSIDE HIS CONSTITUENTS. MANY OF THEM CHILDREN AND YOUNG

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