NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures. He has not learned of any similar action in other states, “but this stuff travels.”The action in Tennessee drew outcries from a range of groups. Webb questioned why Jones and Pearson would be expelled while Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is white, was not. “This is the only country in the world where this happens.”Wood expects Jones and Pearson to be back soon. Andrea Wiley, a lifelong Tennessee resident who lives and works in Pearson’s district, said she was embarrassed for the state.

Source: Huffington Post April 09, 2023 03:42 UTC