The Tennessee legislature has expelled two Democrat lawmakers over their participation in a mob protest at the state capitol building. A third lawmaker was going to be expelled but was saved by a single vote.
The situation that day was out of control.
Now, two of the most powerful Democrats in the country, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, are suddenly concerned about our sacred democratic norms again. Got that? After years of screeching about insurrections and democracy, as their party pushes a bogus indictment of Trump that looks like something out of the third world, now Demnocrats care about norms.
FOX News reports:
In an extraordinary action, the GOP-controlled body voted to expel Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for “disorderly behavior” after they stormed the Capitol building with anti-gun protesters following the shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee, private Christian school that left three staff members and three 9-year-old children dead. A third Democrat, Rep. Gloria Johnson, came within one vote of also being expelled.While state legislatures hold the power to expel members, such drastic punishment is typically reserved for serious misconduct. President Biden condemned Republican lawmakers for wielding their power against lawmakers who he said were standing in solidarity with 7,000 students and families who had marched on the state capitol to demand gun control legislation.”Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent,” Biden said. “Rather than debating the merits of the issue, these Republican lawmakers have chosen to punish, silence, and expel duly-elected representatives of the people of Tennessee.”
Here’s Biden’s tweet:
Obama actually used the word ‘norms’ in his statement. From The Hill:
Former President Obama late on Thursday said that the expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers after they participated in a gun violence protest on the House floor is a “sign of weakness,” arguing that silencing dissenters won’t lead to progress.“What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress,” the former president tweeted.
Here’s Obama’s tweet:
The absolute nerve of these people.
Democrats are in no position to lecture anyone on democratic norms.
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