LIVE VIDEO: Tennessee House Votes On Expelling Dems

The Tennessean reports:

Cheers erupted as Jones, Johnson and Pearson stepped off the elevator on the second floor at 9:02 a.m. Raising joined hands, they slowly walked down between lines of state troopers toward the House chamber door. From the floor, they roused cheers from the crowd in the galleries before the chamber gaveled in for business.

During welcoming and honoring remarks, Johnson welcomed buses of protestors who traveled from Knoxville. “All of the people in the gallery, I love that you’re here, I hope that you stay quiet so that you can witness this process,” Johnson said.

House Democrats huddled in a caucus meeting ahead of the 9 a.m. House floor session. Protesters continued to stream into the Capitol to fill two roped off areas in front of the House. Crowds chants “free, free, free, free the Tennessee Three” and “you are fascists.”

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JMG Note: Bumping this back up because it appears that the vote may be about to happen.

The Tennessee three — Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson — walk into the floor to cheers from protesters ahead of House session. They face expulsion from the legislature over their role in gun reform protests last week. Updates: https://t.co/QU3GyEZNpn pic.twitter.com/gzByJnClp6

— Tennessean (@Tennessean) April 6, 2023