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An Extraordinary Act of Political Retribution in Tennessee

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The Tennessee Three's Expulsion From the House of Representatives

Reps. Johnson, Pearson and Jones are facing expulsion from the Tennessee House of Representatives for their role in a gun control protest last week. The three Democrats say they were only trying to draw attention to an issue that was being ignored by GOP-dominated legislature. CNN's John Sutter says each lawmaker has been given a chance to defend themselves against accusations he or she broke rules. "What we see today is a lynch mob assembled to not lynch me but our democratic process," one Democrat said.

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