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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If these 3 people want to be activists, they should resign their seat and join the crowd.  They are State House Reps. They are expected to do their jobs and follow the rules. 
They did neither.  They were disruptive and incited the crowd.  They were lucky no state troopers were injured.  [/quote]

[b]It was a peaceful protest. It is allowed in our country, even if it makes you uncomfortable. The protestors may have been loud--but they were peaceful.[/b] They were not armed, so spare me your concern about the state troopers. The only armed protesters in state houses in recent times have been Republicans.

Also, these expulsions are [b]rare.[/b] The last time the TN state legislature expelled lawmakers was in 1980 (soliciting a bribe) and 2016 (allegations of sexual misconduct while in office).
"Since then [the 1800s], the House of Representatives in Tennessee has voted only twice to oust a lawmaker. Both votes were bipartisan: in 1980, after a sitting lawmaker was convicted of [b]soliciting a bribe[/b], and in 2016, after the House majority whip faced [b]allegations of sexual misconduct while in office[/b]."

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What a complete joke.  Had these protesters - interrupting a legislative session, no less - been conservatives, you'd be calling for their heads.  Hypocrite, much?  
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I absolutely would not if they were conducting a peaceful protest. I believe that protest is a healthy and necessary part of democracy. Now if the protestors were armed or assaulted people or damaged property, that's another story.

I'm assuming you were outraged at the following instances when RW activists stormed state capitols?

Michigan (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52496514)

*Armed far-right protesters attempted to break into the Oregon Capitol in Salem on Monday and clashed with the police as legislators extended COVID-19 relief and restrictions.
Members of far-right and white-supremacist groups including the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer were there, according to The Daily Beast and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
[b]Protesters broke glass doors, sprayed chemicals at police officers, and assaulted journalists.[/b] They did not make it into the session.

Oregon (https://www.businessinsider.com/far-right-protestors-storm-oregon-state-capitol-building-2020-12)

*Dozens of unmasked protesters, some of them armed, shoved their way past state troopers to pack the gallery overlooking the state's House of Representatives. They broke a glass door.
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