Shameless GOPers May Expel TN Legislators Today Over Gun Protest
It really is something, isn't it? A handful of Tennessee state representatives are in the process of being expelled for agreeing with kids who don't want to be killed in school. You can see why Republicans don't like that.
"Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives have introduced resolutions to expel three Democrats for what they are calling disorderly behavior. Those three Democrats approached the House podium in between bills last Thursday," Mika Brzezinski said.
"They chanted with protesters in the House Chamber gallery, calling for action on gun violence after six people were killed in a Nashville school shooting just days earlier. Because the lawmakers were not recognized to speak at the time, Republicans say they broke chamber rules. The Tennessee House speaker went as far as comparing their actions to the January 6th -- "
"Wait, wait, wait. I don't see any cops being beaten by Trump supporters. I don't see any Trump supporters defecating on the floor," Joe Scarborough interrupted.
"I don't see people running around screaming, looking for Nancy Pelosi or saying they're going to hang Mike Pence."
Scarborough wondered if the speakers ever criticized Trump over January 6. "Or is it more Republican hypocrisy?"
"They've been removed from their committee assignments. The final vote on whether to expel them is set for later today. Historic context on this controversial vote, only two members of the Tennessee House have been removed from office since the Civil War. They're trying to remove them," Brzezinski noted.