"未经许可”抗议枪支管制政策 田纳西2名议员被开除

数天前一名枪手在纳希维尔（Nashville）一所学校杀死6人，2名民主党议员参加在州议会大厦举行的枪支管制抗议活动后，今天遭共和党主导的美国田纳西州议会开除。

Wow: Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of the Dems that the GOP is trying to expel from state legislature to protesting gun violence, calls out his colleagues on the floor

‘For years, one of your colleagues, an admitted child molester, sat in this chamber – no expulsion’ pic.twitter.com/KNDrhX3gl1

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 6, 2023

法新社报导，他们是后来被称为“田纳西3人组”的其中2人。一周前，和平示威者在位于纳希维尔的州议会大厦集会时，这3名田纳西州议员在众议院使用扩音器带头喊抗议口号。

这3人在未获认可的情况下发言，因此遭控违反众议院规定。

Republicans think that they won last night.
They did NOT win!

Here's a video of a 'Covenant Mom' embracing expelled Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson.

- Make sure this video goes viral.
- Make sure everyone knows what this man stood for and what Republicans stood against.
-… pic.twitter.com/EY0tcbWh6D

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 7, 2023

议员投票主要按照党派区分，他们以72票赞成、25票反对通过驱逐琼斯（Justin Jones），皮尔逊（Justin Pearson）因获得69票赞成、26票反对也遭开除。针对强生（Gloria Johnson）的投票表决（65票赞成、30票反对），因未能达到所需的2/3多数票，而逃过一劫。

被开除的琼斯和皮尔逊是议会中2名最年轻的非裔议员，没有用扩音器带头喊口号的强生是白人。“田纳西人报”（The Tennessean）报导，6名共和党人跑票，针对开除强生投反对票。

BREAKING NEWS: Democrat Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson was NOT expelled from the Tennessee House after a vote. She was asked moments later why fellow Democrat and African American, Justin Jones was expelled and she was not.

Rep Johnson: "I'll answer your question; it might have… pic.twitter.com/dG1sjFBG1T

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 6, 2023

根据“田纳西人报”，皮尔逊和琼斯在众议院会议期间首先走上讲台，并用扩音器高喊枪支改革口号，后来强生才加入。

总统拜登表示，这3名议员的遭遇为不民主的惩罚。

在田纳西州，众议院投票表决开除当选的议员相当罕见，通常只是针对严重的不当行为。