"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
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 6, 2023
‘For years, one of your colleagues, an admitted child molester, sat in this chamber – no expulsion’ pic.twitter.com/KNDrhX3gl1
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.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 7, 2023
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.
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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.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) April 6, 2023
Rep Johnson: "I'll answer your question; it might have… pic.twitter.com/dG1sjFBG1T
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。