Were 2 Tennessee lawmakers unfairly punished?

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Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Gloria Johnson leave the Tennessee State Capitol after a vote at the Tennessee House of Representatives to expel two Democratic members for their roles in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week, in Nashville,Tennessee, U.S., April 6, 2023.

Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones, and Rep. Gloria Johnson leave the Tennessee State Capitol after a vote at the Tennessee House of Representatives to expel two Democratic members for their roles in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week, in Nashville,Tennessee, U.S., April 6, 2023. Photo by Cheney Orr/Reuters.

Two Tennessee lawmakers are expelled after Republicans in the House reacted to a breach of decorum. Their districts reinstated them, but was this the right reaction to protests from the left? 

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Credits

Guests:

Host:

David Greene

Producer:

Sara Singer Schiff