Tennessee Republicans take drastic measures against Democratic lawmakers.

Republican leaders in Tennessee are seeking to expel three Democratic lawmakers over their participation in a protest demanding new gun-safety laws. The move has been criticised by the ACLU in Tennessee, which warned that the effort “undermines Democracy”. The Democrats have already been stripped of their committee assignments. The group of Democrats faces tough odds surviving the vote: Both chambers of the Tennessee legislature are controlled by a Republican supermajority. Special elections will be held if the resolutions pass.