In the minds of Republicans in Congress, and especially in state capitals, there's an unequivocal message—just go for it. You can trample on democracy with few meaningful consequences.
, three of them children, at the private Christian Covenant School in Nashville. In a nation long plagued by mass school shootings, it was the deadliest school shooting since the slaughter last May of 21 people, including 19 children, at a school in Uvalde, Texas.
Three state Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Pearson stood with the protesters, calling for stricter gun safety laws, thenJones, held a sign that read “Protect kids, not guns.” Pearson spoke through a megaphone about gun violence saying, “Enough is enough.” Tennessee has its own long history of racism. During the Reconstruction era, it was the first state to experience a virulent 1866
In comments challenging their expulsion, Jones and Pearson paid homage to that history and doubled down on their commitment to continue the fight for social justice, democracy, and gun safety.
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