'This is not normal': Tennessee Democratic lawmaker on his expulsion for joining gun control protest

Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state legislature for their role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. Justin J. Pearson, one of the expelled lawmakers, spoke to Rosemary Barton Live about what happened in the state legislature this week and what it means for democracy.

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