Pay attention to the chilling scenes unfolding in Nashville right now

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     April 6, 2023 While all eyes have been [laser-focused on the open call for bad performance ar](t this week, in Nashville, Tennessee, [another critical test for democracy is underway](. At issue is the recent protest by three state Democratic lawmakers, who any minute now, could be expelled after demonstrating their support for gun control. Their actions, which included leading chants from the chamber, were considered to be "disorderly" and could result in the GOP-controlled state assembly kicking out the three Democrats. The move would be extraordinary: Only two Tennessee House members have been ousted since the Civil War. My colleague Garrison Hayes is on the scene in Nashville where he spoke to one of the three Democrats, Rep. Gloria Johnson, who decried the fast-moving efforts. "I feel like North Korea has more democracy than we do in the state of Tennessee, and it’s terrifying to me that we’re in this march to fascism," [she told Garrison](. "And it seems like the Tennessee supermajority is leading the charge." It's all chilling stuff, especially ghoulish and cruel considering that the three lawmakers were supporting gun control measures in a country where gun violence is relentless, in a state that recently witnessed a bloody assault at a Christian school. My colleague Kiera Butler, while lamenting Republicans' refusal to take action, [considers the efforts to harden schools]( with methods that don't involve arming school officials. It's a compelling argument, one that pushes back against the reflex to dismiss implementing school security measures, such as lockdown drills, as we hopelessly wait for lawmakers to do something outside the performative expulsion of duly elected representatives. —Inae Oh Advertisement [FSG]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Exclusive: Defiant Tennessee Dem. Decries “March to Fascism” Ahead of Her Possible Expulsion]( "It's terrifying to me!" BY GARRISON HAYES SPONSORED CONTENT BY FARRAR STRAUS AND GIROUX   The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! It’s time to change the course of human history, starting with the past. “[The Dawn of Everything] took as its immodest goal nothing less than upending everything we think we know about the origins and evolution of human societies.” —New York Times “Iconoclastic and irreverent … an exhilarating read” —The Guardian (UK) [Check it out here.]( [Trending] [At the dive bar next to the Trump protests]( BY INAE OH   [Alleged fraudster Guo Wengui's social media app was a big security risk, ex-employees say]( BY DAN FRIEDMAN   [It’s time to harden the schools. No, really.]( BY KIERA BUTLER   [Abortion rights win elections. Again.]( BY MADISON PAULY Advertisement [FSG]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Meet the far-right foodies freaking out about globalists taking their meat]( The left once led discussions on global capitalism's harm to the world and your gut. Not anymore. BY EAMON WHALEN [Fiercely Independent] The next few months are make-or-break for Mother Jones' fundraising. We need to raise $300,000 quickly, and we need more online readers to [pitch in]( than have been. You can read more in "[It's Not a Crisis. This Is the New Normal](," where we go into the brutal economics of journalism, and why a strong base of support from readers is the only way we can do the in-depth reporting you get from us. If you can right now, please pitch in and help us do it. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755