Republicans in Tennessee and Arizona were wrong to kick out elected legislators they disagreed with

Everyone knows that the foolish ruling Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two freshmen Democrats, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, on some specious charges on April 6, a partisan move that backfired when both men were promptly reinstated. But just six days later, the foolish ruling Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives did the same thing to freshman Republican Liz Harris, ejecting her. Let’s hope this wrongful expulsion wave doesn’t spread to the 48 other states. Some of the particulars are different: The two Justins were charged with “disorderly behav...