Another Republican legislature expels a Democrat, citing 'decorum.' That's rich
The Montana Capitol in Helena, Montana. - Matt Volz/KHN/TNS

For the second time in less than a month, a Republican-controlled state legislature has blocked a Democratic lawmaker from its chamber, misapplying decorum rules as punishment for policy differences. The Montana House’s floor ban of a transgender legislator who gave an impassioned speech against a transgender medical ban — like the recent expulsions of two Tennessee House members for protesting gun policies — appear to be the next trend from a political party that has all but declared that it’s done with democracy. In some ways, the ban from the legislative floor of Democratic Montana Rep. Zoo...