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2023-04-07 02:09:12 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

"Without precedent" is a collocation for something that has never before occurred. The Tenn. legislature has expelled members 4 times in its history. Since 1961, there have been 16 cases in which officeholders were expelled from state legislatures for rules violations. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/rep-gloria-johnson-survives-expulsion-vote-tennessee-house-for-peaceful-gun-control-demonstration/70087846007/ https://ballotpedia.org/Elected_officials_expelled_from_state_legislatures https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-precedent-vs-precedence#:~:text=When%20something%20contradicts%20an%20established,a%20prior%20example%20or%20ruling.

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• "Without precedent" is a collocation for something that has never before occurred. The Tenn. legislature has expelled members 4 times in its history. Since 1961, there have been 16 cases in which officeholders were expelled from state legislatures for rules violations. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/rep-gloria-johnson-survives-expulsion-vote-tennessee-house-for-peaceful-gun-control-demonstration/70087846007/ https://ballotpedia.org/Elected_officials_expelled_from_state_legislatures https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-of-precedent-vs-precedence#:~:text=When%20something%20contradicts%20an%20established,a%20prior%20example%20or%20ruling.