Seems there are civil rights violations in TN.

[Ocelot II]

9. They might have a remedy if the legislature failed to follow its own procedures

for removing members. There was some reporting to the effect that the expelled members had no prior notice and were not afforded the same process given others who had been expelled in the past; and if that's true they might have a due process claim. I'm sure the lawyers will look into it. I used to teach constitutional law so I'm up on that, and I'm not convinced that everything was perfectly legal.