Zephyr will be allowed to vote remotely, but can’t talk about proposals and amendments that are being debated among the 99 Montana house members.
Zephyr said before the Wednesday vote she was taking a stand for the LGBTQ community, her constituents and “democracy itself.”
She accused House Speaker Matt Regier of trying to drive “a nail in the coffin of democracy” by silencing her. But House Majority Leader Sue Vinton accused Zephyr of putting lawmakers and staffers in danger because of her actions during protests in the chamber on Monday. Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, walks out of the Montana House of Representatives after lawmakers voted to ban her from the chamber on on Apr. 26, 2023.Zephyr will be allowed to vote remotely but can’t talk about proposals and amendments that are being debated.“Freedom in this body involves obedience to all the rules of this body, including the rules of decorum,” Vinton said.
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