We are alarmed by action recently taken in the state legislatures to remove elected representatives from the chamber and participation in legislative activities. In Tennessee two of three censured legislators were removed based on their alleged misconduct and lack of decorum during debate on gun control legislation. They were quickly returned to the legislature by the local authorities which address vacancies in such circumstances. More recently in Montana, the first openly transgender member of its House of Representatives was censored and removed for her speech or the wording of her opposition to legislation affecting rights of certain citizens to publicly financed health care. The representative was permitted to participate by Zoom, but apparently finds it difficult to be recognized. The expulsions in both states were based on charges of lack of adherence to the legislature's rules concerning decorum.