Second expelled Black Democrat, State Rep. Justin Pearson, reinstated to Tennessee House - KPRC2 JustinPearson
on Monday at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, in which five people were killed and eight others were injured.
The Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes Monday to restore Jones to office. He was quickly reinstated to his House seat that day. Banishment is a move the chamber has used only a handful times since the Civil War. Most state legislatures have the power to expel members, but it is generally reserved as a punishment for lawmakers accused of serious misconduct, not used as a weapon against political opponents.for the future of American democracy. In the span of a few days, the two raised thousands of campaign dollars and the Tennessee Democratic Party received a new jolt of support from across the U.S.
In Tennessee, Republican lawmakers have been supportive of the idea to strengthen school safety, but they have largely rejected calls for stricter gun controls with only weeks to go in the legislative session.
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseThe second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House has been reinstated
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseThe second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House has been reinstated. State Rep. Justin Pearson was sworn in outside the state Capitol on Thursday, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House. Their expulsion propelled them into the national spotlight. The protest followed a Nashville school shooting that claimed the lives of three children and three adults. On Monday, the Nashville Metropolitan Council restored Jones to office. He was reinstated to his House seat the same day. The positions are interim. Both plan to run in special elections for their seats.
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseThe second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday.
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseThe second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday.
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseState Rep. Justin Pearson was sworn in outside the state Capitol on Thursday, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House.
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee HouseState Rep. Justin Pearson, the second of two Black Democrats who was kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House, was sworn back in as a state representative a week after being expelled for participating in a gun control protest.
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