Justin Jones Is Reinstated to Tennessee House Days After Being Expelled for Gun Control Protest
“Until we act, there will be no peace for the thousands of children who came here demanding that we act, who are afraid that if they’re in school, they will be gunned down,” Jones told a packed state capitol. “Because you have passed laws to make it easier to get a gun than it is to get health care in this state. You pass laws that make it easier to get a gun than it is to vote in this state.
The move to expel Jones and Pearson was such a stunning blow to democracy that even President Joe Biden weighed in. “Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent,” he said . “Rather than debating the merits of the issue, these Republican lawmakers have chosen to punish, silence, and expel duly-elected representatives of the people of Tennessee.”While Pearson remains expelled for now, CNN reports that the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Memphis will decide whether to reinstate him to his seat on Wednesday.
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