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Justin Jones Reinstated As State Rep By Metro Nashville Council

Nashville Rep. Justin Jones has been reinstated to his seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives by Metro Nashville’s Council via a unanimous vote.
Rep. Justin Jones (D)

Nashville Rep. Justin Jones has been reinstated to his seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives by Metro Nashville’s Council via a unanimous vote.

The vote occurred just four days after he was expelled by Republican state leaders in the House for leading chants for gun reform with a bullhorn on the chamber floor.

Justin Jones Reinstated As State Rep By Metro Nashville Council
(screen capture of unanimous vote at Metro Nashville Council)

From The Tennesseean:

In one of its first legislative actions following a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that killed six people, the House Republican supermajority ejected Jones with a 72-25 vote for defying House decorum — making him the first House member to be removed from elected office for a decorum violation.

Nashville’s progressive-leaning council, responsible for filling the vacancy, unanimously voted Jones back into the District 52 House seat 36-0 Monday as an interim representative until a special election can be held to permanently fill the position. Jones is eligible to run for reelection.

I understand Jones’ former colleague, Justin Pearson, could be reinstated as soon as Wednesday by city leaders in  Memphis.

It’s interesting the state House Republicans called Pearson and Jones’ act of raising their voices for common-sense gun legislation after six people were killed at a school weeks before “an insurrection.”

But unlike what happened at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, neither Jones nor Pearson vandalized the Tennessee capitol building to gain entry. Nor did they assault police officers, break anything nor did they steal items from the building.

Huh…