April 9, 2023 8:27pm EDT
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers ripped for blaming racism on expulsion: 'Threw you out for violating the rules'
Rep. Justin Jones could return to office as soon as Monday
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Former state representative Justin Jones, one of the expelled Tennessee House representatives, could be back in office as soon as Monday as Nashville's metro council moves to reappoint him, so he can reclaim his seat.
Jones and fellow Democratic lawmaker Justin Pearson were ousted by the Republican-controlled state House for their role in a protest calling for gun control after the March 27 Nashville Covenant School shooting.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson, D., who also participated in the protest, survived the expulsion attempt. Claims of racism were lobbied at the Republican House because Johnson, who is White, was not removed while Jones and Pearson, both Black, were removed.
Jones and Pearson argued their removals were tactics of voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression.
Fox News contributor David Webb pushed back, saying voters were not disenfranchised by their removal.
"Your voters are not silenced. Even if they don't reappoint them, they get to vote in a special election so the voters get to send another left-wing Democrat back. These guys are flat out liars. They're not interested in representing their district," he said on "The Big Sunday Show."
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