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 Justin Jones reappointed to Tennessee House seat after GOP expulsion
by Cheyanne M. Daniels - 04/10/23 5:56 PM ET

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) has been reinstated to the state House after he was expelled last week for participating in a gun violence protest.

On Monday afternoon, the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted to reinstate Jones, just days after the GOP-controlled House voted to expel him and his colleague Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis).

Jones, who was the only nominee for the district’s open seat, received unanimous support from the council, with all 36 members voting to reappoint him as an interim representative for the 52nd District. As the clerk read the 36 yeas, the council burst into cheers and applause.

Moments after he was reinstated, Jones joined protesters, many who showed up in support of him, and marched back to the Tennessee state capitol.

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Expelled TN Democrat to Be Reinstated, GOP Speaker Appears to Fold
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Justin Jones, one of the so-called “Tennessee Three” who ended up expelled may be back on the job in no time. According to a new report, Jones appears to have secured the votes from Nashville’s council to be reappointed to the position he was removed from.

The Democrat was booted from office after he and two others helped lead an insurrection that breached the Tennessee capitol building. Jones then used a bullhorn to lead chants on the chamber floor in solidarity with the mob. Republicans came together and voted to expel him on Thursday.

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    Exiled Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones is expected to be reinstated Monday after a Republican supermajority booted him from the state Legislature last week for participating in a gun safety protest inside the chamber.

    The Nashville Metro Council is voting Monday afternoon to temporarily fill the seat before a special election. It’s anticipated that Jones, 27, will earn enough votes from council members to regain his former seat. The Black freshman lawmaker is planning to then lead a march to the statehouse and return to work just as the Legislature gavels in for an evening session.

When I first saw that news it didn’t surprise me. I knew that the local councils would have the power to appoint a replacement prior to any special election (a special election is required if there are at least 12 months left on someone’s term). These deep blue areas reappointing the ousted lawmakers was always a foregone conclusion.

Still, didn’t expect the House Speaker, a Republican, to fold so quickly. According to the Washington Examiner, Jones and presumably Justin Pearson, the other expelled Democrat, will be seated.

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https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/04/10/expelled-tn-democrat-to-be-reinstated-gop-speaker-appears-to-fold-n729385
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Hey, those Tennessee Republicans cave only a little slower than their northern cousins.

But, true to form, in the end... they fold like a cheap suit.

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Kick him out a second time.

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Oh: Expelled Tennessee Democrat Was Previously Banned From Capitol For Assaulting GOP Speaker
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My general position on last week's Tennessee flap was that the expulsions may have been a bit heavy-handed, despite clear cause for disciplinary action.  Ejecting elected representatives from a legislative body is a very serious step, and should generally be avoided to the greatest extent possible.  Instead, perhaps some combination of formal censures, stripping of committee assignments, and an official final warnings against future misconduct (more instances of which would result in a zero tolerance response) may have been the better path.  Plus, it would've denied these loud showboats the tribal martyrdom and accompanying prominence they clearly crave and relish.  If there's one thing America's journo class absolutely loves, it's lefty protests.  It makes them feel vicariously alive, imbued with excitement and solidarity.  Right-wing equivalents are, of course, seen as unsettlingly strange at best, and "threats to democracy" at worst.  And thus, utterly predictably, the Tennessee Three have been made into newly-minted stars by the news media and the broader Left.  Big congrats on the fame, guys -- you followed the incentives, and now you've made it:


Ms. Johnson even got to keep her job because just enough Republicans voted against her removal, due to the fact that she was verifiably less directly disruptive during the rules-breaking melee.  She thanked them for their thoughtful nuance and forbearance by calling them racists.  One of the ousted members is claiming he didn't know that taking over the floor with a bullhorn and leading chanting to drown out governmental proceedings was against the rules.  Given some of the comments I've seen from him elsewhere, I actually wouldn't be surprised if he really is that obtuse.  The apparent ringleader, however, seems to have known exactly what he was doing.  Ex-Rep. Justin Jones has experience in this realm, after all.  Strangely, this relevant little nugget was omitted from nearly all of the hero worship "news" coverage of the expulsions.  I can't imagine why:

    A protester behind a series of recent demonstrations at the Tennessee state Capitol has been banned from the building and ordered to have no contact with House Speaker Glen Casada after being charged Thursday with assault. Justin Jones, 23, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault and one count of disorderly conduct after authorities say he threw a cup of coffee into an elevator, striking Casada and Rep. Debra Moody, R-Covington...According to arrest documents, Jones "attempted to push his way past uniformed state troopers" as he approached the elevator while yelling "Casada is a racist." Jones then is accused of throwing a paper to-go cup "filled with an unknown liquid believed to be hot coffee" into the elevator. The liquid splashed onto Casada and Moody...

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