After Justin Pearson led thousands in a march from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis to the Shelby County Administration Building, the Board of Commissioners voted to send the ousted Democrat back to the Tennessee State House of Representatives.
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Republicans feeling the heat in Tennessee as council votes to return Justin Jones to State House
The 36-0 vote came after the council suspended its rule that disallowed an individual from being nominated and appointed to the seat in the same meeting.
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American democracy in peril as Tennessee GOP expels two Black lawmakers over gun control protests
American democracy took another hit in Tennessee, where Republicans in the state House of Representatives ousted two Black lawmakers who joined a protest against gun violence.