Each Pearson and Jones, who’re Black, had employed bullhorns throughout the protest and have been expelled for violating Home decorum. Together with Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, the so-called “Tennessee Three” had come below hearth for approaching the rostrum in session with out being acknowledged.
On April 6, the Home Republican supermajority eliminated Jones by a 72-25 vote and Pearson by a 69-26 vote after hours of rancorous debate. Johnson, who’s white, prevented expulsion by one vote.
Monday, Nashville’s progressive-leaning council, liable for filling Jones’ emptiness, voted to reappoint him to his seat on an interim foundation pending a particular election. Tons of of cheering supporters likewise flanked Jones as he returned to the Capitol shortly afterward to be sworn in.
