The Shelby County Commission voted to reinstate Justinjpearson less than a week after his GOP colleagues in the Tennessee legislature, who make up a supermajority, kicked him and another lawmaker out for participating in a protest against gun violence.
The Shelby County Commission voted on Wednesday to reinstate Justin Pearson to his former seat less than a week after his Republican colleagues in the Tennessee legislature, who make up a supermajority, kicked him and another lawmaker out for participating in a protest following a mass shooting at a school.Pearson needed at least seven votes to return to his seat temporarily. Two of the 13 county commissioners were out of the country.
“It’s become a big deal because the nation is watching, and the state made it a big deal when they took the actions they took,” he said. Pearson, who was at the meeting, said he was confident the county commission would"restore representation and say the anti-Democratic behavior of the state legislature will not be accepted, will not be tolerated, and also that our communities will not be bought.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson, a white Democrat who also participated in the demonstration, survived her expulsion vote. The extraordinary punitive action leveled against Pearson and Jones for an act of protest exposed deep rifts in Tennessee, not only over gun control policies but race as well.
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