Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee state House after expulsion

[Guno צְבִי]

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) has been reinstated to the state House after the GOP-controlled legislature banned the freshman lawmaker for joining a protest against gun violence on the House floor.

In a special meeting of the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday, the commission voted to send Pearson back to his House seat as supporters cheered from the galley.

“The message for all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can’t expel hope,” he said after the vote. “You can’t expel justice. You can’t expel our voice. And you sure can’t expel our fight. We look forward to continuing to fight, continuing to advocate until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream!”


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...ted-to-tennessee-state-house-after-expulsion/

 

[Dutch Uncle]

It will be interesting to see how the WSEs react to this.

 

[Gondwanaland]

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) has been reinstated to the state House after the GOP-controlled legislature banned the freshman lawmaker for joining a protest against gun violence on the House floor.

In a special meeting of the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday, the commission voted to send Pearson back to his House seat as supporters cheered from the galley.

“The message for all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can’t expel hope,” he said after the vote. “You can’t expel justice. You can’t expel our voice. And you sure can’t expel our fight. We look forward to continuing to fight, continuing to advocate until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream!”


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...ted-to-tennessee-state-house-after-expulsion/

Time to expel the little bitch again, and pass a law barring anyone from being appointed by county commissions if they were involved in interruption of government proceedings