Heidi Li FeldmanApr 10, 2023

This is why we should all support #JustinJones and #JustinPearson :

"Minutes before the vote, Jones entered the council chamber and jumped onto a bench and started addressing his supporters. He called the House speaker an “extremist” while vowing the younger generation would eventually succeed in enacting tougher gun laws."
https://wapo.st/43jjp3Q (gift access)

#Mastodon4Justins #TwoJustins #Tennessee

Nashville council reinstates Black Tennessee lawmaker

A Nashville council voted to reinstate Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black lawmakers expelled for leading a gun-control protest on the state House floor.

The Washington Post
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanApr 10, 2023
According to the same article posted above, it appears that #JustinPearson has the votes on the municipal commission in his district to be appointed to the vacancy created when he was expelled. That vote is scheduled for Wednesday. https://wapo.st/43jjp3Q
Nashville council reinstates Black Tennessee lawmaker

A Nashville council voted to reinstate Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black lawmakers expelled for leading a gun-control protest on the state House floor.

The Washington Post
Show threadAndy Daitsman
@heidilifeldman Here's the key graf:
Apr 10, 2023 at 11:15pmWeb