One of ousted Tennessee lawmakers heading back to House
CNN
Walking arm-in-arm with a crowd of what he described as thousands of people, Rep. Justin Jones walked back to the Tennessee state capital after the Nashville Metropolitan Council voted unanimously to reappoint him to the state House.
The council decided to send the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative on Monday after he was expelled from his seat last week.
“Today we’re sending a resounding message that democracy will not be killed in the comfort of silence," Jones said to the crowd on the steps of the capital building a few minutes after the vote.He said he hopes this sends a message to Republican leadership and state House Speaker Cameron Sexton that “the people will not let his crimes against democracy happen without challenge." He called for Sexton to resign as the speaker.