Black Tennessee Lawmaker Reinstated After Expulsion From State House

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Well, one of the two Black Democrats who was expelled from the Tennessee House last week was reinstated yesterday that after Nashville's governing council voted to send him right back to the legislature, the Nashville Metro Council voted unanimously to reappoint Justin Jones to the State House of Representatives. And just moments later, he marched to the Capitol several blocks away, taking the oath of office on the steps and entered into a loud round of applause. Now Jones will now serve as an interim representative for house district 52. That's the district he represented before state Republicans voted to expel him. The GOP dominated House in Tennessee voted to expel Jones and another democrat that after they and a third lawmaker joined protests for gun reform last week.