Over 100 state and federal Black lawmakers assembled in an emergency Zoom meeting Thursday evening to offer support to Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were unseated from the Tennessee House
The Republicans who filed the resolutions to expel the three legislators accused them of breaking chamber rules by “knowingly and intentionally bringing disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives.” Some went as far as to refer to the lawmakers’ protests as an“This is just not about one specific instance or one specific rule that may have been broken. The rules here are for order,” said state Rep. Johnny Garrett , who led the arguments against Jones.
“It’s a tarnish on the Tennessee legislature. It’s a tarnish on the community that would allow something like this to happen,” Horsford said. “But it’s also a wake-up call for all of America that we have serious issues around democracy and race in this country. And if you think that it’s going to end in Tennessee, sadly, it’s not.”
With the expulsion of Pearson and Jones — who represent parts of Memphis and Nashville, respectively — two of the Tennessee’s most diverse cities are stripped of representation temporarily. Elected officials in those cities will have to select replacements to serve until the next election in August 2024.While the proceedings focused on allegations of decorum violations, they were marked by a fiery debate that, at times, carried racial undertones.
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