Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Cheers erupted Monday evening after Nashville 's Metropolitan Council unanimously reappointed Democratic Rep. Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives after Republicans expelled him from the chamber last week over a gun control protest. In sharp contrast with the Republican-dominated House's 72-25 expulsion vote on Thursday, all 36 council members supported Jones reclaiming his seat representing District 52.
' Ahead of the Tennessee House's Monday night session, Jones marched with a police escort from City Hall to the state Capitol, where protesters chanted, 'Welcome home!' As The Tennessean reports: Jones took a bullhorn in his hands and began speaking. 'Today we sent a clear message to Speaker Cameron Sexton that the people will not allow his crimes against democracy to happen without challenge,' he said. 'This is not about one person. It's not about one position.
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