The Backfire: GOP's Plan to Expel Tennessee Lawmakers and Its Consequences.

The GOP's move to expel three Tennessee lawmakers, including two Black representatives, for violating "decorum" by calling for gun reform after a mass shooting backfired when the county commissions, which have Democratic majorities, were given the power to choose their replacements. The Nashville Metro Council unanimously voted to reinstate Justin Jones, who became an instant celebrity and champion of democracy, racial justice, and gun reform. Jones returned to the Tennessee Assembly with a message of hope and a warning that any attempt to silence the movement would only galvanize and strengthen it.