BREAKING: Memphis panel unanimously votes to reinstate state Rep. Justin Pearson to Tennessee House
Laura Ingraham showcases the transformation of Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’panel voted unanimously on Wednesday to reinstate state lawmaker Justin Pearson, who along with fellow Democrat Rep. Justin Jones, rose to national recognition and earned praise from the White House after getting booted from the Republican-run state legislature for using a bullhorn and speaking out of turn on the House Floor., Jones and Rep.
Johnson was not expelled and survived by one vote, but Jones and Pearson, both of whom are Black, were expelled by the House.On Wednesday, the seven-member panel of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to unanimously approve Pearson’s reinstatement to the state position during a special meeting in Memphis.
Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs told Pearson she was"extremely proud" of him and to keep up the good work. NASHVILLE POLICE OFFICERS AT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SHOOTING GIVE HARROWING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF TAKING OUT SUSPECT Pearson then went on to say the legislation aims to remove the permit to carry guns, reduce the age from 21 to 18, and to arm teachers to stop school shootings.of having an allegiance to organizations like the National Rifle Association and continuing to conduct business as usual.
Just before the vote, Pearson led a march from the National Civil Right Museum to the county commission’s office in downtown Memphis.
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