The explosion of the two politicians has left tens of thousands of largely black voters without representation.
Two former Black Democratic politicians who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage of gun-control measures following a deadly school shooting.Their expulsion left hundreds of thousands of largely black voters without representationNashville's metro council is likely to reappoint Justin Jones to the seat during a specially called meeting.
Both told NBC that they want to return to their positions. Special elections for the seats, which have yet to be set, will follow in the coming months."And one thing I just want to say … is that this attack against us is hurting all people in our state. In separate votes, the Republican supermajority expelled Mr Jones and Mr Pearson, a move leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts in Nashville and Memphis with no representation in the House.
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