In one of its first legislative actions following a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that killed six people, the House Republican supermajority ejected Jones with a 72-25 vote for defying House decorum — making him the first House member to be removed from elected office for a decorum violation.
Nashville’s progressive-leaning council, responsible for filling the vacancy, unanimously voted Jones back into the District 52 House seat 36-0 Monday as an interim representative until a special election can be held to permanently fill the position. Jones is eligible to run for reelection.
I didn't realize it was a totally different group that put him back in. I guess insurrection is fine now.
How does this work now? Yeah they fill the vacancy, but does the body need to accept him? Seems like if he in particular is kicked out, he's kicked out. He cant serve. But I'm not even from TN, much less a lawyer.
I didn't realize it was a totally different group that put him back in. I guess insurrection is fine now.
Yeah don't mind me, just having one of those impulses where you want to put somebody through the fucking wall.
Always was.
How does this work now? Yeah they fill the vacancy, but does the body need to accept him? Seems like if he in particular is kicked out, he's kicked out. He cant serve. But I'm not even from TN, much less a lawyer.