Majority of Nashville council members say they will vote to reinstate expelled legislator

[RandySF]

A majority of members of the Nashville Metropolitan Council will vote to reinstate Justin Jones to the Tennessee state Legislature after he was expelled from the House of Representatives on Thursday over his protests on the chamber floor against gun violence.

Twenty-three members of the 40-seat Metropolitan Council confirmed to NBC News or on social media that they plan to vote to reinstate Jones to the Legislature.

The council, which currently has 39 members, will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss an interim replacement for Jones' seat. Vice Mayor Jim Shulman said he expects the council will take action to suspend the rules at the meeting to vote on a successor to fill Jones' seat instead of holding a monthlong nomination period.

In interviews with NBC News, members expressed outrage at Jones' expulsion and said hundreds of constituents have reached out to demand that he be reinstated.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/majority-nashville-council-members-say-will-vote-reinstate-expelled-le-rcna78706

[rurallib]

1. Well, then, the legislature must do away with the Metropolitan council.

Their power must not be questioned.


for the humor impaired

[live love laugh]

2. So ... they're "sorry"??? The same ones who voted against them are

now voting for them?

[LeftInTX]

3. This is not the same group

[RandySF]

4. Nashville Metropolitan Council

The Metropolitan Council is the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County.

The Council has 40 members, 35 of which are district council representatives, and five of which are council members at-large. If an at-large member resigns or dies before serving a full four-year term, the member's seat remains vacant until the next election. If a district council members resigns or dies more than eight (8) months before the end of their four-year term, a special election is held to fill the seat. At-large council members are elected by the entirety of the area the metropolitan government encompasses. The Metropolitan Council is the 3rd largest in the United States, behind the Chicago City Council and the New York City Council.[1] The Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, is where the Council meets.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Council_of_Nashville_and_Davidson_County

[live love laugh]

5. Thanks 😊

[cbabe]

6. And Justin Pearson?