Remember Gloria Johnson? She faced expulsion, along with Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones (aka #TheTennesseeThree for leading gun reform protests on the Tennessee House floor. She's now running for the US #Senate against Marsha Blackburn. This from Scott @dworkin

https://tinyurl.com/3ev

#NowPlaying on #fip

Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three:
One piece at a time

#JohnnyCash #TheTennesseeThree

https://open.spotify.com/track/0jtyNo7ncaAF5x2GJHbPdW

Rep. Justin Jones: We care more about democracy than decorum.

#ZooeyZephyr #JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #Democracy #FightFascism

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost: It’s not about decorum. If it were about decorum, they would talk more about January 6th… It’s about keeping people who look like us out of power.

The White House: “Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson to discuss their commitment to banning assault weapons and standing up for democratic values.” https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/1650665933197783040?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g #WhiteHouse #TheTennesseeThree #Biden #VPHarris #GunReform #DemocracyUnderAttack #RiseUp #FightFascism

Exclusive from The Tennessee Holler:

️NEW LEAKED AUDIO: TN House Republicans infighting over Tennessee Three votes.

CEPICKY: “You gotta do what’s right even when you think it might be wrong.”

Leadership says Barrett made them look racist, Cepicky says they're at "war", etc. must-listen.

https://twitter.com/thetnholler/status/1646548124272324608?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

The movement the Justins built with Tennesseans who care about democracy is not going back in the bottle. Sound up. This is amazing.

Supporters march with Pearson singing “Ain’t gonna let Republicans turn me around” (based on freedom song / spiritual featured In Selma)

Watch: https://twitter.com/victorshi2020/status/1646216541409800198?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

"The removals may have violated Jones’s and Pearson’s First Amendment rights...the rights of citizens of Memphis & Nashville to be represented by the legislators of their choice and rights the pair have...prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race."

Tennessee expulsions prompt Senate Democrats to call for DOJ inquiry (gift article, no paywall): https://wapo.st/3oasa03 #JustinPearson #JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #TennesseeRepublicans #Racism #Fascism #USsenate #SenateDemocrats #DOJ

#TheLincolnProkect: “Democracy doesn't defend itself, it’s important that we use our voices to protect it. Thank you State Rep. Justin Pearson for putting constituents over career, putting democracy over fascism, and for being a true American patriot.” https://twitter.com/projectlincoln/status/1646292114286825472?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g #JustinPearson #TheTennesseeThree #DemocracyOverFascism

The return of two expelled Tennessee Democrats is a powerful rebuke to Republicans https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/4/10/23677366/tennessee-republicans-expelled-justin-jones-justin-pearson #JustinPearson #JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #TennesseeRepublicans #Racism #Fascism #PowerToThePeople #DemocracyWins

The movement the Justins built with Tennesseans who care about democracy is not going back in the bottle. Sound up. This is amazing. https://twitter.com/victorshi2020/status/1646216541409800198?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g #JustinPearson #NoJustinsNoPeace #Tennessee #TheTennesseeThree #ShelbyCounty #Memphis #GunViolence #GunReform #Racism #Fascism #Justice #PowerToThePeople #DemocracyWins

By unanimous vote, Shelby County Board of Commissioners returns Justin Pearson to the Tennessee legislature.

“You can’t expel hope! You can’t expel justice! You can’t expel our voice! And you sure can’t expel our fight! We look forward to continuing to fight, continuing to advocate, until justice rolls down like water.”

Watch: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/watch-county-panel-votes-pearson-back-to-tennessee-state-house/vi-AA19MPOU

RT @NC5PhilWilliams

WATCH: To better understand Democratic frustrations surrounding how business is conducted in Tennessee's GOP supermajority House, watch this segment from our award-winning Revealed investigation – long before #TheTennesseeThree made national news. (Please like and share.) 1/2 pic.twitter.com/DOw3LVOznT

— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) April 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/NC5PhilWilliams/status/1644772286195531778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

#thetennesseethree
#TN
#justinjones

As I watched, reinstated state Con. Justin Jones…on Maddow…
(an articulate, empathetic speaker)
We heard loud sirens blaring thru the streets of Nashville…
It lent an eerie foreboding of the cost of the Repub’s arrogance & inaction!
Combined w/ Jones’ rousing energy…
It seem to be a “drumbeat”, a marching forward to a new reality!
#restoration
#trms

Justin Jones Is Back Where He Belongs: The Statehouse

“The Nashville Metro Council voted unanimously to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives days after Republicans voted to expel him.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/justin-jones-tennessee-reinstated-1234712539/

Rep. Justin Jones to his Republican colleagues: “I want to thank you all, not for what you did, but for awakening the people of this state, particularly the young people."

Via The Tennessee Holler:

BROTHER JONES BACK IN THE HOUSE: “Expelling us won’t stop us, it will only galvanize us — POWER TO THE PEOPLE!”

https://twitter.com/thetnholler/status/1645558916099588097?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

Rep. Justin Jones returns to massive applause. (via Acyn)

https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1645556522687123456?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

Via LeBron Hill for the Tennessean:

Singing “This Little Light of Mine”, Rep. Justin Jones walks up to the house chamber, arms locked with supporters including Councilwoman Zulfat Suara.

https://twitter.com/hill_bron/status/1645554453125234690?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

Harry Sisson: “Rep. Justin Jones is leading a crowd back to the Tennessee legislature following a vote to reinstate him back into the house. This is democracy. This is activism. This is what America is all about.”

Marchers chant, “THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!”

https://twitter.com/harryjsisson/status/1645548120191926272?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g

Rep Justin Jones: “Tennessee Republicans’ attempt to crucify democracy has resurrected it in the form of mass movement led by young people. That’s what gives me hope.”

Unbelievable ...
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RT @NC5PhilWilliams
WATCH: To better understand Democratic frustrations surrounding how business is conducted in Tennessee's GOP supermajority House, watch this segment from our award-winning Revealed investigation - long before #TheTennesseeThree made national news. (Please like and share.) 1/2
https://twitter.com/NC5PhilWilliams/status/1644772286195531778