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Jones and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were expelled from their House seats on Thursday for demonstrating on the House floor and calling for gun reform.

I'm exhausted, but i'm hopeful that we are seeing a resurrection of reconstruction here in the south of the decision made on thursday, this moral decision, this constitutional decision was not the final decision the people of my government and my district spoke. and i'm honored to be repping them because my concern was district 62 would not have a voice. >> representative jones, you spoke with my colleague over the weekend. i heard that interview, and it was interesting to hear you talk with her about concerns that despite the fact your local county government was effectively re-installing you...

The state where a tragic school shooting took place grabbed national attention not for its actions on gun violence but for its vengeful actions against young Black representatives speaking out on the issue. Demand local lawmakers help restore the peoples’ vote.

Protests in Nashville this week echo an earlier era of Black Americans speaking out. What began as a call for action on gun violence has broadened – and drawn national attention.

Choosing their elected officials. situations that we get in and in the south these are the situations that we get in, and in the south in particular, we need to pay attention to what's happening with the state legislatures. this is a battleground because if it's gun violence, abortion, education or health care, the south continues to lag behind and the people in positions of power are hurting us. >> there's a dramatic political lines here that have been drawn that we're going to show graphically in a few minutes, but i want to get to the last few questions for the both of you. representative j...