Expelled Tennessee lawmakers face backlash and potential return to state House.
Local officials in Tennessee are set to hold meetings to appoint former Democratic lawmakers Justin Jones and Justin Pearson as interim replacements for their empty seats in the state legislature. The two were expelled by Republican colleagues after staging a protest on the House floor calling for gun law reforms. The majority of Nashville's council have already vowed to reappoint Jones, while the board of commissioners for Shelby County plans to consider reinstating Pearson. Special elections will be held to fill the seats.