纳什维尔的地铁委员会一致投票恢复田纳西州众议院代表贾斯汀·琼斯的职位，他因参加枪支管制集会而于上周被驱逐。
在举行特别选举之前，琼斯将担任临时立法委员。
“这是关于人的力量。这表明人民的力量是最终的力量，不是(众议院议长)卡梅伦·塞克斯顿的决定，而是人民的决定，”琼斯在周一的听证会后说。
纳什维尔副市长吉姆舒尔曼，委员会主席，告诉美国广播公司新闻，成员们迅速安排会议后，周四的由共和党领导的州议会投票开除琼斯和贾斯汀·j·皮尔森，因为他们涉嫌参与3月30日的抗议活动，违反了商会的礼仪规则。
州众议员格洛丽亚·约翰逊也参加了3月27日引发的抗议活动圣约学校的大规模枪击事件，也遭到了驱逐投票，但没有足够的成员支持。
周一的会议挤满了琼斯的支持者，他们发出了自己的声音，因为委员会成员正在权衡他们对琼斯席位未来的决定。
在会议期间提名琼斯的女议员德利希娅·波特菲尔德公开反对立法机关驱逐他和皮尔逊的举动，称他们的投票是“司法不公和对我们民主的严重攻击”
她说:“通过让琼斯议员复职的投票，我们恢复了第52选区7万人的声音。”。
将近12分钟后投票结果出来时，人群发出了巨大的欢呼声。
波特菲尔德说:“通过这次投票，我们将向我们的州政府和全国发出一个强烈的信息，即我们不会容忍对我们民主的威胁。”。
琼斯在议事厅外向他的支持者表示感谢，并庆祝他复职。
“正义不仅仅是一个人的事，而是关乎人们的行动，”他说。
琼斯，27岁，去年竞选公职田纳西州52区的开放席位，包括纳什维尔。他在大选中没有对手。
周一晚些时候，琼斯回到国会大厦办公室，再次发誓要为他的选民发声。
“我想感谢你们所有人，不是因为你们所做的，而是因为你们唤醒了这个州的人民，尤其是年轻人，”琼斯说，赢得了欢呼。
约翰逊与琼斯同行当他走进房间时。
皮尔逊在看台上观看琼斯的演讲举起了拳头在空中寻求支持
“人民的声音又回到了人民的房子里!”皮尔森在推特上说。
Justin Jones vote: Nashville Metro Council votes to reinstate expelled lawmaker
Nashville's Metro Council unanimously voted to reinstate Justin Jones, the Tennessee House representative who was ousted last week for taking part in a gun control rally.
Jones will serve as an interim legislator until a special election is called.
"This is about people power. It shows that people power is the ultimate power, not the decision of [House Speaker] Cameron Sexton, but the decision of the people," Jones said after the hearing on Monday.
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Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman, the council's president, told ABC News that members quickly scheduled the meeting following Thursday'svote by the Republican-led statehouseto expel Jones and Justin J. Pearson for allegedly violating the chamber's rules of decorum by participating in the March 30 protest.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who also took part in the protest that was prompted by the March 27mass shooting at the Covenant School, was also subjected to an expulsion vote, but not enough members supported it.
The meeting on Monday was packed with Jones' supporters who made their voices heard, as council members weighed their decision on the future of Jones' seat.
Councilwoman Delishia Porterfield, who nominated Jones during the meeting, spoke out against the legislature's move to oust him and Pearson, calling their vote a "miscarriage of justice and egregious assault on our democracy."
"With this vote to reinstate Representative Jones we are restoring the voice [of] 70,000 people of District 52," she said.
The crowd let out a huge cheer when the vote came through after nearly 12 minutes.
"With this vote, we will send a strong message to our state government and across the country that we will not tolerate threats to our democracy," Porterfield said.
Jones thanked his supporters outside the council chambers and celebrated his reinstatement.
"Justice is not about one person, it is about the movement of people," he said.
Jones, 27,ran for office last yearfor the open house seat in Tennessee's 52nd District, which includes Nashville. He had no opponents in the general election.
Jones was back in the Capitol chambers later Monday evening and again vowed to be a voice for his constituents.
"I want to thank you all, not for what you did, but for awakening the people of this state, particularly the young people," Jones said, to cheers.
Johnsonwalked with Jonesas he entered the chambers.
Pearson was in the stands watching Jones' speech andraised his fistin the air for support
"The voice of the people are back in the Peoples's [sic] House!" Pearson tweeted.
