Rep. Justin Jones made a pledge just after being booted from the Tennessee Assembly last week: “See you on Monday.” He kept his promise.
Six black and red ribbons representing those who died in the March 27 mass shooting at the Covenant School in Tennessee were arrayed before the clerk when the Metro Nashville Council met in special session at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
“We called for you all to ban assault weapons and you responded with an assault on democracy,” Jones said. Rhoten and all 36 fellow council members were present when Vice Mayor Jim Shulman gaveled the special session to order. The invocation was delivered by Council Member Zulfat Suara. She asked everybody to continue praying for the Covenant School victims, who included three 9-year-olds.
So, in terms of gun reform, it made no immediate difference for Kentucky who the governor was. Just as in Tennessee, where Gov. Bill Lee responded to the Covenant School shooting by posting a dry-eyed video in which he reported that his wife had lost one of her closest friends. In a voice vote, the council unanimously suspended rules that might have delayed filing the vacancy for a month or more. They immediately took the next step.
The whole process had taken less than 10 minutes, ending shortly before 5 p.m., when the Tennessee Assembly met for an evening session a brief walk away from the council chambers, along John Lewis Way with a big crowd. There had been reports that the GOP cabal would fight efforts to reinstate Jones and Peason, but Sexton apparently knew when he was beat.
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