Posted 1/12/2024, 12:29:00 AM
Tennessee lawmaker removed from education committee after protest, claims silencing dissent
- Democrat Justin Jones was removed from the House Education Admin Committee by the Speaker
- Jones believes it's because the GOP wants to push school vouchers without dissent
- Jones was previously expelled for protesting gun laws after the Covenant School shooting
- He won back his seat in August along with Justin Pearson
- Jones says the Speaker is silencing dissent and eroding democracy in Tennessee