Four days after being expelled by Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Democrat Justin Jones marched back to the Capitol on Monday following a unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council to reappoint him as an interim representative. Tennessee House GOP expels 2 Democrats in retaliation over gun control protest, on 'sad day for democracy' Speaking from the steps of the Capitol after walking the four blocks from City Hall, Jones told the crowd: “Today we are sending a resounding message that democracy will not be killed in the comfort of silence. ”“Today we stand as witness to the resurrection of a movement of a multi-racial democracy, that no unjust decision will stand,” Jones said