In the Tennessee House of Representatives last week, the words of Jeremiah rang out (the prophet, not the bullfrog). Rep. Justin Jones invoked the words shortly before the Republican supermajority in the House voted to expel him and another Black Democrat from the body for participating in a peaceful protest in the chamber that violated rules of decorum. During the questioning time, one of his Republican colleagues asked him about a chant Jones had joined during the protest following a deadly
If you want peace, work for justice.