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Tennessee Legislature’s hypocritical problem with public transparency exposed again
The Tennessee Legislature, particularly the House of Representatives,
has a chronic problem with its concept of transparency. It has a clear
history and current character for taking care of “the People’s
business” in ways that make it impossible for the People to actually
track and monitor what the Legislature is doing. This is not an
oversight. The evidence indicates it is by design and with purposeful
intent.
At the core of this transparency problem is the conduct
of the Legislature, both Houses, that make it difficult for the public
to track legislation and particularly amendments. Another core problem
is with the intentional concealment of how certain legislators vote –
particularly when those votes are of a nature that the public might find
objectionable. This is not a new problem but it is one which Lt.
Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton both should be aware
of and each of them likely hold the power to have remedied long before
now.
A recent news report by Nashville’s
NewsChannel 5 and reporter Phil Williams examined the transparency
void. The news report looked at two specific issues. One issue is the
intentional act of concealing how individual legislators vote on
legislation, particularly in the House. The other was the practice of
adopting amendments to bill without any public notice of what the
proposed amendment would be.
TFALAC Annual Event
The TFALAC (TFA’s political action committee) has set its annual BBQ
lunch and auction for Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Farm Bureau
Expo Center in Wilson county, Tennessee. Please sign up as sponsors, vendors or purchase your tables and tickets.
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Executive Director
johnharris@tennesseefirearms.com
Joining and supporting TFA is an investment in the
fight to restore our constitutional rights and to fight against politicians who
are willing to sell their votes and your rights to whichever business interest
gives them the most money!
TFA Website: www.tennesseefirearms.com
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