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Submitted by By John Gentry [Constitutional Republican, Candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 18] –
Marsha Blackburn is 73 years old. Marsha served in our state senate 1999-2003, and then in the U.S. House of Representatives 2003-2019 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018. Already Marsha Blackburn has been in elected office for 26 years. On that point alone, Marsha needs to go.
THE FOUNDERS OPPOSED PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS
In the federalist papers discussing the republican form of government being created by the founders, they stated representatives serving for a “limited period” was essential to a republican form of government. ~ Federalist 39 James Madison, January 16, 1788
“Without turnover, politicians become entrenched and stagnant. That stagnation is antithetical to the ideals of a republican government and a representative citizen legislature. Fresh ideas give way to reliance on lobbyists and special interests. Allegiance to the district or the State gives way to allegiance to campaign donors. Understanding the difficulty of living under burdensome regulations gives way to the belief that more regulations are needed. Fiscal responsibility and good public policy give way to a commerce of special projects.” ~ Senate Report 104-158 – CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS (Oct. 1995)
This is why Blackburn needs to go. It is because of her 26 years of “experience” she needs to go. Blackburn has nothing new to bring to the table that she couldn’t already have done before.
In my opinion, Blackburn is running for governor for the same reasons former President Joe Biden ran against Trump the first go around. The establishment wants a well-known name with a long history in government, who will do the bidding of the string pullers.

BLACKBURN’S LEGISLATIVE HISTORY IN TENNESSEE SENATE
On the General Assembly website, anyone can navigate to Legislation/Archives and look up any bill sponsored by any legislator since 1995. I decided to look at Blackburn’s legislative history and bills she sponsored or co-sponsored.
SB 1977; Marshall County – Subject to local approval, changes wheel tax issuance fee – Amends Chapter 73 of the Private Acts of 1979, as amended. 07/06/99 – Comp. became Pr. Ch. 58
SB1977 reads; Section 1 of Chapter 73 of the Private Acts of 1979 is amended by deleting the words “twenty five dollars ($25.00)”and substituting instead the words “fifty dollars ($50.00).”
So Blackburn sponsored legislation to double the wheel tax in Marshall County.
Blackburn is currently stating on her website; “No one understands the importance of cutting taxes and keeping them low better than Marsha.” Maybe there was good reason to double the wheel tax in Marshall Cty. Maybe Blackburn has changed since she sponsored that bill in 2000.
There is no video available for the presentation of that bill in the Senate, so I can’t know how she justified doubling the wheel tax.
SB0491; Revises provisions for character education in public schools; provides for annual report to joint oversight committee on education. – Amends TCA Section 49-6-1007. 06/28/99 – Comp. became Pub. Ch. 369
Personally, I’m not a fan of “Character Education” in public schools. That is in my opinion the sole domain of parents. My thinking is our schools need to stick to teaching language skills, mathematics, science, and civics (in which student scores continue to decline), and civics should include comprehensive instruction on our state constitution (presently not taught).
SB0665; Prohibits possession of firearms in establishments whose primary or sole product is sale of alcoholic beverages; removes such prohibition for restaurants and related establishments. – Amends TCA Section 39-17-1305. 05/10/00 S Taken off notice for cal. in S. Jud. Comm.
As stated SB0665 was taken off notice but regardless, no person should even consider proposing legislation that lessens or abridges the right to keep and bear arms.
SB0839 Increases from $5,000 to $10,000 maximum amount municipal governing body may set for purchases not requiring public advertising and competitive bidding. – Amends TCA Section 6-56-306. 06/28/99 – Pub. Ch. 269
SB0839 sounds like a great way to spend tax dollars without oversight, without competitive bidding or advertising, Municipal governments could then spend money without oversight at double the pace.
SB0840; Municipal Government – Allows board of commissioners to authorize city manager to enter into contracts on behalf of city in routine matters; defines “routine matters” as contract for which expenditures during fiscal year are less than $10,000. – Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 19 and Title 6, Chapter 21. 06/28/99 – Pub. Ch. 270.
SB0840 coupled with SB0839 allows city managers to enter into contracts and spend $10K without the control of competitive bidding.
SB1025; Sewage – Authorizes water and wastewater treatment authorities to regulate non-traditional sewage disposal systems that serve more than one household – Amends TCA Section 68-221-607. 05/14/99 – Pub. Ch. 94.
I guess it might be good if two rural homes on a septic system, are being irresponsible and damaging or polluting the environment but it sounds like government expansion into private matters to me.
SB1933; Election Laws – Permits certain nonresident taxpayers in Spring Hill to vote in municipal elections. – Amends TCA Section 6-53-102. 05/01/00 S Comp. HB subst
SB1933 reads as follows; In any city having a population of not less than one thousand four hundred sixty (1,460) nor more than one thousand four hundred eighty (1,480) according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, all persons residing outside the corporate limits of such city who shall have owned not less than one-half (1/2) interest in a taxable freehold, in land, or a husband and wife who shall have owned a taxable freehold in land as tenants by the entireties within the corporation for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the date of such election, and being otherwise qualified, shall also be entitled to vote at such election.
Since SB1933 only affects cities between 1,460 to 1,480 residents, it sounds VERY specific to me, to permit nonresident land owners in a specific city to vote. Doesn’t sound good to me.
CONCLUSION
As for myself, I have had enough career politicians. I do not trust entrenched professional politicians for the same reasons the founders did not, and for the same reasons, detailed in the Senate Report on Term Limits mentioned above.
I will be voting for Monty Fritts for Governor. Monty states he believes in “verbatim compliance” with our state and federal constitutions. On that point alone, Monty’s my man. The other candidates, I don’t even think they have read or understand our state constitution. Neither Rose nor Blackburn ever mention constitutional compliance as a guiding principle.
Choose carefully our next governor. Look how things under lackey Lee turned out in 2020 when more than half the people of our state were deemed unessential, and our churches closed down in gross violation of our state constitution.

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Monte has my vote, sadly the ignorant will vote her lucifer’s pharma owned butt into office.