Op-Ed: HB1971 Is Scheduled For Consideration By The Tennessee House Judiciary Committee Monday Afternoon And Then Returning To The Senate Judiciary Committee That Same Day. At First, I Felt Anger—Then The Feeling Turned Into Something Deeper: Sadness.
Any Logical Constitution-Loving Person Would Believe That If Unconstitutional Laws Were To Be Passed By The Tennessee Legislature, Citizens Could Seek Relief In Court To Nullify Such Laws On Constitutional Grounds. Think Again…
Op-Ed: Memphis Is A City Built On Grit, But Right Now, Its Families Are Being Worn Down By An Invisible Tax That The Politicians Refuse To Acknowledge.
Op-Ed: How Can A Bill Even Be Considered That Places Our Local Governments At Risk? HB1971 Does Exactly That. This Bill Makes It Nearly Impossible To Challenge A Tennessee Law Passed By The Legislature On Constitutional Grounds. In Doing So, It Shifts The Burden Onto Local Governments.