Why State Legislatures Are Enforcing Breaches Of Decorum (Op-Ed)

Every Legal Assembly Has An Inherent Right To Regulate Its Own Procedures Within Its Constitution. A Constitution Serves As The Law Of A State Or Nation. Parliamentary Procedure Is A Logical Method Of Maintaining Decorum In Committees Or In The Assembly. This Is The Most Used Method Of Decorum… In Most Democracies, Our Legislative Floors Have Been Respected By Dissidents And Protesters. But With The Rise Of Young Progressives And Their Disruptive Protests, States And The Federal Government Fear Anarchy, Insurrection And Even Armed Conflict Will Seize Control Of Assembly Floors At Any Time.

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TN GOP-Backed Bill Requires Polling Places To Warn Voters Against Voting In Wrong Primaries

A GOP-Backed Bill Requiring Every Tennessee Polling Place To Display Signs Saying It Is A Crime To Vote In A Primary Without Being A Bona Fide Party Member Advanced Tuesday In The Legislature.

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Bill To Ban Drag Shows For Tennessee Kids Dies In Senate Committee (Update 3.23.23)

The Republican Supermajority In The Tennessee Senate’s State And Local Government Committee Killed A Bill Aimed At Banning Adult Performers From Performing “Adult Cabaret” That Is “Harmful To Minors” By Failing To Offer A Second For The Bill To Be Considered And Voted On.

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Senate Committee Kills Bill To Protect Tennessee’s Sovereignty

A Bill That Would Restore State Sovereignty In Tennessee Failed In The Senate State And Local Government Committee On Tuesday.

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Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Captures Vote Of Confidence By Secret Ballot Amid Instagram Scandal

Barely Two Weeks After Revelations That He Posted Comments Next To Risque Photos On Young Gay Men’s Instagram Sites, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Won A Vote Of Confidence From The Majority Of His Republican Peers In The Tennessee Senate.

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Nashville Airport Bill Amended To Change Nomination Structure

A Bill Set To Give The State Of Tennessee More Power In Nominations To The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Was Amended And Passed Wednesday By The Senate Transportation And Safety Committee.

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Pregnancy Resource Centers Honored With Proclamation From Tennessee General Assembly

On February 9th 2023, Representative Debra Moody Presented On The State House Floor Of The Tennessee General Assembly, HJR0133, Which Was Created To Honor The Pregnancy Resource Centers Across The State Of Tennessee. The Resolution Passed On Party Lines With 77 Aye’s And 22 Noe’s.

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Bill To Ensure Religious Freedom And Protections For TN Clergy Starts Journey Through Legislature

On Tuesday, February 21st, A Bill Will Be Heard In The House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee That Aims To Ensure Religious Liberty For Clergy And For Anyone That Tennessee Law Allows To Perform Marriage Ceremonies. The Bill Aims To Codify The Right To Refuse To Perform A Ceremony That Violates Their Religious Beliefs.

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