Roll call votes defeated in the House.
As the 2024 legislative session convenes here in Tennessee, the House had an opportunity, by amending its rules, to introduce more transparency into the process. Rep. Bryan Richey submitted an amendment that would require a roll call vote in every committee hearing as bills make their way to the House floor. But the rules committee […]
Largely partisan expulsions by a supermajority Republican House are not going to fair well for Tennessee.
All eyes have been on Tennessee in the wake of a recent school shooting that led to large demonstrations at the state’s Capitol culminating in the expulsion of two Democratic members of the House of Representatives. In the wake of tragedy and pain, Tennessee needed leadership, and there was none to be found. What we […]
The bizzarro world of Tennessee’s Republican Party is embarrassing.
Many in Tennessee are finally waking up to the realization that the Republican Party you have been sold is far from the party that actually represents you at the Capitol in Nashville. There is a natural tendency to expect that the people we send to represent us in Nashville are the best of us and […]
Conservatives & Democrats Team Up Today On The House Floor – Crazy, Right?
We have watched here in Tennessee over the last few election cycles some really good conservative candidates get kicked off of the Republican Primary ballot for a variety of reasons. Of course, the committee likes to say that they are just following the bylaws. But you and I both know that sometimes those bylaws only […]
Handpicked puppet of the state kills the bill to protect our primary elections.
You might have heard someone talk about “closing the primaries” here in Tennessee. What exactly does that mean? In Tennessee, you simply become a registered voter, and at the time of registration; you do not declare an affiliated party. During a primary election, a voter simply declares their party affiliation at the time of voting. […]