Posts Tagged ‘ Asshattery ’

The “Don’t Say Gay” Debate Between Stacy Campfield and Chris Sanders

April 7, 2010
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You can see the video clip at Fox 17 where Rep. Stacy Campfield and the Tennessee Equality Project’s Chris Sanders discuss the bill that would ban teaching sexual diversity to K-8th graders in the state of Tennessee.

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Kick Down The Door Or Just Leading Ordinary Lives

April 6, 2010
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Aunt B. explains: I’ve been thinking about my parents, with their new lesbian friends, who are just like a “normal” couple. I’ve been thinking about it a lot because it’s kind of a remarkable closed system–how small town America works. You make life so miserable for gay people that they leave, thus ensuring that...

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Freedom From Healthcare Bill “Invalid”

April 6, 2010
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Tom Humphrey reports on an opinion from the State Attorney General on the pending legislation that I have dubbed the, “Tennessee Freedom from Healthcare” Bill. From his report: “Our comparison of SB3498/HB3433 and HJR745 with the provisions of the federal act leads us to the conclusion that the former are preempted by the latter,”...

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House Moves on Freedom From Healthcare Act

March 31, 2010
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The Tennessee State House of Representatives moved the state closer today to joining 13 states currently suing, or planning to sue the federal government over Healthcare Reform. According to Tom Humphrey three versions of the bill and a proposed constitutional amendment passed on voice vote. The Senate has already taken up the measure, passing...

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Going After The Kids To Get To The Parents

March 23, 2010
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Betsy Phillips makes a point this morning at Pith in the Wind regarding bills SB 2693/HB 2490. It’s one thing to talk about adults. But to demand “research on the adverse impact of the enrollment of students who cannot prove lawful residence in the United States” in order to measure the impact of their...

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State Senate Votes On Mandated Health Insurance Coverage

February 17, 2010
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Only one democrat voted no to this. Our lovable lawmakers have stuck their finger in the federal government’s eye again. Hah! The state Senate this morning enacted yet another meaningless piece of legislation that would be struck down immediately if anyone ever took the trouble to contest it in court. It prohibits President Obama...

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