Comments on: State Senate 1st day legislation bin fills up, awaits committee assignments http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/03/state-senate-1st-day-legislation-bin-fills-up-awaits-committee-assignments/ The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:33:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Turner McCullough Jr. http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/03/state-senate-1st-day-legislation-bin-fills-up-awaits-committee-assignments/comment-page-1/#comment-10712 Turner McCullough Jr. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:55:49 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=15207#comment-10712 A good way to confront this intolerance and discrimination is to participate in the Feb. 10th NAACP Legislative Day On The Hill and then again on Feb. 17th, join TEP for Advance Equality Day on the Hill. Check this outlet for stories on both upcoming events and get involved. The Republicans are not sitting around slicking their wounds. They're angry and hunger for red meat! Preferably yours! A good way to confront this intolerance and discrimination is to participate in the Feb. 10th NAACP Legislative Day On The Hill and then again on Feb. 17th, join TEP for Advance Equality Day on the Hill. Check this outlet for stories on both upcoming events and get involved. The Republicans are not sitting around slicking their wounds. They’re angry and hunger for red meat! Preferably yours!

]]> By: Turner McCullough Jr. http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/03/state-senate-1st-day-legislation-bin-fills-up-awaits-committee-assignments/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 Turner McCullough Jr. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:49:30 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=15207#comment-10711 Blayne, This is so true. There is a myriad of bills that represent a conservative onslaught on personal freedoms and liberties being moved thru our general assembly. Most will never be discussed or announced to the general population. We must seek out this info, which thankfully can be found at the general assembly's website and tracked from there as well. Anti-GBLT legislation is also afoot at Legislative Plaza under SB0078 by Senator Paul Stanley. It opens with words of devotion to protecting the traditional perspective of marriage and then assaults rights of people in unsanctioned relationships to adopt a minor child in Tennessee. GBLT couples are lumped in with unmarried heterosexual couples as being unsanctioned, by the state under this bill, relationships. Don't you just love it! Blayne,

This is so true. There is a myriad of bills that represent a conservative onslaught on personal freedoms and liberties being moved thru our general assembly. Most will never be discussed or announced to the general population. We must seek out this info, which thankfully can be found at the general assembly’s website and tracked from there as well. Anti-GBLT legislation is also afoot at Legislative Plaza under SB0078 by Senator Paul Stanley. It opens with words of devotion to protecting the traditional perspective of marriage and then assaults rights of people in unsanctioned relationships to adopt a minor child in Tennessee. GBLT couples are lumped in with unmarried heterosexual couples as being unsanctioned, by the state under this bill, relationships. Don’t you just love it!

]]> By: Blayne Clements http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/02/03/state-senate-1st-day-legislation-bin-fills-up-awaits-committee-assignments/comment-page-1/#comment-10708 Blayne Clements Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:03:07 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=15207#comment-10708 I would encourage everyone to look at the bills that Turner has listed, do a little internet snacking on the issues, contact your Rep. and Sen., ask questions, and then let them know where their constituients stand. You could help inform us all by writing an article on what you have learned or on your opinon, and start a dialogue. But that is only half of what needs to be done. We also need to follow up on how are Reps and Sens voted, and hold them accountable. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/ I would encourage everyone to look at the bills that Turner has listed, do a little internet snacking on the issues, contact your Rep. and Sen., ask questions, and then let them know where their constituients stand. You could help inform us all by writing an article on what you have learned or on your opinon, and start a dialogue.

But that is only half of what needs to be done. We also need to follow up on how are Reps and Sens voted, and hold them accountable.

http://www.capitol.tn.gov/

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