Tag: TEP
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Is HB0600 The Worst Bill of 2011 Session?
Possibly. For those of you who weren’t following along HB0600 was drafted just days after the introduction of Nashville’s CAN DO ordinance, an ordinance that requires vendors who contract into business with the city to follow rules against GLBT workplace discrimination. The point of HB0600 is to roll back any such local ordinances and make…
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Calling a Horse a Horse
So yesterday I wrote this post about this bill that basically says to a class of people “not only will the state of Tennessee not protect you, we won’t allow our Counties and Cities to extend any kind of protection to you”. There are a lot of problems with the bill. One I addressed here…
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Home Rule, Schmome Rule
This bill prohibits any local government from imposing on any person an anti-discrimination practice, standard, definition or provision that varies in any manner from the definition of “discriminatory practices” under present law or other types of discrimination recognized by state law but only to the extent recognized by the state. Under present law, “discriminatory practices”…
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Stacey’s Small Fee
Being an elected legislator means you have lots of responsibilities. You’ve got to represent your constituents to the best of your ability. You’ve got to propose and help craft legislation that ultimately benefits those constituents in some way. You’ve got to meet with your constituents so you can hear their concerns, and update them on…
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Either You Support Discrimination, or You Don’t
Really, it’s that simple. Opponents of the proposed Shelby County Non-Discrimination Order, protecting members of the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) community may want to shift the debate from public policy to scripture, but scripture ain’t public policy, period. Either you support discrimination, or you don’t. End of story. Wendi Thomas had a great article…