Six Tennessee legislators voted against the Rosa Parks Act, an act that would expunge the records of those that were charged with breaking old (and might I add unconstitutional) segregation laws. The legislators (all republican and all in the House) are:
Rep. Kevin Brooks, R-Cleveland
Rep. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville
Rep. Chris Crider, R-Milan
Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville
Rep. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald
Rep. Donna Rowland, R-Murfreesboro
Gentlemen and Lady, hang your heads in shame.
Where has the media in East Tennessee been on this? Results from a site search done today:
- WBIR, no coverage.
- WVLT (VolunteerTV) no coverage,
- WATE, a small AP clipping,
- News Sentinel, no coverage.
Considering two of the six that voted against the Act are from Knoxville there should be much more coverage here. Instead, we have to rely on the Tennessean, the AP, and out-of-state sources to find out what our representatives are doing. On second thought, I might be too ashamed to report on it as well.
The good news for Tennessee is that the Act passed the House by an overwhelming vote of 88-6.
Thanks to Facing South for listing the representatives.
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Ah, another example of group retardation in motion brought to us by the TN legislators. A special hats off to Stacey Campfield, a man who affirms the adage ‘no one’s perfect’ with each and every breath.
Argh….