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Ten Signs You Are a Tennessee Republican
10.
You
question why repeat drunk drivers are still on the road and why
Democrats opposed strengthening extreme drunk driver laws to put
these guys behind bars. (HB 927 deferred to Summer
Study Committee by Criminal Practice Subcommittee on 4/11/07)
09.
You
believe, in order to ensure our children’s education is a top
priority, we should fund education before other discretionary
state programs. (Education First - HB 483 Killed by
Democrats 8-10 in Education Committee 5/9/07; also Am #3 to HB
472 Killed by Democrats 47-46 on House Floor 5/31/07)
08.
You
are startled to learn that Tennessee has the most liberal
abortion laws in the nation and would support common-sense
restrictions like parental consent for minors and a waiting
period. (SJR 127 Killed by Democrats 3-4-1 in
Public Health Subcommittee 4/12/06)
07.
You
believe simply that to vote in our sacred elections, you should
have to be a citizen of this country and are dismayed to learn
that Democrats killed this common-sense law twice. (HB
196 Killed by Democrats in Elections Subcommittee 3/30/05; also
Am #17 to SB 407 Killed by Democrats on House Floor 5/26/06;
also Am #2 to SB 925 Killed by Democrats on House Floor 4/26/07)
06.
You
support reasonable limitations to frivolous lawsuits, ultimately
saving us all in escalating healthcare costs. (Am
#1 to SB 2001 would have weakened the bill - Republicans
successfully defeated the amendment, but then the bill was
immediately sent back to committee and not passed - 5/9/07)
05.
You
are appalled at the brazen spending spree of Tennessee’s
Democrat Governor, who last year raised taxes $330 Million in a
year when we received over $1.5 Billion in surplus revenues.
04.
You
believe that the drivers’ license test should be given in
English only since you will be expected to read road signs
written in English. (HB 424 Killed by Democrats 6-6
in Public Safety Subcommittee 3/20/07; also Am #8 to SB 1152
Killed by Democrats 57-36 on House Floor 6/11/07)
03.
You
find it hypocritical that the state will sit on over $140
million in excess lottery reserves that are supposed to go for
education, but they won’t spend it on K-12 school construction
so our children can learn in classrooms not portables. (Concurring
in Amendments to HB 472 would have stripped out this proposal -
Republicans lost the vote 52-44 on 5/31/07)
02.
You
think Tennessee’s having the highest sales tax on food in the
nation is wrong (www.taxadmin.org/FTA/rate/sales.html)
and that we should help families by cutting the grocery tax.
(Am #5 to SB 2326 Killed by Democrats on House Floor 6/4/07)
01.
You
oppose a new statewide property tax and a state income tax!
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