Thinking about Tennessee...thinking about the broader implications. I've mentioned before that I feel lucky to live in a blue bubble. But I understand that I am no more protected from the devastating effects that a general devolution would result in than those of my fellow citizens who live in places like--Tennessee. It just might take a little longer to get me--but if it is unleashed, it will be a national disaster. There are other folks in this group who also live in blue states. I hope they are aware that is no guarantee of immunity. That's why it's so important for ALL of us to figure out what we can do to stop this madness--before it's too late.
For a little more clarification from someone in Tennessee, the threats from the state level to punish cities is not new, this is just yet another of them. At the meeting of the Nashville Metro Council where Justin Jones was reinstated, as an example, there was an announcement made about an injunction against the state being successful and the council being able to remain at full size for now and through the next election. It was easy to miss -- the whole meeting was something like 11 minutes.
What was that about? Last year, the council voted not to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Different members had different reasons, from security costs that likely wouldn't be reimbursed and having to shut down large swaths of town, negatively affecting many businesses, to not being comfortable hosting a group that consistently negates Nashville's ability to run itself as it desires. Anyway, in the wake of that, the state passed a law that would limit the size of metro councils to 20. This was obviously aimed at the metro council, which has 40 members. Nashville Metro Council just won an injunction against that punishment in court 3-0.
Living in Tennessee, I'm just thankful that what's going on here has been exposed to the world more fully.
Thinking about Tennessee...thinking about the broader implications. I've mentioned before that I feel lucky to live in a blue bubble. But I understand that I am no more protected from the devastating effects that a general devolution would result in than those of my fellow citizens who live in places like--Tennessee. It just might take a little longer to get me--but if it is unleashed, it will be a national disaster. There are other folks in this group who also live in blue states. I hope they are aware that is no guarantee of immunity. That's why it's so important for ALL of us to figure out what we can do to stop this madness--before it's too late.
For a little more clarification from someone in Tennessee, the threats from the state level to punish cities is not new, this is just yet another of them. At the meeting of the Nashville Metro Council where Justin Jones was reinstated, as an example, there was an announcement made about an injunction against the state being successful and the council being able to remain at full size for now and through the next election. It was easy to miss -- the whole meeting was something like 11 minutes.
What was that about? Last year, the council voted not to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Different members had different reasons, from security costs that likely wouldn't be reimbursed and having to shut down large swaths of town, negatively affecting many businesses, to not being comfortable hosting a group that consistently negates Nashville's ability to run itself as it desires. Anyway, in the wake of that, the state passed a law that would limit the size of metro councils to 20. This was obviously aimed at the metro council, which has 40 members. Nashville Metro Council just won an injunction against that punishment in court 3-0.
Living in Tennessee, I'm just thankful that what's going on here has been exposed to the world more fully.