TENNESSEE'S NUTTY NEW PRIMARY PLAN, by Steve Benen -- http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585534-tennessees-nutty-new-senate-primary-plan?lite
Looks like their new, restrictive voter I.D. law didn't go far enough for the Republicans in Tennessee. Now they want to stop people voting at all--at least in their primaries.
"Tennessee state Sen. Frank Nicely, a Republican from Strawberry Plains, has introduced S.B. 471, which would, beginning in 2016, eliminate party primaries for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee. Members of the state Legislature would instead select the nominees...
...In Washington, as in state legislatures around the country, we often see goofy bills and resolutions introduced, but most thankfully die without any action being taken. But what really got my attention was the news that the Tennessee Senate's State and Local Government Committee voted 7-1 last week to advance the bill...
...Does this plan have any chance of actually passing? The Republican leader of the Tennessee Senate said last week, 'If you'd asked me that in January, I'd have said no,' Ramsey told reporters this week. 'If you ask me now, I think it's at least 50/50.'"
Because, really, who needs those pesky citizens getting involved in their own government? Who needs democracy when the feudal system worked so well for centuries? Good grief!
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