Quote of the day
Furthermore, we note that Article I, section 1, of Tennessee’s constitution provides that the people have an “unalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper.”
Our court upheld term limits. This is proving to have some serious consequences on local governments. R. Neal has much more, noting 12 local politicos can’t be re-elected. He adds:
The KNS is now reporting that the Knox County Election Commission plans to meet with the affected county commission candidates to make sure it is OK with them to remove their names from the ballots as per the law and today’s Tennessee Supreme Court ruling upholding it.
Unbelievable. It no longer appears there is government in Knox County by the people, for the people. It’s government by the powers that be, for the powers that be.
