http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:27 -0700 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:43 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Pelosi-defends-jail-time-and-fines-for-those-without-health-insurance?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner The Speaker of the House opines it is unfair for people not to have health insurance and pass on costs of possible illnesses to the rest of us but it is, however, fair for people not to have health insurance and pass on costs of purposeful provisi... Bailouts Jim Cooper Tennessee Democrats Health Care Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Pelosi-defends-jail-time-and-fines-for-those-without-health-insurance?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d11-LA-Congressman-Cao-Loses-Financial-Support-After-Health-Care-Vote?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner New Orleans media is reporting that in the wake of his vote with the Democrats to pass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Health Care Bill, Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (pronouced “Gow”) is experiencing some backlash back h... Tennessee Democrats Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:48:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d11-LA-Congressman-Cao-Loses-Financial-Support-After-Health-Care-Vote?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Jim-Cooper-Testifies-Debt-is-a-Dangerous-Fiscal-Cancer-After-Voting-for-Pelosis-Health-Care-Bill?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner The Tennessean today reported that Tennessee 5th District Democrat Jim Cooper testified at a Senate hearing and said "... that the country’s huge debt is a “fiscal cancer.”" The Tennessean goes on to report that ... Jim Cooper Health Care Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:25:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Jim-Cooper-Testifies-Debt-is-a-Dangerous-Fiscal-Cancer-After-Voting-for-Pelosis-Health-Care-Bill?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d5-TN-US-House-Dems-on-Health-Care-Reform-vote?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner With Saturday's vote on Health Care reform bearing down on the nation, questions abound as to how US House members will vote on the measure. Tennessee, with 9 US House members, is pretty evenly split with 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans.&nbs... Jim Cooper Tennessee Democrats Health Care Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d5-TN-US-House-Dems-on-Health-Care-Reform-vote?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m5d1-TN-Rep-Donna-Rowland-on-fiscal-stewardship-and-responsibility?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner There’s an old saying, “Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves!” TN State Representative Donna Rowland (R - District 34, Murfreesboro) has an interesting report on her efforts to do precisely that. A week ag... Donna Rowland Fri, 01 May 2009 08:24:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m5d1-TN-Rep-Donna-Rowland-on-fiscal-stewardship-and-responsibility?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Tennessees-Constitution-on-the-Tennessee-Plan?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner  “Constitution” is defined as “The way in which a thing is composed or made up” and “The physical character of the body as to strength, health, etc …” before it is defined as “The system of fundam... Tennessee Legislature Judicial Selection Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:33:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Tennessees-Constitution-on-the-Tennessee-Plan?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Special-Interests-in-the-judicial-selection-process?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner Tennessee has to do something about how its Supreme Court and Intermediate Appellate Court judges get seated on those courts.  The current procedure expires in June and what happens next depends on who you talk to. Some say chaos will ensue.&nbs... Tennessee Legislature Judicial Selection Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:54:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Special-Interests-in-the-judicial-selection-process?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Random-thoughts-on-Economics?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner When other state’s lawmakers give you such a low grade that they openly ridicule your efforts, to the unprecedented extent of naming a bill after your state, perhaps you should pay attention. Perhaps the other 48 states should pay attention, to... Tennessee Legislature Drew Johnson Governor Bredesen Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:05:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Random-thoughts-on-Economics?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Commercial-Appeal-publishes-access-to-Concealed-Carry-permit-database?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner To the extent they fulfill their mission of reporting the news, newspapers are an incredible community resource. They provide an invaluable service in informing the community of Who is doing What and When and Where it took place. That’s news. T... MSM Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:21:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Commercial-Appeal-publishes-access-to-Concealed-Carry-permit-database?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Tennessee-Votes-is-a-great-example-of-Transparency-in-action?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner For those of you who may not be aware, The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is sponsoring a fantastic tool for Tennesseans. It’s called Tennessee Votes and is a great way for everyday, non-lawyer types to get notification of, keep track of... Tennessee Legislature Drew Johnson TCPR Tennessee Votes Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:18:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d11-Tennessee-Votes-is-a-great-example-of-Transparency-in-action?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Jim-Cooper-on-how-Democrats-have-been-governing?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner From Erick Erickson over at RedState comes this short and sweet on the way Democrats in Washington have been making decisions.  No wonder they’ve driven the approval rating into single digits! Well, everyone has been saying she’s ... Jim Cooper Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:45:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Jim-Cooper-on-how-Democrats-have-been-governing?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d3-Should-Tennessee-refuse-bailout-funds-earmarked-for-the-state?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner What a difference an hour or two can make. This morning I attended two meetings. The first featured WTN talk show host Ralph Bristol from Nashville’s Morning News and the second featured Jason Mumpower, the GOP Majority Leader for the TN House... Tennessee Legislature Bailouts Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:35:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m2d3-Should-Tennessee-refuse-bailout-funds-earmarked-for-the-state?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d23-Mumpower-video-provides-more-questions-than-answers?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner Nashville Scene blogger Jeff Woods links to an excerpt of a video interview Jason Mumpower did with Johnson City’s News Channel 11, WJHL. Woods also provides a transcript of the 44 second clip: After the Speaker’s election last week, the ... Tennessee Legislature Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:44:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d23-Mumpower-video-provides-more-questions-than-answers?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d16-Kent-Williams-commits-to-vote-for-Jason-Mumpower-in-a-radio-interview?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner Brian Haynes at East Tennessee Conservative provides a link to a radio interview Kent Williams did on AM 910 WJCW, January 6, 2009, just a week before the Tuesday election for Tennessee’s Speaker of the House. Anyone still thinking Williams onl... Tennessee Legislature Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:11:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d16-Kent-Williams-commits-to-vote-for-Jason-Mumpower-in-a-radio-interview?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Why-is-Mayor-Karl-Dean-deceiving-you-about-Nashvilles-other-proposed-amemdment-Hear-the-People?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner One of the most valuable rights available to us as Americans is the right to petition Government for the redress of grievances. So valuable, in fact, it is recognized as one of our unalienable 1st Amendment rights along with free speech, freedom of t... Metro Council Mayor Karl Dean Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:08:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Why-is-Mayor-Karl-Dean-deceiving-you-about-Nashvilles-other-proposed-amemdment-Hear-the-People?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Democrats-pave-way-to-reseat-Jimmy-Naifeh-as-Speaker?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner The macabre, yet perversely attractive, theme of many horror film series is the inability of the good guys to rid themselves of the monster regardless of what they do. Dracula has been staked, crossed, burned, thrown into sunlight, Holy Watered, garl... Tennessee Legislature Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:48:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d15-Democrats-pave-way-to-reseat-Jimmy-Naifeh-as-Speaker?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Did-Kent-Williams-lie-or-did-he-keep-his-word?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner That’s the question on everyone’s mind. It’s the foundation Robin Smith, Chair of the TN GOP and a generally soft spoken lady not given to emotional excess, used to bluntly out Williams as a liar who betrayed his constituents. Those... Tennessee Legislature Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:57:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Did-Kent-Williams-lie-or-did-he-keep-his-word?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d13-The-TN-GOP-weighs-in-on-their-new-Republican-Speaker?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner This certainly didn't take long.  For many Tennessee Republicans, it's several years too late.The Tennessee GOP quickly released a statement concerning the future of newly elected GOP Speaker, Kent Williams.  Following up on promises of pun... Tennessee Legislature Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:17:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d13-The-TN-GOP-weighs-in-on-their-new-Republican-Speaker?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Meet-Tennessees-new-GOP-Speaker-of-the-House--Jason-Mu--umm-Kent-Williams?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner I told my son this morning I was going to watch history being made. Little did I know… After a historic November election, today was supposed to be another historic day in the Tennessee politics. The GOP would seat it's first House majority in... Metro Council Tennessee Legislature Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:20:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d13-Meet-Tennessees-new-GOP-Speaker-of-the-House--Jason-Mu--umm-Kent-Williams?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Nathan-Moore-on-Blog-Talk-Radio-to-discuss-Nashvilles-English-First-amendment?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner Join me, Tuesday evening, January 13th at 6PM CDT as I host Nathan Moore, local attorney, blogger and politico, to discuss the upcoming vote on Metro Nashville’s controversial “English First” charter amendment. It’s even been... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:31:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2340-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m1d12-Nathan-Moore-on-Blog-Talk-Radio-to-discuss-Nashvilles-English-First-amendment?cid=exrss-Nashville-Conservative-Examiner