Ho-hum. Another pro-civil-rights bill passes in Tennessee. When are you folks gonna get tired of doing things so right, in such a predictable manner?
First you raise a question about why citizen rights are being infringed. Then the anti-rights bigots scream, holler, and generally look like the irrational clown posse they are. Then a reasonable law gets passed, over the governor’s veto. Rinse, repeat.
Keep up the good work. Maybe one day Texas will get open carry passed the same way.
Actually we have an enumerated right to carry arms for self-defense in Tennessee (Article I, Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution’s Declaration of Rights). Our full civil rights won’t be realized until we get rid of the gun carry permit. It is unlawful to require a permit to exercise a right!
According to Stacey Campfield’s site the house has passed the override tonight! We’ll be legal again soon! That is, until some activist judge decides we shouldn’t have the right to carry in a restaurant.
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:05 am
I was probably updating that post while you were typing this one out.
Apparently on the notice will be today. The actual override won’t be until tomorrow or Monday.
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:17 am
The Governor’s VETO will be overridden, not the bill…
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:34 am
Ho-hum. Another pro-civil-rights bill passes in Tennessee. When are you folks gonna get tired of doing things so right, in such a predictable manner?
First you raise a question about why citizen rights are being infringed. Then the anti-rights bigots scream, holler, and generally look like the irrational clown posse they are. Then a reasonable law gets passed, over the governor’s veto. Rinse, repeat.
Keep up the good work. Maybe one day Texas will get open carry passed the same way.
June 3rd, 2010 at 11:16 am
Veto override: Get’r done!!
Mikee,
Actually we have an enumerated right to carry arms for self-defense in Tennessee (Article I, Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution’s Declaration of Rights). Our full civil rights won’t be realized until we get rid of the gun carry permit. It is unlawful to require a permit to exercise a right!
June 4th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Ron W:
Just wait. It’s coming. I promise.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
According to Stacey Campfield’s site the house has passed the override tonight! We’ll be legal again soon! That is, until some activist judge decides we shouldn’t have the right to carry in a restaurant.