new laws

I just posted Neimoller's famous words a few days ago. It bears repeating again because frankly, the occasional protests and actions of civil disobedience the homeless population sometimes engages in here in Nashville could very easily be deemed "terroristic" in nature.

Joe Legge reports on a new law:

One of the new laws passed in Tennessee this year will be welcomed by automobile enthusiasts.  We have a large group of motorists you like to restore vehicles, and drive them from time to time.

From the Sentinel:

U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier in Chattanooga found today that there was no basis for the lawsuit against Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee General Assembly.

I'm dealing with a sex offender at the moment who is now married and trying desperately to find housing but can't because his convictions immediately bar him from most available units.

I know several teachers personally; more than I can count with two hands. Thankfully due to good teachers in my past, I’m able to count them in my head–without using my fingers, toes or (non-existent) penis, as the old blackjack joke goes*.

Joe Powell has a bit of beef with the new compromise cable bill which would create a opportunity to give AT&T the statewide franchise it wants while giving local governments a say in the process:

Per the KNS today...NASA is having a contest to name the new GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) telescope. Here's your chance to become part of space exploration history!

A new plan and a new agency to create rules and regulations for a proposed change in the laws regarding cable franchises has something of a compromise to it. The full bill can be read here.

I received an email from 12th District Senator Tommy Kilby yesterday in response to my complaints over a bill he introduced to make it a crime to own a certain type of dog in Tennessee. The online and offline furor that bill prompted was mentioned previously and in this post too.