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Years of intentional deception and illegal actions from the White House were ignored and then embraced as good policy by the U.S. Congress with the passage yesterday of the FISA legislation. Unchecked power from the Executive branch of government continues to grow - at the expense of all else.

From Andrew Malcom:

Tom Humphrey reports that the architect of the “Tennessee Plan” for selecting supreme court and appellate judges, Sen.

Rick Hasen declares the voluntary public financing system for Presidential candidates on its last legs and in desperate need of reform:

As our own Tennessee Senate is facing legislation being sponsored by Senator Doug Jackson (D), the national players are focused on the challenges of being pro-greenie but not anti-energy. In Tennessee, is taxing coal any kind of answer?

Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr is quoted by Tom Humphrey today as saying that Gov. Phil Bredesen’s administration is “very supportive” of the proposal in the amended version.

Tennessee has an odd way of selecting members of its Supreme Court. There are five Justices serving on the state's high court who are appointed by a process known as the "Tennessee Plan."

The legislation to lift the cap on toll road projects in Tennessee was deferred in the Senate Transportation Committee today. It is scheduled to be heard in that committee April 2. Here’s the snapshot from the legislature’s website: