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During early voting, I voted “no” to all three proposed amendments to the Tennessee State Constitutionbecause I do not trust the General Assembly to make unbiased revisions to our central governing document. I have seen no evidence that the state legislature believes that I and other citizens of large cities – or, in fact, Democratic voters anywhere in our state – have a say-so in our own governance.
On Oct. 9, two charter schools that our elected Metro Nashville Board of Public Education declined to approve for operation in Davidson
County were approved by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. Members of the state commission are not elected, but are appointed by the governor, the speaker of the House and the speaker of the Senate.
I have lived at the same address in Nashville for 34 years. My staunchly Democratic, inner-city neighborhood has been gerrymandered into a districtwhere a Republican representative has touted his expertise in agriculture and rural issues.
How do I trust the Republican majority after they took such extreme steps to assure they have absolute control of our state government?
They want to amend the Tennessee State Constitution. They won’t do it with my vote.
Mike Morgan, Nashville 37206
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