Currently a state employee can have his pension taken away for a felony sex crime conviction in connection with their job. The TN GOP has introduced a bill to include minor crimes and misdemeanors in the list for teachers only for which a pension may be confiscated. Our Legislature's never ending battle against teachers was going fine until Representative Craig Fitzhugh (D) added a "friendly" amendment to make it also apply to State legislators. Our state Reps suddenly have great concerns, knowing that the range of sex crimes has been broadened to include such things as "Improper hugging" and getting caught peeing behind a tree by an officer of the law.
Several legislators thought this was entirely improper since they claim their job is 24 hours a day and not just during school hours. (Ask a teacher if their day only involves "school hours" and you'll get an ear full.)
Representative John DeBerry, D-Memphis won the sound bite of the day...“We are constantly sending messages to the people of the state of Tennessee that we are idiots”.
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Eco warriors and politics
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- An anniversary for reflection (TN Lookout)
- Remembering the Covenant School victims one year later (TN Lookout)
- The Angry Grandmother observes Lent (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: High on their own supply (TN Lookout)
- Bill averting medical monopolies dies in House subcommittee (TN Lookout)
- Tenn. lawmakers change Super Bowl public records bill, could still keep documents closed for years (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- Climate change is changing how we keep time (Science News Daily)
- A new image reveals magnetic fields around our galaxy’s central black hole (Science News Daily)
- A teeny device can measure subtle shifts in Earth’s gravitational field (Science News Daily)
- An extinct sofa-sized turtle may have lived alongside humans (Science News Daily)
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- AI learned how to sway humans by watching a cooperative cooking game (Science News Daily)
- Dogs know words for their favorite toys (Science News Daily)
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- Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
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