"We don't need the federal government mandating additional taxes on Tennessee families and businesses. The American people have been taxed enough."

Rep. Marsha Blackburn

He hates to increase taxes on anyone; but on the other hand, he hates to give an advantage to big out-of-state companies that we don't give to local small businesses."

an aide to Rep. John Duncan

"This is not a new tax but the collection of an existing one, and everybody should be for that. Online retailers should follow the same rules that Middle Tennessee's small businesses do,"

Rep. Jim Cooper

Of course Marsha Blackburn's unelected boss, Grover Norquist, thinks collecting taxes is a criminal act, “This leads to only ugly places.”

You sell things into Tennessee, you should collect and pay the tax. (link...)