Bernadette Pajer

A large contributor to last evening’s abysmal election results in Tennessee was IMO due to the refusal by many office holders to keep that oath. Not only did Bill Lee, House and Senate Republican leadership fail to secure our 2A rights over the past few years, they appealed a huge court victory by the people. Only 17 Republicans voted YES to hear a bill on the House Floor that was the most comprehensive 2A supportive legislation in recent years. They passed legislation to prevent your right to seek constitutional remedy regarding unjust code. They refused a Constitutional Amendment to remove Jim Crow wording from A.1, S.26 (our TN 2A). They forced unconstitutional vouchers down the throats of the 80% of Tennessee citizens who did not want them while incompetent leadership stayed on in Ed and most other Departments. In short many legislators followed Lee off the constitutional cliff, their freedomindex.us scores denoting such in 113th and 114th General Assembly sessions. Now the very narrow margin congressional wins and one loss in a conservative district stuns them. Maybe we should worry less about accomplishing the agenda of someone in DC or the Governor’s office. Maybe listening to and standing up for the people we work for is a better approach. The loss of the 5 republican seats surrendered by the House Caucus and state Republican leadership should serve as a warning from average Tennessee citizens. House leadership should start listening to the voters more, the lobbyists, and the Governor’s office less. This brothel for PAC interests culture that has been cultivated in Nashvegas at the expense of ever-expanding budgets is not okay. Texas had a full political Alamo last night. Let’s hope Tennessee can find someone with Sam Houston genetics to put down the leftism at a Tennessee San Jacinto in the near future. This political battle for our Republic must happen soon as the modern day Santa Anna fiestas. Our current path is confusing the citizen who wants authenticity in Americanism. The DSA and players like Mamdani promise social relief through a socialistic redistribution fueled by tax dollars and enabled by our submission. The Tennessee Republican Nashville establishment (Lee, House and Senate leadership, and others) have provided their version of socialism, corporate socialism, and big government also fueled by tax dollars and enabled by our submission to their infringement upon our rights. Government operated grocery stores in NYC are no different than public funding for private stadiums or corporations in Nashville. Elections in TN last evening suffered near Alamo events when the closeness of many races and 5 losses are considered. We should evaluate whether the Fannins in leadership contributed to these losses. But it is clear that the modern day Santa Anna’s of socialism will leverage a lack of reinforcement of Liberty. Our citizens hear the Nashville establishment talk Liberty but they see corporatism or corporate welfare. This happens while the establishment refuses to acknowledge and interact with average Tennesseans on a regular basis. Those currently riding the lead horses need to dismount, do a situational awareness and risk assessment, then only remount with an azimuth set to secure our rights and receive instruction from the people.