Go Back To Hollywood, Fred

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Today, I received this flyer in the mail. Below are pictures, front and back. It is a flyer urging people to vote "Yes" on Amendment 2 on the Tennessee ballot this November. I have already voted (early voting) and I voted against the measure. 

You can see Fred Thompson's photo used, as well as a quote from Thompson: 
"Passing Amendment 2 adds new checks and balances so our appellate judges are more accountable to the rule of law and the people of Tennessee."

Problem is, if Amendment 2 passes, then judges will be appointed, not elected. If the measure fails, judges will be elected. How is being appointed to a position adding any checks and balances??? If anything, it is removing the sole check and balance from the equation: having to face the voters and be held directly accountable for your actions.

Furthermore, the second checkmark implies that the passage of this amendment "protects the right of Tennesseans to vote to keep or fire judges at the end of their terms." 
NO - it doesn't!!! 
Should Amendment 2 pass; if Tennesseans are unhappy with an unjust judge, and vote to replace, then there is no provision in the law as written that would mandate the governor to appoint a different person. So the governor might well, in all likelihood, re-appoint the same judge! 

Why can't the companies and organizations listed run this campaign fairly and honestly? I'm sure there are plenty of Tennesseans who wish for judges to be appointed - as they understand that any judge positions in many other states are appointed. 




Because of the dishonesty, I call for a boycott of all the organizations listed:
Farm Bureau of Tennessee
Tennessee Sheriff's Association
Tennessee Business Roundtable
Beacon Center of Tennessee
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry



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