"Way Down South In The Land Of Dixie....."

Living in the South..in the state of Tennessee exactly.....can be a mixed blessing. The Smoky Mountains are a whole world unto themselves, any time of year. People are friendly and hospitable. Food is wonderful and music of all genres is everywhere. Families have lived here for generations...even those who have lived in other states always seem to return.

But how do you explain the absolute thoughtless, heartless, selfish, and of course politically motivated, moves such as these:

Take food away from families if a child gets bad grades:
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/320-80/16764-tennessee-advances-bill-that-would-tie-welfare-to-childrens-grades

Refuse to counsel troubled students:
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/tennessee-bill-allows-christian-counselors

Don't accept state-issued college ID for voting:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/04/bill-wont-allow-student-ids-for-voting/

Refuse to obey any federal legislation:
http://www.thepiratescove.us/2013/02/26/kentucky-senate-passes-gun-nullification-legislation/



And then what was my personal favorite:
http://news.msn.com/us/lawmakers-want-state-religion-in-nc-defying-first-amendment

Which has been topped by THIS:
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/04/03/North-Carolina-bill-would-tax-parents-of-college-students-limit-college-vote/6961365017546/

No Words Necessary

WHAT HAPPENED TO VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD ??Seems like the Repubs doth protest too much these days:

 Conservatives Coming to Ohio for Registration Drives

DAYTON – Two conservative policy organizations will bring their “values bus tour” to Ohio this week, with multiple stops planned in southwest Ohio as the groups aim to register Christians to vote. Family Research Council, which focuses on issues such as abortion and marriage, and the Heritage Foundation, which is promoting its Saving the American Dream fiscal plan, have taken the tour to about a dozen states.

“The main thing we’ll be doing, and we’ll do this at all the stops, is our voter registration project,” said Tom McClusky, senior vice president of the Family Research Council’s political action committee. “There are a lot of Christians who have not been engaged (in the political process).............from the Dayton Daily News 4/07/12

We've got to keep that conservative Christian "majority" voting bloc strong. No matter that the Right has been working over time, and not-so-silently, to keep everyone ELSE from doing the same thing. Blacks. Seniors. The poor. College students. Tech school students. And of course "illegals...you know how they vote in DROVES....

Then you have efforts like these by those on Right:

  http://www.rockthevote.com/about/press-room/press-releases/florida-assault-on-young-voters.html

http://www.lwv.org/content/statement-elisabeth-macnamara-president-lwvus-forum-entitled-excluded-democracy-impact

and in South Carolina: http://signon.org/sign/sc-government-stop-the

Oh, yes..that Family Research Council that is so diligently "getting out the vote?"http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/americas-third-party-will-just-be-anti-gay-marriage-says-frc/politics/2012/04/06/37664
Nothing says conservative Christian voter....like a hate group. Are people THAT stupid??