State must focus on concrete issues
An open letter to the Tennessee Legislature: Next year, instead of making Tennessee fodder for late-night talk shows, why not tackle substantive issues such as our state economy, strengthening our educational system and supporting our teachers, repairing our infrastructure, crime, sustainability, new sources of revenue, job creation.
You know, the issues you were elected to address instead of silly social issues that solve nothing. Listen to your constituents and people of knowledge instead of well-financed lobbyists and misguided people with agendas.
Leave the educating of our children to our school systems and hard-working, well-trained, but underpaid teachers. Trust them.
In matters of faith and sexuality, direct those issues to where they belong, institutions of faith and the parents. It is their responsibility to wrestle with those issues, and as much as they would like government to step in and absolve them by passing laws that create a false sense of piety, the responsibility falls directly on their shoulders.
You have a tremendous responsibility entrusted to you by the people of Tennessee. Act on our behalf, not money and ignorance with eyes on the next election.