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The Ground IS Shifting!

By nemski January 22, 200919 Comments

Nashville rejected the English Only Referendum today! For English Only -- 32,144 (44%) Against English Only -- 41,752 (56%) From Enclave: I expect nothing but contrition in any response from…

Breaking: Lisa Diller for 5th NCCo District Rep!

By cassandra_m January 22, 200911 Comments

Heard earlier this evening that Lisa Diller was selected to run for this office in its Special Election. Unstable Isotope confirms this, and notes that there was a decent amount…

NY Senate: Blue Dog Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Clinton

By xstryker January 22, 200923 Comments

So says local WB news affiliate WPIX-11. PIX11 News has learned Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is the choice of Governor David Paterson to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. Two…

Kaufman: missing in action on the Web?

By Delaware Dem January 22, 20093 Comments

No, he is on the floor of the Senate, casting his first votes. But how does one contact his Senate office? Where is his Senate office? And where is his…

CSPAN 2 Just Now

By jason330 January 22, 20095 Comments

I just saw Ted Kaufman vote with the Democrats to kill Vitter's anti-organized labor amendment to S 181 the Lilly Ledbetter bill. I think Carper voted with the Dems too.…

Accidental Rick Jensen Listening

By jason330 January 22, 200911 Comments

If you got your business news info from Rick Jensen you would know that Barack Obama made the stock market go down today.

Fact of the Day

By Donviti January 22, 200914 Comments

Even Adam Smith knew that to have a free market economy you have to have regulation of the banks.

SB 7 Eminent Domain Bill Update

By cassandra_m January 22, 200930 Comments

Quick update on the status of this bill: It was reported out of the Small Business Committee in the Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits (What is the…

Obama To Stay Connected

By nemski January 22, 20094 Comments

President Obama won his first battle of his Presidency --- he gets to keep his Blackberry. This is good news as this will allow President Obama to increase his circle…

Your tax Dollars At Work

By jason330 January 22, 20097 Comments

Certain people still say that BA's purchase of ML was a good idea. The Financial Times reported that Merrill Lynch accelerated its normal time schedule for awarding bonuses and distributed…

Federal Court Strikes Down Illinois School Prayer “Moment of Silence” Law

By xstryker January 22, 200969 Comments

Another blow to the school prayer crowd was delivered in federal court yesterday, as the Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Robert…

Deep Thought of the Day

By nemski January 22, 200917 Comments

The Radical Right is all over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFAC) because they are worried about taking away workers' rights. Really? This is what you're going to go with…

Now, I’m not an expert on Nashville, I know it for its music both good and bad, and I’m no expert on Tennessee either, I know it for its barbecue and auto racing. So trying to make a big pronouncement about the people of Nashville and its environs regarding the passage later today of the English Only Referendum would be silly as well as ignorant.

But as the nation takes a step forward, Nashville and Davidson County will take a big step backward at the end of today as they will pass a referendum to make English the official language of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.