Tennessee Representatives’ Votes On the Final Health Care Reform Bill

March 24th, 2010

Thirty-four of a little over 250 Democratic representatives voted against the Senate version health care reform bill that became law Sunday night. Two of the 34 are from Tennessee: Lincoln Davis and John Tanner.
As in the November House vote, all Tennessee Republicans voted against the package: Phil Roe, John Duncan, Zack Wamp, and Marsha [...]

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President Obama Cheering Passage of Health Care Reform

March 23rd, 2010

This photo was taken as the house passed the senate health care reform bill on Sunday March 3, 2010; making it official legislation to go to the president’s desk.

This is a picture of Obama thinking “yeah, bitch! Waterloo my ass. Who you calling do-nothing?”
Passed Recovery Act
Rescinded Torture as American Policy
Refocused the Afghan War
Passed Jobs [...]

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Nashville SILENT MARCH 2010

March 22nd, 2010

This month is the 50 year anniversary of the Nashville Lunch Counter Sit-ins, as discussed in this post; which where proceeded by a Silent March after the bombing of Z. Alexander Looby’s house.
Looby was the lead lawyer for those who committed civil disobedience in the sit-in campaign.
James Lawson who trained students in nonviolent [...]

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