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“One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” ― Plato

Plato was a philosopher in ancient Greece who lived from approximately 428/427 BC to 348/347 BC. He was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. Plato was said to be perhaps best known for his philosophical dialogues, which explored a wide range of topics including metaphysics, ethics, politics, and epistemology. Plato’s philosophy has had a profound influence on Western thought and has been studied and debated for centuries.

After the March 27, 2023, Covenant School shooting in Nashville that killed three nine-year-olds and three employees, the political and social issues regarding the gun reform and the lawmakers expulsion have been at the center of the politics in the State of Tennessee.

Cameron Sexton is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Tennessee. He has been the Speaker since 2019, while serving as a member of the General Assembly since 2011. He represents the 25th district, which includes Cumberland, Putnam, and Van Buren counties.

Justin Jones is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for District 52, representing parts of Nashville. Justin Pearson is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district, covering parts of the city of Memphis.

The more Mr. Sexton opens up his mouth and performs his political rhetorics, the less he becomes persuasive. His messages and arguments tilt our heads. The more Mr. Jones opens up his mouth and spreads his political messages, the more he becomes persuasive and inspirational. The more Mr. Pearson opens up his mouth and performs his political conversation, the more he becomes valid and reasonable. Such arguments make our heads nod.

Mr. Sexton appears to have been giving such political impressions that he was showing his cordial atmosphere towards the gun manufacturing industries and their lobbists. He ended up, however, failing to work for the Tennesseans who derserved the political will for the gun reform or the political conversation and execution for the gun control reform in State of Tennessee.

Plato was dead, but his wisdom is still alive. His insight is still valid and impressive.

The Tennesseans are paying for one of the penalties.

[The Editorial of the Tennessee Times]

Published: May 14, 2023

The Tennessee Times
www.tennesseetimes.org

We’re thinking about the dignity, class, and elegance of the Tennessee Senators in terms of former President, Donald Trump’s political scandal of classified documents.

The U.S. Constitution Article I. Section 1. says “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” Section 3 says “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.”

Mr. Bill Hagerty and Ms. Marsha Blackburn are the U.S. Senators from the great State of Tennessee.

According to the Congress website, a Senator from Tennessee, William Francis (Bill) Hagerty was born in Gallatin, Tenn., August 14, 1959; graduated Madisonville North Hopkins High School, Madisonville, Ky., 1977; B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1981; J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1984; management consultant; White House Fellow and staff member during the George H. W. Bush administration; co-founder and managing director, private equity investment firm; commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development 2011-2014; U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2017-2019; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.

According to the Congress website, Marsha Blackburn, a Senator and a Representative from Tennessee was born in Laurel, Jones County, Miss., June 6, 1952; graduated from Northeast Jones High School, Laurel, Miss.; B.S. Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., 1973; business owner; private advocate; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; member of the Tennessee state senate, 1998-2002; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2018 for the term ending January 3, 2025.

Senator Blackburn should think about the dignity, class, and elegance of a Tennessee Senator in terms of former President Trump’s scandal of classified documents whenever she appears and talks on Fox News or so-called “conservative media”. The CORE of the political rhetorics by Senator Blackburn doesn’t seem to have solid base or at least they sound hasty or impetuous as of this moment in time.

In terms of the scandal of classified documents, everything should be based on ‘FACTS’. Invetigations and political comments should be based on the facts, not on political positions or ideological preferences let alone to the judical decisions at the end of process which should be neutral, accurate, and objective.

Senator Hagerty is not talking like that yet. He seems to have been silent in mainstream media in terms of those issues. He is, therefore, producing political sentiment or evaluation that he is more PRUDENT or maturer than Senator Blackburn.

Tennessee Senators should not be, or at least don’t have to be Fox News commentators, arguably at least some of whom tend to be irresponsible and superficial. The Tennessean people didn’t elect such TV commentators as their respectful Senators, especially in terms of the DIGNITY, CLASS, and ELEGANCE of the Tennessee Senators. So the Tennessee Senators should be different from TV commentators.

The Tennessee Senators are not the Fox News commentators. We’re thinking about the dignity, class, and elegance of the Tennessee Senators.

The Editorial of the Tennessee Times

Published: August 24, 2022

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