You’re Not The Boss Of Me

By Kleinheider Posted on January 19, 2009 at 7:56 am

Speaker Kent Williams cites some more reasons why he jettisoned the wishes of his party and allowed the Democrats to install him as speaker:

Williams, a Carter County native, bristled when a letter arrived days before the legislature convened Tuesday.

The letter from Rep. Debra Maggart, R-Hendersonville, a party whip, reminded members of the consequences of voting against the party’s nominees for speaker. She enclosed provisions of state GOP by-laws that allow the party chairman to strip the party label from a legislator who doesn’t vote for the caucus’s nominees for speaker.

“As our historic day approaches, it is vital that we all are aware of the Tennesse Republican Party’s position as well as the state chairman’s intentions. Simply put, the state chairman has the authority to remove a House or Senate Caucus member’s name from the Republican primary ballot if that member does not vote for our House or Senate Caucus nominees,” Maggart wrote.

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Tags: Debra Maggart, Jason Mumpower, Kent Williams, Speaker election  

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