Survey Says
Posted on February 4, 2009 at 12:37 pmKen Whitehouse reports that TNGOP chair Robin Smith has been surveying state house members about whether she should boot Speaker Kent Williams from the caucus. Rep. Beth Harwell, for one, thinks jettisoning the Speaker would be a bad thing. Robin Smith’s letter to member’s is below:
Republican Caucus Members:
It has come to my attention that some members of the Caucus have expressed concern over the continuing deliberations as to the status of Representative Kent Williams.
As you know, following the ascension of Mr. Williams to the office of Speaker with 49 Democrat votes, I was presented with 30 challenges to his bona fide status by members of the State Executive Committee. Under the bylaws of the Tennessee Republican Party, I must rule on these challenges.
It has been my determination to make this process as open, fair and deliberate as possible. Our Committee has had two conference calls and has considered a resolution stating the sense of the Committee as to the form a remedy, if required, should take.
In the effort to gain as much input as possible, I am asking each Caucus member to share your thoughts on the matter by providing written, specifics as to any assistance, support or activity that Rep. Kent Williams has provided the Tennessee Republican Party, the Republican House Caucus and/or an individual candidate in his 2-year tenure as a legislator. If you have a viewpoint as to what action the Tennessee Republican Party should take, I encourage you to email me your thoughts at chairman@tngop.org.
I look forward to moving ahead and working with you to strengthen our majority in 2010 and beyond.
Sincerely,
Robin T. Smith
Chairman
Tennessee Republican Party
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3 Responses to “Survey Says”
Personally, I think cannibalism is a lovely idea…
Beth Harwell is about the only person in either political party in this state that has any sense. And Bredesen because he stays out of all this silly bickering. Everybody else in both parties wants to spend all of their time arguing about who can and who can’t be in their little clubs. Maybe Harwell and Bredesen ought to form their own party.
I usually vote Republican for two reasons. I want my taxes low and I support the second amendment. From what I’ve read, Williams agrees with me. Okay, so Mumpower didn’t get elected speaker. Big deal. Get over it and get to business.
These guys need to pass a budget and go home before they cause too much trouble.
30 challenges to the “bona fide status” by members of the State Executive Committee does not make even a simple majority…