Tennessee is a U.S. state with two senators
in the United States Senate and nine representatives in the United States House
of Representatives. Each state elects two senators for staggered
6-year terms. Senators represent the entire state. Lamar Alexander serves as
the senior senator, and Bob Corker as the junior senator. The United States is
divided into 435 congressional districts — 9 in Tennessee — each with a
population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative
to the House for a two-year term. Representatives are also called
congressman/congresswomen my congressman is Charles “Chuck” Fleishmann in the 3rd
district.
Rep. Fleischmann has always been a firm supporter of 2nd Amendment rights.
He has received an “A” rating from the interest groups "National Rifle
Association Political Fund Positions on Gun Rights" and "Gun Owners
of America Positions on Gun Rights". He supports legislation that “allows
licensed firearm owners to carry out their God-given right more freely” because
“the right to carry a firearm is a right that allows law-abiding citizens to
protect themselves and is crucial to the freedom of our country.” On November
16, 2011 Fleischmann voted Yea on the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act
of 2011, which would allow a resident of a state that allows concealed carry to
possess a firearm while visiting another state that has different firearm laws.
I have to disagree with Stephen Fincher for backing food stamp cuts. He used the Bible to argue for food-stamp cuts, saying that Scripture
points out that those unwilling to work will not eat. I believe food stamps
help people in dire need, but food stamps are abused just like drugs. But the
people are to blame, not food stamps. I have witnessed people load up the truck
with mountain dew that they purchased with food stamps and turn around and sell
it to a gas station down the road for cash. Food stamps are uplifting, but
easily abused.
