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Seasoned veteran of the House, Representative John DeBerry brought the House to its feet - he truly was the ‘lion that roared’. He told us that this question was greater than the question of the Bible being designated the state book. He said that as Americans and as Tennesseans we were at a crossroads, forgetting our own identities. He challenged us to ‘Stand for something, stand for something ...

State Representative John DeBerry remarks on HB 615 to the Tennessee State General Assembly. He talks about naming the Bible the State Book in Tennessee and talks what it means to him.

Judicial Redistricting This was a sight to behold on the House Floor. This was the first time that I felt like the House as a whole regarded itself as an independent body. The background on judicial redistricting is that the districts hadn't been altered in 30 years. The recommendation from the Senate to redistrict was based on population but there are other factors to be considered, such as ca...

HB 0645 Rep. Lamberth. This bill does two things: 1. To require court clerks to report to the NCIS (National Instant Criminal Background Check) when persons are adjudicated as a mental defective or are judicially committed to a mental institution. Notes: Since 1966 the NRA has urged the federal government to address the problem of mental illness and violence. In their words 'elimination of the ...

My first bill, HB 1154, moved through the house! It was in regards to 'The Copeland Cap.' The cap is a spending limitation for TN government; the index used is personal income. Government spending cannot grow beyond the growth of personal income, by our Constitution. However, since its implementation in 1978, it has been exceeded nearly fifty percent of the time, leaving many citizens unhappy w...

In this video I speak about how quickly SJR2 was passed. Even though it would be too late to effect the vote, I believed it would be wrong to keep silent. My gratitude to the Speaker for the opportunity to address the issue during personal orders.