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House Naming & Designating Committee - March 23, 2021 - House Hearing Room 2
B
Any
announcements
before
we
start,
if
not
chairman
of
paris,
you're
recognized
on
house
bill,
541
you've
got
a
motion.
You
got
a
second,
I'm
sorry
we're
going
with
that
objection.
We're
going
to
take
hjr
76
out
of
order
representation,
you're
recognized.
C
Committee,
just
real
quick,
you
know
that
I'm
an
adoptive
parent,
something
I
believe
in
strongly
and
want
to
promote
adoptions
in
tennessee.
Governor
billy
yesterday
did
his
hope,
fostering
hope
initiative,
and
this
is
something,
in
my
opinion,
that's
very
bipartisan
and
can
benefit
every
tennessean.
C
B
Any
questions
questions
been
called
for
all
in
favor
bill
going
to
kevin
rule,
say
aye
all
opposed
say
no.
Mr
chairman
bill
goes
to
calvin
rules.
Thank
you.
Chairman
powers,
you're
recognized
on
house
bill.
541.
We
had
this
bill
last
year.
It
advanced
the
floor.
You've
got
a
motion.
You've
got
a
second
any
questions.
B
E
You
recognized
thank
you
good
morning
committee
today,
I'm
bringing
back
a
bill
that
passed
out
of
this
committee
last
year.
This
bill
is
house
bill,
933,
which
removed
nathan
bedford
forest
day
as
a
day
of
special
observance,
and
let
me
just
say
a
couple
of
facts
about
nathan,
bedford
ford
that
I
think
needs
to
be
said.
So
you
can
understand
why
it's
so
important
that
we
remove
this
day
as
a
special
day
of
observance
for
everybody
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill.
I've
talked
to
so
many,
and
so
many,
and
certainly
in
my
district
and
across
the
state
who
feel
that
honoring,
this
criminal
is
not
what
we
should
be
doing,
and
I
know
he's
a
part
of
our
history
and
that's
important.
D
It's
an
ugly
ugly
part
of
our
history,
of
which
there
are
several,
but
he
is,
is
likely
one
of
the
biggest
reasons
for
that
ugly
history
and
certainly
he's
a
part,
and
we
should
learn
about
him,
but
he
should
have
no
position
where
he
is
honored
or
a
day
where
he
is
honored,
and
so
in
order
to
get
rid
of
the
divisiveness
that
we're
seeing.
I
think
that
getting
rid
of
the
state
is
a
great
way
to
do
that,
and
I
appreciate
you.
E
Thank
you,
representative
johnson,
for
your
comments
and
you're
right.
I
want
to
clarify
this
is
not
trying
to
erase
nobody's
history.
I
think
the
history
of
nathan,
bedford,
4,
should
be
told,
but
it
doesn't
need
to
be
told,
with
a
day
of
special
observance
for
everybody
in
the
state
of
tennessee,
to
recognize.
E
Let's
talk
about
his
history
in
the
history
books
in
the
state
museum
of
other
appropriate
places
where
the
full
context
of
his
legacy
can
be
talked
about,
but
we
don't
need
to
have
everybody,
including
myself,
recognize
a
man
who
fought
to
make
me
a
slave
if
he
was
alive
today,
he
would
want
me
to
be
in
shackles,
be
digging
up
dirt
for
nothing
for
free.
He
would
rape
me
he
would
kill
my
mom
and
dad.
He
would
take
me
away
from
my
family.
E
He
killed
221
surrendering,
not
they
were
fighting
back.
They
said,
I'm
not
I'm
not
here
to
fight
you
and
he
still
murdered
them.
He's
a
murderer.
He's
a
treasonous
he's
a
racist
he's.
The
first
grand
wizard
of
the
ku
klux
klan
and
the
kkk
spends
his
whole.
The
whole
organization's
foundation
is
about
murdering
people
who
look
like
me
now.
E
I
love
aliyah
and
I'm
pretty
sure
you
wouldn't
want
me
to
be
a
slave,
so
don't
make
me
recognize
a
day
where
to
celebrate
a
man
who
fought
to
make
me
a
slave,
that
is
who
nathan
bedford
forest
is
that's
his
whole
legacy,
the
war
hero
fort
pillow.
You
kill
black
people,
it's
pretty
much
pretty
black
and
white
from
there.
So
I
just
want
to
add
that
that
is
who
we're
voting
on
today.
F
Amendment
make
the
bill.
Yes,
sir.
Okay.
Thank
you
chairman.
I
was
on
this
committee
for
two
years
and
I
don't
miss
it.
Just
for
the
record.
Okay
appreciate,
y'all
doing
that
the
heavy
lifting
on
this
committee
members
this
this
piece
of
legislation
I
bring
before
you
brings
tennesseans
together,
democrats,
republicans,
black
white,
rich
and
poor.
F
What
I
seek
here
today
is
to
designate
the
song
amazing
grace
as
an
official
state
song.
We've
all
sang
it.
Many
of
us
don't
know
the
history
of
that
that
great
song,
the
song,
was
written
by
john
newton.
A
lot
of
folks,
don't
know
about
john
newton.
John
newton
was
a
slave
ship.
Captain
chairman
sparks.
B
F
Thank
you,
sir
john
newton
was
a
slave
ship.
Captain
john
newton
had
a
change
of
heart.
Had
a
story
of
redemption
like
many
of
us.
Do
that
many
in
society
do
that
many
in
our
departments
of
corrections
have
many
that
have
suffered
addiction.
Many
that
suffer
child
trauma
have
turned
their
life
around
with
a
story
of
redemption.
F
We've
all
probably
had
a
story
of
redemption
ourselves
when
a
few
years
ago
many
you
members
may
remember
that
I
had
stewards.
Creek
high
school
come
up
and
sing,
they
were
gonna
sing
for
us
or
choir,
and
I'd
asked
the
the
choir
director.
I
said:
what
what
songs
are
you
gonna
sing
and
and
which
is
they
sing
whatever
they
wanna
sing,
and
I
think
one
was:
god
bless
america,
another
one
was
another
song
and
I
said:
won't
you
try
to
sing
amazing
grace
and
the
guy
he
said
you
know.
F
Those
who
had
been
up
here
remember
the
choir
a
lot
of
diversity
in
that
choir,
asians,
hispanics,
african-americans,
caucasians
and
all
were
there
and
when
they
sang
that
song,
he
says
you
know
what
representative
we're
gonna
do
that
song
and
he
says
you
know
and
when
he's
saying,
when
they
sing
that
song.
If
y'all
remember
the
members
have
been
up
here,
there
wasn't
a
dry
eye
in
the
house
and
the
pun
is
intended.
F
Please
yeah:
this
is
dr
stephen
sharon
out
of
professor
emeritus
of
music
at
mtsu,
and
welcome.
G
G
Prior
to
this
recording
amazing
grace
was
a
beloved
christian
hymn
used
in
the
southern
baptist
church
of
my
youth
during
the
altar
call
at
the
end
of
the
worship
service
effective.
But
you
probably
wouldn't
sing
it
outside
church
collins
recording
changed
that
it
reached
high
on
pop
music
charts
throughout
the
english-speaking
world.
G
G
G
G
As
a
result
of
these
many
recordings
and
the
reactions
to
them
of
people
of
many
faiths
of
the
religious
and
the
irreligious
of
persons
from
many
different
ethnic
and
cultural
groups,
amazing
grace
has
taken
its
place
among
secular
society,
as
the
song
of
choice
when
healing
and
unity
are
required.
Thus
at
the
memorial
services
after
9
11.
What
did
we
hear?
G
G
G
G
In
fact,
it's
called
that
in
this
new
baptist
hymnal
published
in
1926
by
broadman
press
here
in
nashville,
the
man
who
turned
walker's
new
britain
from
a
rough
frontier
folk
hymn
into
a
more
polished
urban
gospel
hymn
was
not
from
tennessee.
He
was
from
the
midwest,
but
he
did
have
a
tennessee
connection.
G
Edwin,
o
or
eo
excel
was
born
in
northeastern
ohio
in
1851
and
spent
most
of
his
professional
career
in
chicago.
Then
one
of
the
most
prominent
music
publishing
centers
in
america
excel
adapted
walker's
hymn
in
ways
that
made
it
more
palatable
to
turn
of
the
century
musical
tastes.
It
was
excel's
version
first
published
in
1909.
That
became
the
standard.
G
G
G
B
I
A
F
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
chairman
sparks,
has
we
we
did
about
three
or
four
weeks
ago.
We
wanted
to
do
a
bust
of
dolly
parton
and
we
voted
that
to
happen,
and
that
never
happened
because
I
think
dolly
said
she
did
not
want
that
happen,
and
I
think
this
is
amazing
grace
which
is
a
beautiful
song
by
the
way
it's
a
great
song
sung
by
dolly
parton.
Is
that
what
we're
doing.
F
Of
it
yeah
it
we
list,
we
list
dolly
elvis
ernie
ford
cc,
winans,
okay,
garth
brooks
yeah.
That's.
B
F
F
If
y'all
wanted
to
order
it,
and
when
I
got
the
book
in
the
mail,
I
quickly
opened
it
up,
and
I
looked
and
I
just
want
to
read
you
a
quote,
and
it
surprised
me
who
this
was
from
it
said:
steve
turner
is
a
tough
minded
poet
with
an
ear
for
the
psalms,
an
eye
for
the
miracles
in
the
mundane
and
an
understanding
of
how
despair
can
break
the
ground
for
joy
to
take
root.
Do
you
all
know
who
gave
that
quote?
F
B
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
This
amendment
deletes
and
replaces
all
language
after
the
enacting
clause
designates
the
open
space
and
not
the
attached
buildings
known
as
legislative
plaza
as
the
ib
wells.
Barnett
plaza,
creates
a
separate
account
within
the
general
fund
to
be
used
for
the
design.
Construction,
installation
and
maintenance
of
signs
for
the
plaza
requires
signage
to
be
erected
using
private
funds.
J
B
B
Thank
you
very
much
cooper
without
objection,
we're
going
to
recess
for
the
department
of
safety
to
testify
if
miss
stroker
is
outside
the
room.
If
not,
we
will
proceed.
B
B
B
K
A
B
Representative
cooper,
would
you
mind
if
we
take
a
brief
recess
and
make
sure
that
we've
got
the
correct
drafting
code,
because
we
do
not
need
to
proceed
unless
we
make
sure
we've
got
the
right
amendment
so
without
objection,
we're
going
to
take
a
three-minute
recess
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
the
right
drafting
code.
Thank
you.
J
G
B
B
K
Bill
zach
brown
legal
services.
There
is
a
second
amendment
to
house
bill
33
that
is
drafting
code,
5320.
K
All
right
drafting
code,
5320
rewrites
the
bill
it
deletes
all
language
after
the
enacting
clause
designates
the
open
space
and
not
the
attached
buildings,
known
as
legislative
plaza
as
the
idb
wells
plaza.
It
creates
a
separate
account
within
the
general
fund
to
be
used
for
the
design,
construction,
installation
and
maintenance
of
signs
for
the
plaza.
It
also
requires
signage
to
be
created
or
erected
using
non-state
funds.
It
makes
various
corrections
to
code
references
as
well.
B
No's
in
the
majority,
the
amendment
fails
we're
back
on
the
bill
representative
cooper.
J
B
And
I'm
going
to
take
another
privilege-
and
this
is
our
third
third
scheduling
of
the
bill,
so
this
is
the
last
time
the
bill
can
be
heard.
J
If
there's
something
wrong
with
the
bill,
I'd
like
to
know
what
I
need
to
do
to
correct
it,
so
that
I
can
do
maybe
another
amendment,
you
know
I
I
think
that
ought
to
be
wells,
and
it
was
explained.
Last
year
I
mean
last
week
all
that
she
did
for
when
she
was
born
in
mississippi,
went
to
memphis
and
came
to
nashville
and
then
went
to
chicago
where
she
married
their
children.
She
fought
for
the
women's
suffrage,
she
fought
for
women's
rights,
she
fought
against
lynching.
J
She
was
an
orator,
a
writer.
J
J
J
She
worked
for
a
republican
newspaper
paper
and
was
the
editor,
so
she's
done
a
lot
of
things
and
it's
not
a
biracial
or
by
bipartisan
type
bill.
It's
just
a
matter
of
honoring
her,
like
we
honor
other
people
with
the
bill
and
mr
chair,
I
think
my
sister
sent
you
a
list
of
buildings
about
20
of
them
that
are
named
by
for
people.
So
that's
that's.
I
mean
their
names.
You
know,
including
loris
d
barry
that's
named
after.
B
J
Supporting
this
bill,
but
could
I
just
roll
it
for
a
week
and
let
us
talk
a
little
more
about
it
and
let
us
be
honest
and
and
work
with
with
everybody
and
being
fair.
It's
just
one
of
those
things
that
yes.
B
J
A
little
more
thinking
of
it,
I
think
we
have
human
hearts
up
here
we
praying
we
just
passed
the
amazing
grace
and
I
deeply
consider
that,
as
my
one
of
my
personal
and
important
songs
in
my
life,
when
I
go
to
church,
that's
right,
so
I
know
I
feel
like
that.
We
just
maybe
have
some
misunderstanding
about
it,
but
if
you
do
it's
okay,
I
just
thought.
Maybe
that
was.
I
would
maybe
ask
the
role
of
you.
B
Gonna,
I'm
gonna
ask
our
legal
counsel
what
the
parliamentary
situation
is
and
at
this
point
we're
going
to
ask
daniel
from
the
clerk's
office
come
in
and
give
us
a
ruling
on
that
you're
welcome.
But
before
we
go
out
before
we
go
into
recess,
I
want
to
recognize
representative
lynn,
terry
and
weaver.
I'm
sorry.
M
That's
okay.
We
just
passed
amazing
grace
as
our
as
our
going
out
of
committee.
Now
I
I
just
in
an
answer
to
a
question
that
representative
cooper
asked
and
I
mean
I
totally
respect
she.
Her
heart
is
definitely
she's
done.
She's
done
a
lot
of
work.
She's,
you
have
miss
cooper.
You
have
poured
your
heart
into
this
and
I
loved
reading
the
history
on
what
you
presented.
M
My
only
obstacle
is:
is
that
I
believe
in
my
heart
that
the
legislative
plaza
is
a
neutral
zone
is
a
place
where
I
fear
just
putting
anybody's,
not
anybody
in
regards
to
miss
ida,
but
naming
it
a
certain
person
at
the
legislative
plaza.
I
think,
would
do
us
wrongly
going
forward
20
25
years,
and
somebody
else
want
to
name
something
again
by
keeping
it
neutral.
M
That's
that's
why
I'm
going
to
oppose
the
bill.
However,
I
think
I
think
that
there
should
be
another
monument
or
another
place
other
than
legislative
plaza,
to
recognize
this
amazing
woman
and
all
that
she
did
to
make
her
world
a
better
place
and-
and
that's
why
I
will
not
support
the
bill.
Thank
you,
chairman.
D
Again,
I
want
to
thank
representative
cooper
for
bringing
this
bill.
It
is
bipartisan
ida
b.
Wells
was
an
amazing
person
who
lived
in
tennessee
did
great
things
in
tennessee
for
all
people.
She
spoke
up
for
the
first
amendment
rights
of
everyone,
and
so
I
don't
know
how
mo
how
much
more
neutral
a
person
can
be
than
for
fighting
for
all
people.
L
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
going
to
I
support
this,
I'm
a
strong
supporter
and
that
all
historical
individuals
and
events
should
be
memorized
by
the
citizens
of
the
state
they're,
the
old
adages.
If
you
don't
remember
your
history,
you're
doomed
to
repeat
it
and
and
ida
b
wells
was
her.
Activism
came
from
her
faith
and
she
did
speak
for
all
tennesseans
and-
and
I
I
just
favor,
every
historical
person
and
event
that
affected
the
state
should
be
out
there
good
bad
agree,
disagree,
etc
and
so
I'll
be
supporting.
L
L
N
Nice.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
bill
has
been
calendared
three
times
if
it
does
not
pass
out
today.
After
it's
been
on
the
calendar
for
the
third
time,
then
it
goes
to
a
special
calendar
to
be
published
with
the
final
calendar
taking
the
bill.
The
bill
is
not.
She
doesn't
have
the
option
to
take
the
bill
off
notice
this
time,
but
it
just
goes
to
a
special
calendar
that
will
be
published
with
the
final
calendar
of
this
committee.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
J
I
was
thinking
back
when
us
we're
going.
J
Thank
you
and
it
was
on
the
desk
and
we
called
I
called
hard
to
get
to
to
find
out
why,
but
it
was
put
back,
it
was
put
back
on
the
desk,
it
never
was
taken
off.
Then
we
went
down
to
see
you
to
put
it
back
on.
Could
you
state
the
reason
why
I
was
on
the
desk?
N
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
It's
not
how
many
times
a
bill
has
been
rolled.
It's
how
many
the
way
the
rule
is
worded.
It's
how
many
times
it
has
been
at
how
many
times
it
has
appeared
on
a
calendar,
so
whether
it's
been
calendared
three
times
because
it's
been
rolled
by
the
committee
or
whether
it's
been
calendared
three
times,
because
it's
been
taken
off
notice
and
put
back
on
notice.
The
point
is
it's
been
on
the
calendar
three
times
would.
B
N
O
N
Recognize
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
It
will
be
its
own
separate
calendar
to
be
taken
up
once
the
final
calendar
is
completed.
Thank
you.
B
Any
further
questions
representative
cooper,
you
have
any
other
comments
or
questions
you've
been
very
articulate
about
this
bill.
You're
passionate
about
it
and
I
want
to
ensure-
and
the
speaker
wants
to
ensure
that
that
you
are
given
adequate
time
to
present
your
bill
and
treat
it
fairly.
If
you
have
any
other
comments
or
questions,
you're
recognized
now,.
J
B
B
B
B
O
Yeah
well,
my
question
is:
I'm
just
you
know,
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
how
how
how
to
vote
vote
for
this,
because
my
question
is
the
first
amendment
said:
congress
shall
make
no
law
respecting
an
establishment
of
a
religion
or
prohibiting
the
free
exercise
thereof.
O
And
then
I
look
for
the
definition
of
religion
and
the
religion
is
defined
by
webster's,
the
belief
in
and
worship
of,
a
superhuman
controlling
power,
especially
a
personal
god,
and
that
kind
of
fits
with.
Then
it
goes
on
to
say
the
main.
Really
universal
religions
in
the
world
are
christianity,
islam,
buddhism,
hinduism
and
judaism,
which
all
have
a
separate
doctrine
or
book,
and
then
it
goes
on
to
say
in
this
search.
O
P
Nashville
is
the
number
one
publishing
place
in
the
nation
and
the
reason
that
it
is
because
that
it
publishes
many
bibles
and
it's
the
best-selling
book,
which
sells
over
100
million
copies
every
year.
Gideon's
international
gives
away
a
bible
every
second,
and
so,
with
this
you
know,
many
people
are
employed,
many
stores
that
sell
the
bible,
and
so
it
has
an
economic
impact.
P
The
biggest
thing,
of
course,
is
the
the
culture
that
we
have
is
tennessee.
It
wasn't
and
in
relationship
to
your
comment,
this
country
wasn't
founded
on
buddhists
or
mohammed
or
any
of
those
religions.
Our
country
was
founded
on
the
judeo-christian
values.
P
P
We
as
americans
are
founded
on
christian
judeo,
historical
background,
and
so
that's
where
that
I
come
from
and
if
I
could,
if
I
could
take
just
a
moment,
mr
chairman,
this
this
bill
in
2015.
When
I
brought
it,
I
brought
it
as
a
bill
and
I
was
asked
if
I
would
consider
making
a
resolution
and
in
the
process
of
making
it
a
resolution.
P
All
it
does
is
just
recognize
it,
and
so
when
glenn
cassido
was
our
speaker,
I'm
asked
every
year
to
bring
this
bill
back,
and
so
I
want
to
credit,
glenn
castas
coming
up
with
a
way
for
me
to
make
it
a
resolution
and
but
still
get
it
in
the
blue
book.
So
I've
tried
to
answer
that
question
by
removing
it
as
a
law
making
a
resolution
but
still
having
an
opportunity
for
it
to
go
into
the
blue
book.
P
So
we
worked
with
secretary
of
state
trey,
hargett
and
trey
hargett
agreed
that
he
could
put
it
in
the
blue
book,
but
only
if
the
resolution
would
require
him
to
do
that,
and
so
through
speaker
caster's
office
at
the
time
and
his
legal
team.
We
all
worked
together
and
we
came
up
with
this
resolution,
which
I
ran
last
year,
but,
as
you
know,
cove
had
messed
that
up
and
it
passed
out
of
this
committee.
P
So
what
I've
tried
to
do
is
to
be
respectful
toward
everyone's
concerns
and
just
put
the
bible
where
I
feel
like
that
it
belongs.
No
other
state
in
the
union
can
claim
the
things
that
tennessee
can
about
the
economics
and
the
history
of
the
bible
in
tennessee
and
the
printing
press
and
and
all
of
that
tennessee
nashville
is
known
as
the
buckle
of
the
bible
belt
because
of
our
printing
that
we
have
here
in
nashville.
So
with
that
done,
I've
worked
for
seven
years.
P
D
I'll
be
fairly
quick.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
D
Wow
didn't
really
ever
expect
to
hear
economics
of
the
bible
spoken,
but
you
know
the
bible
is
a
great
book.
There's
no
question
about
that,
and
for
so
many
of
us
it
means
a
whole
lot.
N
Mr
chairman,
I
want
to
address.
I
want
to
address
a
few
things
number
one
recognizing
the
bible
does
not
establish
a
religion
that
would
take
the
state
saying
that
the
methodist
church
or
christianity
or
islam
or
buddhism,
is
the
official
state
religion.
So
it
does
not
do
that
in
any
way,
shape
or
form
also.
What
is
meaning
for
me,
as
a
student
of
history
is,
the
bible
was
the
early
of
this
territory
of
tennessee.
It
was
the
law
book
of
every
court
in
this
state.
N
Every
judicial
decision,
when
we
didn't
have
a
constitution
and
laws
passed
by
a
general
assembly
yet
and
early
on.
In
our
statehood,
the
law,
the
bible
was
chosen
as
the
law
book
to
make
decisions
in
court
for
people,
so
that
makes
it
a
part
of
our
history
also,
recently,
a
in
congress,
it
became
it
became
somewhat
of
a
controversial
issue
that
a
member
of
congress
tried
to
use
a
book
other
than
the
bible
to
be
sworn
in.
N
It's
in
law
that
the
bible
has
to
be
used
to
be
sworn
in,
and
I
believe
the
courts
ruled
that
down
that
the
bible
had
to
be
used.
So
it
is,
it
is
a
book,
that's
a
significant
part
of
our
history,
and
I
don't
think
it
establishes
religion
in
any
way,
shape
or
form,
and
I
think
we
need
to
honor
it
because
it
most
certainly
is
a
part
of
our
history
dating
back
to
our
territorial
days.
Thank
you
for
bringing
it.
B
You
recognize
reverend
sexton,
cheryl
and
grails
and
then
speaker
cast.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
representative,
jerry
sexton,
for
bringing
this
today.
It's
an
honor
to
hear
a
man
that
is
standing
up
for
god
and
standing
up
for
his
word
that
it's
been
brought
to
us
then,
through
way
of
through
a
man,
god
brought
it
back,
and
I
just
want
to
let
you
know.
I
appreciate
you,
you
know
there's
just
so
much
in
the
bible
and
it
tells
us
the
past.
I
It
tells
us
the
present
and
it
tells
us
the
future.
There's
no
doubt
about
it,
and
I
used
this
verse
the
other
night
as
we
I
did.
I
done
the
chaplain
of
the
day
and
to
me
it's
god's
word
and
it's
a
promise
to
us
that
john
3
16
tells
us
for
god
so
loved
the
world
that
he
gave
his
only
begotten
son
that
whosoever
believeth
in
him
shall
not
perish
but
have
everlasting
life.
I
I
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you,
my
friend
representative
sexton,
all
right,
you're,
a
good
man.
I
think
a
lot
of
you.
I
love
sitting
around
talking
about
different
things.
World
views
decisions
that
I
have
to
make
as
a
young
father
and
a
husband,
our
our
country,
was
founded
upon
these
values
that
the
bible
lays
out.
H
Why
would
we
want
to
use
the
term?
God
bless
america
when
we
can't
elevate
his
word
to
a
position
of
where
it
belongs,
it
belongs
to
the
pillar
of
our
society.
We
we
don't,
I'm
not
saying
you
have
to
sit
down
on
your
knees
and
worship
it,
but
that
word
has
enough
power
to
take
families
that
are
separated
and
pull
them
back
together.
It
has
the
ability
to
take
a
life,
that's
destroyed
and
put
it
back
together.
H
The
least
we
could
do
is
put
it
in
a
position
of
honor.
When
he's
that,
when
he's
magnified
his
word
above
his
name,
it
does
us
injustice
not
to
do
the
same.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
the
conviction
to
stand
even
the
first
in
face
of
adversity
for
the
past
seven
years
move
forward.
I've
got
your
back
100
whatever
that
means.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
L
Weaver.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
when
I
look
at
the
resolution
all
through
the
resolution.
It
talks
about
historical
and
cultural
significance
and
that's
the
emphasis
if,
if
we
were
trying
to
establish
the
bible
as
as
an
official
religion
where
you
had
to
read
and
study
and
obey,
I
think
everyone
in
here
would
oppose
that.
L
But
that's
not
what
your
resolution
is
doing
again,
it
starts
off
with
is
a
great
historical
and
cultural
significance
to
the
state
of
tennessee
and
just
like
nathan,
bedford,
forest
and
otterbee
wells,
and
now
the
bible,
it's
just
our
common
heritage
and
those
things
should
be
welcomed
by
everyone
in
tennessee.
You
don't
have
to
agree,
you
don't
have
to
like
it,
but
it's
part
of
our
common
heritage
and
it
should
be
respected
and
honored,
and
so
I'm
for
this,
and
and
and
thank
you
for
bringing
it.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
a
representative
section,
and
thank
you
for
your
heart
and
your
your
goodness
in
this
this
bill
has
been
before
us.
I
think
what
the
third
year
in
a
row
now
for
maybe
when
haslam
vetoed
it
when
it
passed
and
haslam
vetoed
it.
I
voted
no
every
time
on
on
on
this
bill
and
I
I
would
like
to
tell
you
why
I
did
that
you
know
proverbs.
8
is
one
of
my
favorite
chapters
in
the
bible.
Read
it
often.
I
just
love
that
chapter.
C
The
bible
is
the
greatest
book.
That's
ever
been
written.
There's
no
doubt
about
that
in
my
heart
and
I
just
feel,
like
my
bible,
my
personal
bible
that
I
have
should
be
so
far
away
from
government
that
it's,
I
just
don't
believe
government
and
religion
should
mix
because
there's
no
evil
in
the
bible.
There's
there's
no
evil
in
the
word
of
god,
there's
none,
but
there
is
evil
in
government.
C
I
mean
there's
evil,
that's
in
this
this
this
building,
but
I
think
it
should
be
separated
and
that's
why
I
will
vote
no,
because
I
just
think
that's
my
book.
That's
my
private
book
and
when
I
go
before
god
in
my
prayer
and
when
I'm
my
reading,
that
is
my
time.
That
is
my
time
and
my
time
alone,
and
that's
why
I
will.
I
have
voted
no,
the
last
three
years
on
that,
but
I
do
commend
your
faith
and
I
commend
your
abilities.
Thank
you,
sir.
M
Thank
you
chairman
and
thank
you
representative
sexton,
for
bringing
this
before
us.
I
have
a
quote
here
by
dr
benjamin
rush,
who
was
a
signer
of
the
declaration
of
independence.
He
was
also
considered
the
father
of
public
schools
under
the
constitution,
and
here
is.
M
You
know
you,
the
bible
is
used
and,
of
course,
swearing
in
our
president
of
the
united
states.
So
with
that
being
said,
we
we
either
honor
the
bible
or
we
don't.
We
can
say
nice
things
about
it.
We
can
say.
Oh,
he
does
this
and
I
love
this
verse
and
I
don't
mean
this
derogatory
in
anybody,
but
there
comes
a
point
when
it's
either
your
yes
is
yes
or
your
nose.
M
No,
and-
and
I
really
believe
by
making
this
book
according
to
bringing
out
the
history
as
a
resolution,
you
don't
have
to
read
the
book,
we're
not
we're
not
making
a
law
that
you
must
read
this
book,
but
it
is
placed
there
and
when
children
read
our
blue
book.
Well,
it's
yellow
now,
every
year,
it's
different,
but
when
the
children
read
it
there's
a
story
behind
it.
Well,
you
get
a
chance
to
tell
a
child
about
the
history
of
our
country
and
its
rich
heritage.
M
It
starts
from
the
bible.
We
cannot
change
history,
but
what
we
can
do
is
make
a
difference
today
and
going
forward
by
putting
this
in
our
blue
book.
As
our
state
book.
We
always
talk
about.
Tennessee
leads
tennessee
leads.
We
want
to
lead
in
schools,
we
want
to
lead
in
foster
care.
We
want
to
lead,
we
want
to
be
the
best.
I
can't
think
of
any
better
definition
of
being
a
a
light
on
a
hill,
a
shining
light
on
a
hill
than
to
say
to
people.
M
O
Yeah,
you
know
something
was
said
earlier.
I
just
think
needs
to
be
corrected.
You
know
the
early
settlers,
the
puritans
and
the
pilgrims
came
to
this
country
for
one
reason
and
one
reason
only,
and
that
was
religious
oppression
by
king
james.
O
So
I'm
just
wondering
you
know,
I
think
everyone
in
here,
I
think
you
know
representative
travis,
may
have
said
it
best.
It's
a
personal
relationship
with
god
and,
like
I
said
it's
going
to
be
hard
for
me
to
tell
my
neighbors
that
my
book's
better
than
their
book,
but
you
know
what
my
god
doesn't
fit
in
any
green
tennessee
code,
annotated
book
and
I
know
it
won't
fit
in
a
tennessee
blue
book.
O
So
I
think
we're
belittling
by
me
voting
for
this.
I
would
be
belittling
my
religious
beliefs
and
my
god
and
and
from
opening
up
that
book
and
reading
it
and
the
teachings
of
jesus
of
how
to
be
tolerant
of
others,
especially
when
they
didn't
believe.
Like
you
or
look
like
you
or
maybe
helping
you
know
the
man
you
find
on
the
side
of
the
road.
O
You
may
not
want
to
do
this,
but
you
know
to
each
his
own
and
tolerance
is
a
blessing.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
I
ask
anyone
who
has
extensively
read
this
book,
the
many
many
versions
of
this
book,
so
I
don't
know
what
version
we're
we're
recognizing
here
today.
I
don't
think
this
is
a
good
idea.
Thank
you.
P
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
We
decided
when
we
started
this,
that
we
wouldn't
have
any
version,
because
all
versions
come
from
the
original
hebrew
or
greek,
and
so
we're
not
going
to
have
any
version,
and
you
know
versions,
although
that
they
do
different
in
their
wording.
They
still
carry
the
same
message.
So
it's
the
word
of
god.
P
It's
the
holy
bible,
I'm
not
ashamed
to
say
that,
and
I
have
done
my
best
to
not
evoke
the
religious
part
of
it,
because
I'm
presenting
it
from
its
historical
standpoint
and
from
the
economic
value
that
it
has.
However,
most
of
you
know
that
I'm
a
preacher
and
that
I
believe
the
word
of
god
and
according
to
the
scriptures,
it
is
the
power
of
god
unsalvation
to
everyone
that
would
believe
it.
P
So
I
would
say
to
you
know
some
of
the
questions
that's
been
asked
here
today
or
statements
that
have
been
made
about
believing
it
or
not
believing
it.
If
you
have
a
system
of
belief,
you
have
to
choose
one
or
the
other,
you
can't
choose
them
all.
You've
got
to
decide
which
one
means
the
most
to
you.
So
I
would
say
to
my
colleague:
yes,
I
believe
my
book
is
better
than
the
other
books,
because
it's
the
one
that
I
believe
it's
the
one
that
I
stand
on,
it's
the
faith
that
I
have.
P
P
As
it's
been
mentioned,
god
bless
you
now,
they're,
not
talking
about
any
god,
they're
talking
about
the
god
of
the
bible,
the
god
of
abraham,
the
god
of
isaac
and
the
god
of
japheth
they're
talking
about
a
specific
god,
and
so
when
we
pass
this.
If
we
pass
this,
if
I'm
able
to
you
know
get
it
through
senate
and
it's
signed
into
law,
everybody
that
worships
buddha
can
still
worship
buddha.
P
If
you
worship
mohammed,
you
can
still
go
worship
muhammad!
It's
not
going
to
tie
anyone
to
have
to
do
anything
any
different
than
they
done
the
sunday
before
the
week
before
the
saturday
before.
So
it
changes
nothing.
It's
just
us
as
tennessee
as
it
was
said
that
we
lead,
and
I
think
that
we
take
the
lead
to
my
knowledge-
there's
not
been
in
all
50
states.
P
B
M
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you.
Members
house,
bill.
1543
is
recognizing
september
14th
as
the
star-spangled
banner
day,
a
little
history,
which
was
mentioned
in
the
in
the
in
the
house
bill
while
held
as
a
prisoner
on
a
british
man
of
war
during
the
world
war.
Excuse
me,
war,
world
war,
war
of
1812.
Excuse
me,
a
well-known
lawyer,
francis
scott
key
praised,
the
noble
character
of
the
land
of
the
free
and
the
home
of
the
brave,
and
he
took
his
pen
to
paper
and
scribbled
what
we
now
sing
as
our
national
anthem.
M
What
I
wanted
to
give
you
a
little
caveat.
Members
is
an
interesting
note
that
I
did
not
know.
There
was
a
final
verse
to
our
beloved
national
anthem
until
it
was
given
to
me
when
I
was
on
our
courthouse
steps
in
carthage,
tennessee
singing
the
national
anthem
and
a
lady
named
miss
marilyn
came
up
and
she
had
scribbled
on
her
piece
of
paper.
This
verse,
which
says
blessed
with
victory
and
peace.
M
M
Our
songs,
as
we
said
earlier,
written
by
on
ideals
and
values,
believed
by
the
heart
and
soul
of
her
people,
with
unanimous
and
unwavering
confidence
that
a
supernatural
guidance
brought
this
nation
into
being
songs
like,
as
my
colleague
mentioned,
god
bless
america
land
that
I
love,
stand
beside
her
and
guide
her
through
the
night,
with
the
light
from
above
or
america,
america,
god
shed
his
grace
on
thee
and
crown
thy
good
with
brotherhood
from
sea
to
shining
sea
in
our
little
town
of
lancaster
for
the
last
17
years,
the
sunday
before
the
fourth,
our
little
community
has
a
parade
that
honors
and
recognizes
july
4th
and
what
july
4th
stands
for.
M
I
remember
the
first
few
years
of
this
parade
a
little
kid
was
waving
his
flag
and,
and
he
was
standing
by
his
mama,
and
he
says
you
know
what
is
july
4th
mama.
What
what?
What
are
we
celebrating,
and
it
was
a
perfect
story
to
tell
our
children
why
we
do
celebrate
july,
4th
it
is
about
being
with
family
and
having
barbecues
and
and
taking
off
work,
but
it's
to
remember
the
lives
and
the
cost
lives
their
their
their
sacred
honor
and
their
fortunes.
M
M
M
We've
got
to
protect
our
great
richness
in
our
in
our
nation,
and
so
that's
what
the
bill
seeks
to
do.
Chairman.
O
O
And
it
was
the
flag
of
fort
mchenry
withstood
that
attack
and
that
flag
now
is
sitting
in
the
smithsonian,
and
I've
been
able
to
take
my
children
many
times
to
go,
see
that
flag,
but
unfortunately,
now,
while
people
have
attacked
our
democracy
in
this
country,
they've
got
to
wade
through
barbed
wire
and
fences
and
gates
and
troops
in
our
national
capital
u.s
capitol
to
get
to
see
that
flag
and
there's
been
many.
People
have
died
for
that
democracy
for
people
within
our
own
country
to
damage
that
democracy.
O
M
B
Hold
on
a
second
representative
weaver,
let's
please
be
respectful
of
each
other,
and
that
applies
to
all
of
us
and
please
be
respectful
of
each
other
people
that
send
us
here
expect
that
of
us.
So,
let's
please
be
respectful
of
each
other
and
also
be
respectful
to
all
the
school
children
that
are
watching
this
in
their
school
rooms
right
now.
So
let's,
please
exercise
good
judgment,
common
sense
and
respect.