March 21st, 2012 at 2:51AM
Bill would let Tennessee counties and cities display the Ten Commandments (and other replicas of "historical" documents)

Because, you know, fuck separation of church and state. It was passed unanimously by the House. (Yeah, for those who don’t know, even the Democrats in Tennessee, for the most part, suck.)

The sponsor of this was Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, who, you may recall, is the same genius behind that bill that would force the state Department of Health to release the names of doctors who perform abortions and demographic info about the women receiving them.

Tennessee gets 6 more points of separation.

Unfortunately, the one Facebook account I found for Mr. Hill does not have a wall open to public bombing, but here is his “official” site that you *ahem* may or may not want to attack with some Project TMI activities.

ETA: His Twitter account may be your best bet for public exposure (either for Project TMI or the Ten Commandments bill … or both.)
6 notes #tennessee#matthew hill#ten commandments#separation of church and state
March 19th, 2012 at 2:40PM
You don't out-backwards Tennessee: Bill may expose identities of women seeking abortions

… The legislation, known as the Life Defense Act of 2012 or House Bill 3808, would restrict access to the procedure in two ways:

The first would require doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital near where they perform abortions, while the second would require the Department of Health to release more information on abortions, including the name of the doctor who performed the procedure and demographics about the women who receive them.

The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Matthew Hill, R-Jonesborough, said at an initial hearing on the bill earlier this month that the reporting requirement writes into law a form that the Department of Health already asks providers to fill out whenever they perform an abortion.

“The Department of Health already collects all of the data, but they don’t publish it,” he said. “All we’re asking is that the data they already collect be made public.”

But the measure goes beyond existing reporting requirements and could undermine women’s right to privacy by allowing opponents to identify — harass and intimidate — patients who undergo the procedure. …

More anti-choice intimidation bullshit, and this time it’s coming from the leader of everything Stone Age. +1 to Tennessee for introduction so far.
10 notes #anti-choice#life defense act of 2012#tennessee#matthew hill