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« Let the People Decide | Main | A Warning to Iran? » January 29, 2004Taxpayers Bill of Rights Town Hall MeetingSen. Jim Bryson, author of the proposed Taxpayers Bill of Rights amendment to the Tennessee constitution, has scheduled a town hall meeting for March 2 . Bryson's proposed amendment has three major provisions that would: Limit the growth of state government spending to the growth of inflation plus the growth in population.It is a scaled-down version of the Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights, considered the benchmark of tax-and-spending limitation amendments since its passage and approval by voters in 1992. Colorado's amendment extends similar provisions to local government and also requires voter approval of any increase in public debt. Bryson's town hall meeting will include an appearance by Colorado legislator Sen. John Andrews, president of the Colorado State Senate, who was one of the leading proponents of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights in Colorado. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, in the Davidson Room at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Nashville. Be there or be... overtaxed. Comments
Regrettably, I have to work during this time, otherwise I'd be there. Unfortunately, meetings like this are always scheduled such that it is most difficult to attend. Couldn't anything be done to get this rescheduled for an evening time slot? Perhaps then ther'll be some turn out. I'm concerned that the Tennessean will show poor turn out (due to inconvenient scheduling) as a lack of interest in the bill. Posted by: Jim at January 29, 2004 1:47 PMI'll be there... Posted by: Blake at January 29, 2004 1:51 PMI'll be there, and I'm assuming Bill will be there, too. Posted by: Michael Chaney at January 29, 2004 3:12 PMI'll be there assuming I can get away from work at that time. Posted by: Bill Hobbs at January 29, 2004 3:47 PMI want to be there, but I have class. I'll try and make it. College courses take up a few hours of my day; legislation like this affects the opportunities of fellow Tennesseans. I'll try and make it. Posted by: AaronC at January 31, 2004 3:11 AMPost a comment
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