We talk a lot about politics on here, but when it comes to Sen. Mitch McConnell, politics need to be set aside. Back in July, McConnell froze mid-speech at a news conference, and unfortunately, it wasn’t a one-time incident. This past Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky, McConnell froze again when repo...
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Washington County Election Commission (WCEC) has officially rejected a Tennessee Hills Distillery-launched petition that would have triggered a referendum on term limits for Jonesborough’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA). Now, a lawyer affiliated with Tennessee Hills, which announced the drive in early July after expressing dissatisfaction with the town’s […]
In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states could not impose congressional term limits — it would take a constitutional amendment to accomplish the objective. Nearly 30 years
I apologize ahead of time here for my ever-increasing frustration, but I am just so tired of hearing all these ongoing debates, year after year, about whether any politician is
Two high-profile incidents in quick succession involving Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have put the issue of aging politicians front and center. But the questions raised around mental capacity and fitness for office have no easy answers. Proposals that might begin to address the issue, such as term limits…