In yesterday’s post, I looked at a few recent stories from the two best states in the country, Florida and Tennessee.  Each of these states seems to have fresh new “good news” stories for conservatives each and every day. When I think about the legislators who write these bills, especially at a time where Christians are losing everything, it really makes me feel respect for them.

Anyway, here is the latest news from Tennessee, as reported by the Christian Post:

A new Tennessee law will allow public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if their religious beliefs make them unable to do so in good conscience.

Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 878 last Wednesday.

The Republican-controlled Tennessee Senate approved the bill in a 27-5 vote earlier this month after the House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 74-22 vote last year.

While the vote fell along party lines, one House Democrat joined all House Republicans in supporting the legislation.

Every. Single. Republican. Legislator. Voted. For. It.

This is why I have no patience for people who like to throw up their hands and say “both parties are the same” or “it doesn’t matter if you vote” or “I don’t pay attention to politics” or “I don’t like to talk about religion and politics” or “all the states are the same”. All they are doing is taking the easy road, and trying to sound like they know more than they actually do. The truth is that these things matter, and they matter a lot.

I have been working in America for nearly 25 years now, and these are the kinds of things I hear from men in the workplace – especially from men who chose secular left women to marry, because of how they looked. After they realize that their entire legacy has been ruined by a bad marriage, then they say things like this to explain why they are completely ineffective. First, they choose a wife based on what’s best for them. Then, they ignore politics, because that’s easier for them. Disgusting.

More from the article:

The bill’s text declares, “A person shall not be required to solemnize a marriage if the person has an objection to solemnizing the marriage based on the person’s conscience or religious beliefs.”

[…]Republican Rep. Monty Fritts, who sponsored the bill, argued before a subcommittee last year that “officiants must be able to refuse to solemnize marriages that are contrary to their beliefs” even as “societal views change about what constitutes a marriage.”

“The government has a responsibility to protect the exercise of religious beliefs,” he said. “Those with the authority to perform civil ceremonies would also be permitted to refuse to solemnize marriage for reasons of conscience.”

My favorite part of this story has to do with Representative Monty Fritts. I read an article about this legislation over at the far-left CNN, to see if they had an additional details.

And in that CNN article, it said this:

CNN reached out to Fritts for comment, but he declined a phone interview.

I have to say this again. If you are in a blue state, and you think that states like Tennessee are the same as your blue state, then you are wrong. Do not be like these men in my office who just want to dismiss politics and policy because it’s easier for them. Real men foresee future dangers, and they make plans and execute them in order to avoid those dangers. You need to make a plan to get a good education, then find a good job in Tennessee or Florida or Oklahoma, and move to one of these good red states. Do not be paying your taxes to governments that do not give you rights like these red states give you.

I left a nearly communist country in order to come to America, and I had to wait for many, many years to get a FT100 employer to sponsor me for my green card. Moving from one state to another for natural-born citizens is child’s play in comparison. Especially if you already have a work from home job. What are you waiting for? Things are only going to get worse in blue states as the government’s spending money runs out.