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| Robert Swope |
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| Doug Pardue |
On July 6th the Metro Council met in regular session and among the items on the agenda was
BILL NO. BL2017-739, the
sanctuary bill. It was withdrawn by the sponsor. On June 20th the bill
had passed second reading by a vote of 25 in favor, eight opposed and
four abstentions. Between second reading and third reading, the mayor
had come out against the bill, the sheriff had come out against it and
said if it passed he would not enforce it, the Metro legal department
had issued an opinion that the bill was not enforceable and the Council
could not compel the sheriff to abide by the bills requirements, the
state legislature let it be know they were considering going into
special session to nullify the Council's action should the bill pass,
and there had been a howl of pubic protest opposing the bill.
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| Steve Glover |
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| Sheri Weiner |
On
July 20th when on second reading Councilman Robert Swope led the
opposition and gave a powerful speech arguing against it. When it came
to a vote, only eight council members voted against it.
The eight "no" votes were Robert Swope, Doug Pardue,
Steve Glover, Sheri Weiner, Russ Pulley, Davette Blalock, Tanaka Vercher, and Jacobia Dowell.
These council members who had the courage to vote against this bill
should be applauded. If you see them, please thank they for their vote.
The members of the Council voting for the sanctuary city bill were
John Cooper, Erica Gilmore, Bob Mendes, Sharon Hurt, Jim Shulman, DeCosta Hastings, Brenda Haywood, Scott
Davis, Brett Withers, Anthony Davis, Nancy VanReece, Bill Pridemore, Jeff Syracuse, Mike Freeman,
Colby Sledge, Burkley Allen, Freddie O’Connell, Mary Carolyn Roberts, Ed Kindall, Mina Johnson, Kathleen Murphy,
Jeremy Elrod, Karen Johnson, Fabian Bedne, and Dave Rosenberg.
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| Russ Pulley |
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| Davette Blalock |
Four council members, Nike Leonardo, Larry Hagar, Keven Rhoten, and Angie Henderson abstained.
To place a face and council district number with the names, follow
this link.
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| Tanaka Vercher |
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| Jacobia Dowell |
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