Yes, it would. The whole purpose of the balanced budget amendment is to restrict our power and give that power back to the people where it belongs. The power has been abused here. It has been abused over a prolonged period of time, and it has been abused to a severe degree. This is why the election of 2010 brought about some significant outcomes.
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So far as we know, the Department of Correction followed exactly the protocol that was outlined and vetted and approved by the attorney general’s office.
Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.
I will seek an independent investigation and pause all executions for the rest of 2026.
The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.
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