Only a third of respondents said they d execute. Tennessee decision-makers like Sundquist have insulated themselves. But the same insulation leaves them aloof when citizens en masse balk at proposals like a state income tax. That s because he doesn t believe us when our rights are violated. It s a travesty of our constitutional system that we have to raise the kind of money to take our government to court.
Few citizens have that kind of resources.
So, many lose their property rights. Others, as in Workman s case, can lose their lives. Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press.