State Rep. Paul Stanley of Memphis poo-pooed
Representative Mike Kernell’s proposal to reestablish the
Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs, which was
dissolved under Governor Don Sundquist, claiming, “Now
is not a good time because of the state’s budget
problems.” Kernell believes that the commission could
improve Tennessee’s budget problems by pumping up its
tourism industry. Everyone knows there’s a veritable fortune
to be made from selling plastic tomahawks and
miniature dream-catchers.
