[Editorial] Memphis, Shelby County, & their Political Alliance

The State of Tennessee has 95 counties in it. Shelby County is one of them. And Memphis is located in Shelby County.

The Memphians and the residents in Shelby County should try to build, construct, maintain, strengthen, and reinforce the mutual strategic alliance relationships with the residents and their politicians in other counties in Tennessee. Whis is it important and necessary?

The Memphians and the residents in Shelby County are governed by the laws because the United States is the country of the rule of law. This country is not governed by the rule of any kings.

The Tennessee General Assembly passes the laws in the Tennessee Code in the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee General Assembly consists of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate.

The Tennessee House of Representatives contains 99 members, while the Tennessee Senate contains 33 members. The members of the Tennessee House of Representatives serve two-year terms, while the members of the Tennessee Senate serve four-year terms.

Who elects those politicians and sends those lawmakers in the offices in Nashville where the Tennessee General Assembly resides? Their constituents do. In order to make Memphis and Shelby County as better places, it is not enough for us to try to make changes in these neighborhoods and local districts. It is time for the Memphians and their neighbors to broaden their horizon toward other parts of Tennessee.

This is the alphabetical list of counties in Tennessee. Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis , Lincoln, Loudon, McMinn, McNairy, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, Wilson.

The Memphians and the residents in Shelby County shoud try to send more competent and trustworthy politicians into the Tennessee General Assembly. At the same time, ANTI-CAMPAIGNS against the bad, corrupt, and stinky politicians or candidates are strongly necessary and should be propelled.

Enough is enough. The politics in Tennessee should be changed. Fundamentally.

The Editorial of the Memphis Times

Published: March 11, 2024, Monday, at 4:03AM.