Resolution Honoring Michael in the Tennessee House of Representatives

Yesterday in Nashville, Tennessee, the state House of Representatives voted in support of a tribute resolution for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The vote result was 51 in favor, 22 against, with 16 abstentions. To pass any resolution in the House, at least 50 votes are required. Now the resolution will go to the state Senate for a decision. When the resolution was first introduced in the House as a bill by Hardaway, one of the representatives, the head of the Republican Party association removed it from the agenda because, according to him, some Republican representatives objected to the costs being spent for this purpose. But in this session, state representative Donald Rolland estimated the cost of this tribute resolution at $800. Before the vote, Hardaway read the text of the resolution—praising Michael Jackson for his humanitarian activities and his services in the field of music and entertainment—for the other representatives. Source: eMJey / knoxnews.com