Less than a week from now, Nashville will elect its next mayor. I hope the voters choose Karl Dean, whom I believe is the best choice. Dean is smart, has plenty of city experience, and has progressive ideas. His opponent is Bob Clement, a nice man, but who is sort of a good old boy. He doesn't seem to have new, fresh ideas. Nashville is such a great city now, we can't afford to go backwards. The city has had its share of old time politicians, and we should not make the mistake of electing another one.
As a law student, what is frightening to me is Clement's seemingly lack of knowledge of the Constitution. He keeps attacking Dean on his record as the city's elected public defender, acting as if Dean did something wrong by representing criminals and doing his job well. I am hoping he really understands the Constitution, and that criminals need a good defense. Surely, he doesn't misunderstand this. If he doesn't understand this, he should not be in a leadership position.
But if he does understand this, but is playing up to people's fears or ignorance, this is just as bad. We don't need a mayor doing either of these things.
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