Carrie Underwood Stays On The Offensive Over Tennessee Ag-Gag Bill


Carrie Underwood isn’t happy with the Tennessee Ag-Gag bill, and she has taken to Twitter in an attempt to confront lawmakers in the state.

Underwood, an animal rights activist, is upset that the bill would require journalists and other organizations to report all cases of animal abuse within 48-hours. Opponents of the bill claim that reporters will not have enough time to effectively gather evidence and document it correctly.

The Ag-Gag bill was recently passed by Tennessee’s House and Senate and is now just awaiting the signature of state Governor Bill Haslam.

When Carrie Underwood learned of the bills passing vote she tweeted:

“Shame on TN lawmakers for passing the Ag-Gag bill … If Gov. Haslam signs this, he needs to expect me at his front door. Who’s with me?”

After her comment Tennessee representative, Andy Holt responded with the following tweet:

“I think Carrie should stick to singing country music and I’ll stick to lawmaking.”

Following that message, Underwood continued on the offensive, tweeting the following message:

Following along with her threat, Representative Holt tweeted a response by noting, “I work for the people of Tennessee and Carrie Underwood, being an individual who lives in the state of Tennessee, I work for her as well.”

Carrie Underwood is passionate about her hatred for the Ag-Gag bill. This is likely not the last we have heard from her on the issue.

Where do you stand on the Ag-Gag issue? Are you with Carrier Underwood or Tennessee state lawmakers?

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