While bringing sexy back may be a feat in its own right, it's apparently not as big a deal to the state of Tennessee as it is to readers of, say, Teen Bop.

Not that the two groups appear to be mutually exclusive.

A state senate resolution seeking to honor one "Mr. Justin Timberlake of Shelby County, Tennessee" has been postponed after several congressmen took issue with the idea of honoring a pop star whose racy oeuvre includes such titles as "Rock Your Body" and whose latest album has been granted the decidedly family-unfriendly name of FutureSex/LoveSounds.

Senate Joint Resolution 148, introduced by state Senator Ophelia Ford, reads like a laundry list of achievements both dubious and laudable, each intended to bolster her argument to "honor and commend Justin Timberlake on his exemplary musical career and his meritorious service to the State of Tennessee."

In her love letter—er, resolution—Ford pointed out that the 26-year-old pop star had not only begun "showcasing his talents at a tender age," but succeeded in "winning the heart of many a young fan with his dance moves and stunning vocal abilities."

Apparently, those stunning abilities won over many an old fan as well.

Ford continued on in the resolution, writing out in painstaking detail how Timberlake went from performing on the state fair circuit as "Justin Randall" to being cast in the Mickey Mouse Club, to his breakout gig as one-fifth of 'N Sync, to his current triple-threat status as Grammy winner, chart-topper and "star in the recently released major motion picture Black Snake Moan."

"Be it resolved...that we hereby honor and commend Mr. Justin Timberlake on his highly successful music career and for his meritorious service to the State of Tennessee and extend to him our best wishes for every future success," Ford wrote.

Unfortunately, not all the state's congressmen were gaga over the idea of honoring the heartthrob.

State Senator Raymond Finney removed the resolution from a bundle of other motions that were expected to get unanimous approval by the legislature.

"It's not something I want my name on," he told the Associated Press.

The Republican senator was at the forefront of the dishonorable movement, citing the inappropriate lyrical content of Timberlake's tracks as one of his main reasons for not humoring Ford's resolution.

Though Democratic leader Jim Kyle had another possible explanation.

"Maybe Raymond Finney is a huge Janet Jackson fan, and he's never forgiven him for that incident at the Super Bowl," he said.

Whatever the reason, Timberlake can rest assured that he's not alone in his congressional diss.

Last month, U2 frontman Bono suffered the same effrontery at the hands of North Dakota's House of Representatives. The state body rejected a resolution to formally honor the rocker's Third World do-gooding, citing the minor hitch that, technically, Bono and his anti-poverty measures have absolutely no connection to their fine state.

While Timberlake has yet to acknowledge his snub, he'll no doubt unleash a flurry of appropriately self-satisfied sound bites when the opportunity arises.

He did as much in the current issue of Details on a host of other recent grievances, most notably sounding off on the Recording Academy for selecting him to be the star player of their My Grammy Moment this year, only to alter the contest after he'd signed on to be a cheesy American Idol rip-off—a show Timberlake has made his views clear on in the past.

The "What Goes Around" singer said that he felt the Grammys took advantage of his accommodating nature and that, while he was not pleased with the final product, he nevertheless stuck it out.

"Because I'm the nice guy who follows through on the things he commits to," he said. "But I don't know if I'll be going through that sort of thing again. I feel like the Grammys used me for ratings. And look at it—they were up 18 percent."

Recording Academy's gain, Tennessee's loss.