New defense for aliens, liberty lovers: No requirement to obtain driver license
An 1939 court opinion on the state driver license makes clear that it is obtained in equity, meaning by consent, application and voluntary action. Existing statute appears to recognize this prospect. By David Tulis As you pointed out in the first of our two phone conversations, “driving is a privilege.” OK. Licensed driving is a […]
Body cams will make cops more visible as standing army
Body cameras on cops may prevent violent acts by policemen, but add another layer of surveillance. Tests in early 2015 in Chattanooga of body cameras for police officers and sheriff’s deputies is widely considered a way to reduce the number of police officer attacks upon members of the public and the severity of other abuses. […]
Moore, Alabama’s top judge, backs lesser magistrate doctrine
By David Tulis The following is a letter from Judge Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama court system, who argues for constitutional government and the concept of interposition and nullification. He argues that it is a duty of those we’d call lesser magistrates to ignore lawless opinions orders, to lay aside and resist […]
Sky striping critics said to ‘derail debate’ over theoretical sun-fighting program
By David Tulis Critics of stratospheric aerosol geoengineering are taking it on the chin in a Washington Post oped, but are celebrating their being recognized in the establishment press. A column in the District of Columbia-based Post suggests that writers such as Dane Wigington of Geoengineeringwatch.org “could derail debate” over climate policy with their “emotional” […]
Should city government sell porn? A review of underlying law
By David Tulis The sale of pornography by Chattanooga city government is a matter of concern because pornography is an ideology that makes war on contentment. The human condition most obviously in view is sexual contentment — with one’s wife or husband, or with one’s state as an unmarried man or woman. Porn incites a […]
Modest Obama omits mention of heroic weather modification effort
Jets race over Chattanooga Jan. 20, 2015, in an unheralded program to murk up the sky to “protect the one planet we’ve got,” as President Obama states it later that day. (Photo David Tulis)Stripes like these Tuesday near Dandridge, Tenn., are not left by coincidence or happenstance. This agonized sky is part of a federal […]
Noninflationary payday loans fill gap caused by employers’ scoffing at Bible
ACE Checks Cashed on Brainerd Road and other payday lenders face regulation by Chattanooga city council. (Photo Google Maps) By David Tulis A plan before Chattanooga city council to restrict payday lenders touches at consequences of quick-cash loans but overlooks a cause — namely the abuse of employers’ holding back. The proposal restricts all sorts […]
New system promises to bypass TOR, a trap for privacy-minded Web users
Chattanooga-area programmer John Kozlowski’s secure email service is named after the Russian matryoshka nesting dolls. [Startmail.org promises snoop-free messaging — “StartMail lets you take back your right to communicate privately,” its website says. Reagan.com makes a similar offer: “Unlike some of the largest email service providers like Google, Yahoo, AOL, and Hotmail, @Reagan.com will not […]
Freedom assailed in U.S. twilight, but liberty movement grows, II
(Photo Leon County, Fla., sheriff’s department) By Ron Paul The economic and moral decay of American society is reflected in the loss of liberties. This problem affects all Americans and not just the poor in the inner city. Gradual erosion of personal and economic liberty has proceeded for a century. The loss of our liberty […]
One plant saved, one shuttered; local economy makes winning argument
Dayton’s Goodman Daikin manufacturing plant is being closed by its Japanese owners. (Photo WDEF News 12, wdef.com) By David Tulis Allan Jones of Cleveland, Tenn., earns millions in a payday loan business that gives him enough capital to rescue a sinking clothing maker in his hometown. His recent buyout of Hardwick Clothes is a picture […]