Traffic stop reform starts bottom up; no hope for fix from top

Bottom-up reform relies on the commoner to accomplish its end, not the chief, leader or high official. By David Tulis / 92.7 NoogaRadio Reform of abusive police practices will rely more and more on the working man, the broken man, the jobless man, person with unpaid fines, the soul with three jobs and no degree. […]

DA Schmidt so abuses law he may make perfect sessions judge in Wednesday vote

Fraud has the outward visible sign of honesty, but lacks the inward spiritual grace. A legal maxim District attorney David Schmidt, in the running as one of 20 applicants for sessions court judge in Hamilton County, is blotted by at least one violation of  lawyer ethics in a recent case involving a liberty oriented criminal […]

Marceaux rehearses career insisting on rights, defying cops, taunting courts

Cop watch activist Basil Marceaux is 66 years old and in ailing health. He has been arrested 27 times and attributes his courage in defying lawless public servants to his Marine Corps background and to a desire to preserve American liberties. Mr. Marceaux is the bane of Tennessee judges and clerks for his dogged dealings […]

Jackson, facing new arrest, avers private use of road in affidavit

Keelah Jackson is a private person who is struggling to get out from under administrative state claims in Tennessee that are effectively a civil death sentence upon her. She has unpaid fines and fees that caused Tennessee to suspend her driver license. She is relying on transportation administrative notice and a clear understanding of her […]

Judge Shattuck won’t let go, binds Watt over to grand jury

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2019 — Today in sessions court in Chattanooga Judge Clarence Shattuck sends the case against Diana Watt to the grand jury. At least one of the a charges against her is being dropped, that of retaliation against officer or official for past action. By David Tulis / 92.7 NoogaRadio Mrs. Watt, […]

Driver license costs half a penny a day; so why not just pay?

A Tennessee driver license costs F$19.50 to renew and it remains “valid” for eight years. That’s 2,920 days for a Class D license, or 0.6678 cents a day. Slightly more than half a penny per 24 hour period. By David Tulis / 92.7 NoogaRadio State government and police charge people criminally, arrest them and hold […]