Cartels vs. liberty – Page 18

Double whammy: Hirsch rips gun law, says cops act outside law in traffic cases

Jay Hirsch after arguing his right-to-travel and right-to-bear-arms case before a three-judge panel of the Tennessee criminal court of appeals. (Photo David Tulis) NASHVILLE, July 18, 2017 — A criminal court of appeals today hears arguments from a 65-year-old laborer in Middle Tennessee who says that the gun statute is unconstitutional because it is vague […]

Gladden, Coonrod traffic stop typifies commercial enforcement

Anthony Gladden speaks to an officer from behind the wheel of a car. (Photo Times Free Press / Chattanooga police department) A traffic stop June 24 involving a car owned by city councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod is a picture of commercial government and its enforcement by police. The encounter on M.L. King Boulevard that night, city […]

Judges hear claim that TN’s racist anti-gun law unenforceably vague

Appeals court judges in the supreme court building, center right, in Nashville will hear arguments from a commoner about the state’s long abuse of constitutional liberties. (Photo Google Earth) A Christian man with a ministry to shut-ins and jail inmates is challenging as unconstitutional Tennessee’s racist ban on weapons ownership. Arthur J. Hirsch, known as […]

Homeschool expo opens world of learning for families

The home education expo at Camp Jordan July 21 and 22 is a great place for young people to meet. Every last space is used for educational exhibitors at the two-day home education expo in East Ridge that starts Friday, July 21, at 9 a.m. A former home educated student, Danielle Sacci is headed in […]

Expo lets hands shop; city event says yes to relationships, no to machine

Melvin sues cop Campbell, city for ‘outrageous’ arrest

Hanson Melvin is in a cheerful mood outside the Hamilton County courts building in Chattanooga after Judge Don Poole dismisses his criminal case on a phony charge of disorderly conduct. (Photo David Tulis) The conduct was intentional or reckless, and was so outrageous that it is not tolerated by a civilized society. *** [T]he city […]

Despite patriotic nostalgia, Dayton rally urges Christians to restore order

Re-enactor Jim Maddox recites the declaration of independence at a God and country rally in the Scopes monkey trial courtroom in Dayton, Tenn., just as a bit of tape loses its grip on a patriotic plastic banner. (Photo David Tulis) State Sen. Mae Beavers, a candidate for Tennessee governor, rises to give a brief oration […]

Soddy-Daisy roadblock hits 2 nights over holiday

This video shows one of the escape routes for a roadblock tonight and Saturday near the Regions bank in Soddy-Daisy. (Photo David Tulis) Update. The city will run its roadblock tonight under the Highway 27 overpass in rainy weather 10 p.m. to midnight. DT Our earlier story: Soddy Daisy will be running police roadblocks tonight […]

Council raises digital wall around Airbnb, barring hundreds from home-based business

John Muller regrets that Glenwood is outside a district for short-term vacation rentals, an omission that will slow the growth of and investment in that area. (Photo David Tulis) This map shows areas of town that will be allowed to take part in home sharing rentals. Homeowners outside the district face enforcement action, though the […]

Council says ‘Gig City’ concept merely marketing claptrap

Blake and Lexi Bozarth serve city guests at their residence, and want the city to prosper from an expansion of Airbnb’s network. But they are not angered by the city’s pretended authority to regulate the short-term vacational rental field. (Photo Lexi Bozarth, Facebook) City council votes to deny free market progress in many parts of […]