Insurance, state work quietly to make roads more dangerous
John Ballinger stands next to a bit of open roadway. (Photo David Tulis) [He may be just a carpenter, but the Gnome of Strawberry Plains is one whose insights I always consider carefully as he is a miracle worker just like those commoners during “the money wars” in the 1980s who challenged the federal establishment […]
Melvin tells of his arrest, indictment, expungement of false charges
Hanson Melvin tells about how he has applied for an expungement of the criminal case against him, one launched by perjured officer statements and police action without probable cause. (Noogaradio on Facebook) Tweet Pin It
City unpacks new year’s gift for elderly couple: Jail cell
A wall surrounds a fresh-water well on the Thomas and Carol Gaddy property in Dunlap, Tenn., that is often swamped by rainwater runoff from a city-owned lot across the street. (Photo David Tulis) The prospects of relief for Thomas and Carol Gaddy shrank with the issuance of a final order in their property rights case in […]
Gaddys’ strong claim in house seizure case: City lacks probable cause
The people in the house above, that of Dunlap’s city attorney Stephen Greer, are trying to “inspect or demolish” the house below, that owned by Thomas and Carol Gaddy, private property owners who are the objects of an administrative and judicial combination. (Photos Google, David Tulis) The efforts by the city of Dunlap to “inspect” […]
City flings legal net to control house; Gaddys fight for constitutional rights
A logging truck passes in front of the law offices of city attorney Stephen Greer in Dunlap, Tenn. (Photo David Tulis) Dunlap mayor Dwain Land, a big gun lover with several rifles behind him in a glass case, signed the initial sworn civil complaint against the Gaddy family in February 2015. (Photo David Tulis) An […]
New law forces TN to justify harassment by ‘occupational licensing’
More than 100 callings and professions are claimed by the state as its property in Chattanooga, requiring practitioners to be licensed. (Photo David Tulis) “The right of individuals to pursue a chosen business or profession, free from arbitrary or excessive government interference, is a fundamental civil right.” That’s how the Right to Earn a Living […]
Patriots at Dayton dinner hail Trump, assert blessings of constitution
Though they love the U.S. Bill of Rights, men and women rise and salute the federal banner as if it still represents their interests in lawful government. (Photo David Tulis) Homeschooled teenager Jake Griffin, 15, and Jillian Edmonds, 16, listen to Jake’s grandmother, June Griffin, address the Bill of Rights dinner in Dayton, Tenn. (Photo […]
Dunlap mayor says sad over Gaddy ‘inspection’ fight
Dwain Land signed the initial complaint in the Gaddy case in Dunlap, Tenn., where the city is demanding a search without taking the trouble of drafting an affidavit of probable cause. (Photo David Tulis) The mayor of Dunlap says he regrets the escalating conflict over property rights in his southeast Tennessee town. “I hate anything […]
Lawyers in bus crash lawsuits yield open secret about a lost liberty
Bus companies such as Durham School Services earn a profit from transporting people or goods for hire on the people’s roads, and so are called “common carriers” subject to regulation. (Photo secure.burlesonisd.net) A secret is being revealed by lawyers filing lawsuits on behalf of victims of the yellow school bus crash in Chattanooga that killed […]
We need to end bail system that jails poor people
People are jailed in this monolith in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., for being unable to pay fines. (Photo wrcbtv.com) Our terribly overcrowded Hamilton County Jail may get some help from an unsuspected corner – the Obama administration is tackling the fact that right now over 450,000 people are in our country’s jails because they are too […]