GOP wrecking freedom in firepower, liberty in marriage
Rep. Mike Carter, a Republican, is a former sessions court judge. (Photo wrcbtv.com) Todd Gardenhire defeats gun “constitutional carry” in Tennessee by not voting, but the bill can be revived, John Harris of the Tennessee Firearms Association says. Meanwhile, defenders of marriage work to crowbar the defense of natural marriage act from a state house […]
Gardenhire rejects right to bear arms in gun vote ‘pass’
Sen. Todd Gardenhire, “establishment” Republican Senator Mark Green presented his constitutional carry bill (SB1483) Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary committee but it failed thanks to Chattanooga Sen. Todd Gardenhire, a Republican. The bill would have, as amended, imposed only the burden on a citizen of obtaining at least eight hours of training from any state […]
Bill asks U.S. congress for marriage remedy, rejects common law solution
Rep. Mark Pody’s defense of marriage bill — stuck in a Tennessee subcommittee — continues to be the focus of pro-marriage Christians. But their ranks are divided. A pro-family critic of interposition helped kill it with talk about its potential cost in lost U.S. cash. Marriage belongs to every man and to every woman as […]
Immunity laws let ‘the good people’ exist above rest of us
A bill in the general assembly proposes giving Tennessee National Guard members immunity if they are accused in a tort action. The bill breezed through the Senate. Why immunity? “Complete and absolute immunity is required for the free exercise and discharge of the duties” of members or staff of such agencies. “Members *** must be […]
With reforms, Christ will be brought back into courtrooms
Judges and juries in the Hamilton County, Tenn., court building dispense verdicts and opinions. Many are just. (Photo David Tulis) True servants of the Lord Jesus Christ confess that He is the Creator God of heaven and earth, Redeemer of mankind, Judge of all the earth, and King of kings and Lord of lords. All […]
Bill would limit U.S. smog-producing program in skies of Rhode Island
Chattanooga receives a treatment of jet-deposited aerosols Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo Blacky Darr) Knoxville is crisscrossed with jet plumes of a nighttime, Jan. 24, 2016. I have seen over the skies of Soddy-Daisy such interventions that are said to prevent radiative heat from the earth’s surface from escaping into space. (Photo Marla Stair-Wood) Treatments from […]
Little says possible to be ‘just judge,’ says courts not machine for skinning poor
Public defender Mike Little says there is no conspiracy within the court system to oppress the working poor who run afoul of the state’s many “victimless crime” rules.(Photo 2012 David Tulis) By Esther Taj Attorney Mike Little has worked in the Hamilton County public defender’s office 1 ½ years and is a candidate for criminal […]
Passport Challenge event in city brings Hispanic right to travel into view
Gladys Pineda-Loher and Jim Coppinger, the mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn., promote a Latin event under the heading of “passports.” (Photo Facebook) Part of the prosperity and security of people in the home county here in Southeast Tennessee is the right of free movement. By that I mean not just the power of relocation and […]
Q&A. City’s zoning reform: fresh water but dirty pipe
Top photo, streetscapes under traditional zoning regulation end up looking like this — hostile to human life and not “people-centric,” as Mayor Andy Berke describes it. Bottom photo, a street that has been revived under form-based zoning rules is interactive and alive. (Photos Form-Based Code Institute) Traditional zoning cares mostly for the use of a […]
Bills target Tennessee’s complicity with global anti-gun owner rules
A Tennessee bill would take a first step towards withdrawing state resources and people from enforcing gun control based on international law or treaties, blocking them. Introduced by Rep. John Windle and Rep. Mark Pody, HB 2389 and SB2395 by Sen. Paul Bailey would prohibit law enforcement officers from enforcing provisions of international law and […]