Homeowner cited to court should use defense of poetry
A city resident faces a court citation for litter in her yard. Does her sign say OH or HO? Ah, human mystery! (Photos Elizabeth Miller on Facebook) [In the note below I chat with Elizabeth Miller, cited to city court in Chattanooga for having a noncompliant yard in St. Elmo, nestled at the foot of […]
How spoils system would make city, county more responsive to voters
In the spoils system, the arrival of Hamilton County mayor Jim Coppinger, center, to office would have involved the ouster of most of the county’s employees and installation of his own people. In 2013, county staff numbered 1,762. (Photo wrcbtv.com) By David Tulis Why do you vote? Is it possible that when you vote you […]
If stealing country were a tort, getting it back might be ‘action in replevin’
Wendell O’Reilly, Chattanooga attorney The difficulty in strengthening local economy comes from the economic and political interests whose success is crowned by centralization. The government school. Federal welfare. Total surveillance. The usual suspects. By David Tuls Thanks to Uncle’s control of entire marketplaces it sometimes is inconceivable that Chattanoogans will ever be their own masters. […]
The next time you get ticket, ask questions a la Scarlet Pimpernel
(Photo Chattanooga Police Department annual report 2011) By Franklin Sanders A friend of mine, the Scarlet Pimpernel of Low-Key Anti-Tyranny, lives in another state. He has a very low tolerance for the petty blue light tyranny practised on us daily — police stopping you for a tail light out (when the law says you only […]
Feds give 15 years to man over 7 gun shells; local economy liberty in city
Video streaming by UstreamDavid talks about the Edward Young story in the Sunday Chattanooga Times Free Press — the tale of a man sentenced to 15 years for accidentally having custody of seven shotgun shells. He also talks with a manager and family member of Blind Lady of Chattanooga. Tweet Pin It
Attorneys advise on checkpoints as Tenn. activists fire up dashcams
By David Tulis Freedom-minded Tennesseans in Rutherford County are raising funds to put dashcams in more vehicles so that “bad apples” among police and sheriff’s departments can be recorded violating the rights of citizens at traffic stops. Meanwhile, a noted Nashville attorney says that the law recognizes a difference between a traffic stop and a […]
Uncle faces demand: Did you raid Gibson because owner conservative?
Henry Juszkiewicz speaks at a rally of supporters after Uncle Sam hit his Nashville guitar company with a military-grade raid in 2011. (Photo Chris Butler) From Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog Henry Juszkiewicz and Christian Martin run competing guitar-manufacturing companies, but their politics have nothing in common. Juszkiewicz, CEO of the Nashville-based Gibson Guitar, is […]
Boston ‘lockdown’ rejects the value local economy could give in search
Ordering people in Watertown, Mass., to stay indoors, then searching their houses without a warrant, is an affront not just to local economy and its “eyes and ears,” but constitutional protections. (Photo Facebook) A TV blared momentarily behind us as I was chatting with Louis Lee, the spokesman for the Tennessee state guard who was […]
Dollar not a real claimcheck, thus weak basis for ’Nooga’s prosperity
Vic Lockman, in his delightful little book, “Money, Banking and Usury, a Biblical View,” explains why local economy in Chattanooga has huge hurdles. To take up the alarming skepticism we have of the official U.S. economy — aka the “national economy” — it is best to have a better understanding of the American dollar. No […]
To travel by right, defy citation under administrative procedures act
Most people accept being drivers of motor vehicles, and so obtain licenses to use their cars. But others as a matter of free market principle refuse to ask permission to use the road and their cars, and sometimes face a little roadside excitement. By Rob Wornell The basic concept behind the idea of the super-healthy […]