The gods we control turn tables on us
As a lost people, we create gods we control, but some of these deities (U.S. government, for example) really have cut loose and claim their own sovereignty. In Part 2, John Anthony of Chattanooga of Sustainable Freedom Lab explores HUD rules that intend to recreate American cities, towns over the next century. Also, docs flee […]
Davis’ interposition defies lawless authority; Republicans disappoint
Kim Davis, a good faith county clerk By Matt Trewhella Kim Davis and the other clerks in Kentucky who are defying an immoral and unconstitutional Supreme Court ruling are to be commended. Precious few magistrates in our nation have decided not to pay homage to the Supreme Court. The ruling is immoral because it impugns […]
Tulis yanks texts suggesting 10 ‘relators’ here could oust governor
I am retracting two essays on Tennessee’s relator statute, whose powers to remove high public officials from office are less than I asserted. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis I stand corrected in my coverage of Tennessee’s relator law in which I argued the statute allows 10 citizens to sue a governor or high official […]
Beacon sues Nashville to free homeowners using AirBnB
P.J. and Rachel Anderson of Nashville are oppressed by an arbitrary city government rule barring their involvement with Airbnb, the sharing app for room and house rentals. (Photo Beacon Center) By Justin Owen Beacon made headlines last week when we announced the formation of a new legal foundation to challenge unfair and unconstitutional laws on […]
Public show of support Wednesday uplifts Navy man who shot at attacker
Tim and Franicia White and their children in Pensacola, Fla., in 2014. (Photo on White family website by Dave & Jess Marshall) By David Tulis The photographs of Lt. Cmdr. Tim White published in the local newspaper show him in striking Navy whites, surrounded by family members. Protesters this Wednesday in downtown Chattanooga will have […]
License plate readers soak up city motorist information
Sixty Tennessee Highway Patrol cars are equipped with federally linked license plate readers. We’re safe now. (Photo TV9) By David Tulis An LPR helped catch Vester Flanagan as he fled a murder scene in Virginia. An LPR is a license plate reader, a device that drinks in auto tag numbers and matches incoming digitized snapshots […]
Bill condemning global Christian persecution seeks sponsors, support
Christians and others in Tennessee should press their state senator and house of representative member to introduce and support this resolution to condemn the global persecution of the people of God by state and private actors serving the interest of the religion of Mohammed. The rate at which people are martyred for the love of […]
Dad hesitates to cast newborn upon state’s mercies, delays ‘certifying’ birth, getting SSN
Channing and Katie Kilgore of Whitwell, Tenn., have had their first child, a daughter, Aletheia. (Photo Facebook) Do not become the slaves of men. — First Corinthians 7:23 By David Tulis Aletheia Kilgore has just emerged from the womb, and is as much a free woman as she will ever likely to be. The daughter […]
Haslam, Slatery refuse to defend marriage; Womick demands protection
Gov. Bill Haslam By David Tulis Tennesseans have great reason to be dissatisfied — even angry — at high officials in state government. The fault is their lapse in government, their unwillingness to represent the interests of the people as regards marriage and the unborn. The first lapse occurred 32 years ago, in 1973, when […]
Power of Sheriff Hammond to protect liberty, uphold law
At 1:25, Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond says he was not privy to federal data about a Muslim shooter, that his attack rose straight from the Muslim creed, that he receives federal intelligence data, believes that laws imposed by the state and the U.S. represent the will of the people, represents the people as opposed […]