Bartleby’s ‘I prefer not to’ keeps us from schools, standardized tests
The story of Bartleby the scrivener by Melville depicts dogged noncompliance with authority. The book at right explains how Christians can flourish by being noncompliant and resisting “the good people.” [Our interest in the ideas of local economy and free markets force us to dash ourselves against the ironclad sides of the public school. Heads […]
51 of 67 judges reject Joe-Jim marriages as desired by U.S. judge
Families and defenders of marriage rally at the capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Saturday. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) Defenders of marriage are glad to hear of probate judges in Alabama declare they will not recognize dude-dude unions as marriage in a Saturday demonstration in Montgmery. (Photo Sanctity of Marriage Alabama on Facebook) […]
U.S. lacks authority to redefine ‘fundamental right’ of marriage
By David Tulis The federal supreme court is expected to rule in June on the claims by gay activists that state jurisdiction over marriage is a constitutional wrong that deprives them of a fundamental right. The gay argument is for unitary government that overrules the will of the people in each respective state that upholds […]
Moore, Alabama’s top judge, backs lesser magistrate doctrine
By David Tulis The following is a letter from Judge Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama court system, who argues for constitutional government and the concept of interposition and nullification. He argues that it is a duty of those we’d call lesser magistrates to ignore lawless opinions orders, to lay aside and resist […]
Should city government sell porn? A review of underlying law
By David Tulis The sale of pornography by Chattanooga city government is a matter of concern because pornography is an ideology that makes war on contentment. The human condition most obviously in view is sexual contentment — with one’s wife or husband, or with one’s state as an unmarried man or woman. Porn incites a […]
Freedom assailed in U.S. twilight, but liberty movement grows, II
(Photo Leon County, Fla., sheriff’s department) By Ron Paul The economic and moral decay of American society is reflected in the loss of liberties. This problem affects all Americans and not just the poor in the inner city. Gradual erosion of personal and economic liberty has proceeded for a century. The loss of our liberty […]
How private money, inflation entail chicanery, fraud, coming wreck
Justice Stephen J. Field, a dissenter of paper money disaster By David Tulis The disaster of national economy that awaits us here in the hinterlands has its makings in ideas that are ultimately religious in nature. More immediately the wreckage caused by ballooning and unpayable debt is based on a ideas that take the form […]
Tennesseans must be shocked to press further than Amendment 1
Volunteers for Center for Bio-Ethical Reform stand before a display in Knoxville, Tenn. By Fletcher Armstrong Now that the vote is in, there are important lessons to be learned, not just in Tennessee, but nationally as well. 1. Until we change public opinion, Amendment 1 (along with the anticipated ensuing regulations) are about as much […]
Judges give cheerful defense of democratic processes, states’ rights, federalism
Lesbians march in Boston in 2008, having converted laws and state government to their perspective. (Photo massresistance.org) By David Tulis The authority of states and their peoples to define marriage is being cheerfully upheld by an appellate opinion in Cincinnati that make clear marriage laws such as Tennessee’s are rational, imposed not with bigotry but […]
Duped, voters abdicate on judge elections as deep state decorates horizons
Pro-life sign-bearers greet voters at the Soddy-Daisy community center on election day. By David Tulis My wife, Jeannette, hold a post with chit-chat and an “Amendment 1 is pro-life” sign, and at 5 yesterday I relieved her at a Baptist church in Dallas Hollow Road in Soddy-Daisy, and helpd my post until 8. The pro-life […]