TV spot fibbery: Amendment 2 ‘protects our right to vote for judges’
An establishment bid in Tennessee to beef up the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government is filled with clever dissimulation. For one, TV spots and fliers say voting for Amendment 2 “protects our right to vote for judges.” It protects our right to vote in Soviet-style retention election for judges after a […]
How by act of levitation feds turn marriage law into empty shell
Faith in high tech and a high level of public service have kept Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles in office. The gay revolution coming to Tennessee will test his resolve and faith as a Christian and publicly elected official. (Photo Electknowles.com) By David Tulis The debate over Amendment 1 to the Tennessee constitution brings to […]
Shadow on the field of your inheritance
By David Tulis You googled “abortion chattanooga” because you are searching. You have liberty to do so. Some long while ago the Supreme Court issued a decision, Roe something-or-other, that makes abortion a fundamental right. You have a sense of thankfulness for the judges, two rows of elderly, black-robed men and women with serious, dignified […]
Baby girls in Tennessee face bleak future without Amendment 1
Voters on Nov. 4 are being asked to make the Tennessee constitution more open to the protection of preborn babies. By David Tulis By their votes Tennesseans have a chance to pare back the custom supported by many women that destroys baby girls before birth. Boys, too; but only a few care about them. Amendment […]
Neutron bomb theory of law puts Haslam, Knowles in confrontation with oaths
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam By David Tulis Some Christians refuse to take oaths. They prefer to “affirm” a matter in their own name, that they will testify truthfully or obey a constitution on taking office. It is an error to refuse to invoke God’s name as witness in a trial or in taking up as […]
Ruling frees cops to be more secretive, alienated from the people
An appeals court ruling in June lets Chattanooga police chief Fred Fletcher have the liberty of shrouding records in “ongoing” cases — secrecy, in other words. (Photo WRCB TV) By Deborah Fisher The Court of Appeals in Nashville has kicked the can farther down the wrong road when it expanded police powers so police agencies […]
Governor pretends resistance to gay tide, quickly calls it quits in Wisconsin
Gov. Bill Haslam meets with state regulators in August 2013. (Photo Tn.gov/governor) For us, it’s over in Wisconsin. The federal courts have ruled that this decision by this court of appeals *** is the law of the land and we will be upholding it.” — Gov. Scott Walker [I have been considering our situation in […]
How county clerk Knowles can stand before poofter claimants
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream I analyze the legal responsibilities of county clerks vis a vis the claims of federal judges, who keep ruling that two guys can marry. At issue, his oath of office, the power of judicial opinion, the claim of state law upon an officeholder, the peril of perjury, his duty […]
If county clerk caves under gay ruling, citizen ‘relators’ given authority to oust him
An authority on the lesser magistrate doctrine is Matt Trewhella at lessermagistrate.com, from which this image is taken. By David Tulis Christians and people of religious interest Monday exulted in a defense by the federal high court of Hobby Lobby and the Green family, spared an Obamacare rule that would have forced them to pay […]
How in local economy Sheriff Hammond’s superiority works against him
Hamilton County’s incumbent sheriff, Jim Hammond, left, has much experience in international policing. His challenger Chris Harvey listens at a tea party event. By David Tulis The sheriff’s contest in Hamilton County is between a greater man and a lesser, between an officer whose scale of experience is global vs. the other whose is more […]