GOP’s Gardenhire won’t lift pinkie for right to bear arms in Tennessee
On March 8, 2016, Sen. Todd Gardenhire killed so-called constitutional carry in Tennessee in a Senate judiciary committee vote. Or nonvote. The senator “passed” on a proposal that would have allowed all law-abiding citizens of Tennessee to carry a firearm on their person without giving first an OK and a license from Gov. Haslam’s department […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Local vote affects city future; national vote shares in delusions
Candidates for judge such as Mike Little of Chattanooga are susceptible to the public’s interest by standing for election. Mr. Little awaits results of the day’s balloting for criminal court judge in Hamilton County, Tenn. (Photo Facebook) Soddy-Daisy voters line up to insert their ballots into a state-owned machine that tallies their preferences on Super […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Fiddle Man’ of Lawrenceburg demands verdict be overturned, right to travel
A woman gets a ride on a tractor at a fair in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., in which a court on Thursday will consider grinding a free user of the public roads beneath its treads. (Photo Yesterdaystrators.com) The man convicted by a jury on four criminal counts is Arthur Jay Hirsch, 65, a bachelor whose livelihood is […]
Victim of state asks Christians to witness clash at sentencing
A circuit court in rural Lawrence County is sentencing a Christian workingman for traveling at liberty on the people’s highways. He asks people to attend. (Photo Lawrencecd.org) By David Tulis A court in Lawrence County, Tenn., will sentence a devout Christian working man Thursday (Feb. 11) for exercising his constitutional right to travel. Arthur Jay […]
Free-range motorist seeks to vaporize charges, asks they be heard ‘in agency’
Nineteen-year-old Tim Murphy of Chattanooga proudly stands in front of his auto while holding a restricted driving license, one he hopes to replace soon with a regular driver license. He exercises the privilege of operating a motor vehicle as a licensee, while others exercise the right to travel on the public highway as a matter […]