Insurance, state work quietly to make roads more dangerous
John Ballinger stands next to a bit of open roadway. (Photo David Tulis) [He may be just a carpenter, but the Gnome of Strawberry Plains is one whose insights I always consider carefully as he is a miracle worker just like those commoners during “the money wars” in the 1980s who challenged the federal establishment […]
Melvin tells of his arrest, indictment, expungement of false charges
Hanson Melvin tells about how he has applied for an expungement of the criminal case against him, one launched by perjured officer statements and police action without probable cause. (Noogaradio on Facebook) Tweet Pin It
Victim of rogue officer asks expungement in botched city case
Hanson Melvin waits in the front lobby of the Hamilton County district attorney’s office prior to an interview with Neal Pinkston regarding perjured statements by an officer leading to his indictment. (Photo David Tulis) The Hixson man who was arrested and indicted for walking in his apartment complex and refusing to state his social security […]
Gaddys’ strong claim in house seizure case: City lacks probable cause
The people in the house above, that of Dunlap’s city attorney Stephen Greer, are trying to “inspect or demolish” the house below, that owned by Thomas and Carol Gaddy, private property owners who are the objects of an administrative and judicial combination. (Photos Google, David Tulis) The efforts by the city of Dunlap to “inspect” […]
City flings legal net to control house; Gaddys fight for constitutional rights
A logging truck passes in front of the law offices of city attorney Stephen Greer in Dunlap, Tenn. (Photo David Tulis) Dunlap mayor Dwain Land, a big gun lover with several rifles behind him in a glass case, signed the initial sworn civil complaint against the Gaddy family in February 2015. (Photo David Tulis) An […]
New law forces TN to justify harassment by ‘occupational licensing’
More than 100 callings and professions are claimed by the state as its property in Chattanooga, requiring practitioners to be licensed. (Photo David Tulis) “The right of individuals to pursue a chosen business or profession, free from arbitrary or excessive government interference, is a fundamental civil right.” That’s how the Right to Earn a Living […]
Patriots at Dayton dinner hail Trump, assert blessings of constitution
Though they love the U.S. Bill of Rights, men and women rise and salute the federal banner as if it still represents their interests in lawful government. (Photo David Tulis) Homeschooled teenager Jake Griffin, 15, and Jillian Edmonds, 16, listen to Jake’s grandmother, June Griffin, address the Bill of Rights dinner in Dayton, Tenn. (Photo […]
Administrative notice tells city its authority is limited
Carol Gaddy and her son, Kelly, speak with supporters at the Sequatchie County jail in Dunlap, Tenn., after her release on a criminal contempt charge. (Photo David Tulis) The Gaddy case in Sequatchie county pits a homeowner against the corporation called City of Dunlap in which officials are demanding right of “inspection” of Thomas and […]
Battlefield tactics: How to deny state actor’s ‘good faith’ defense
Dunlap, Tenn., city hall is embroiled in a fight to “inspect” a house apparently outside the city boundary. Dwain Land, chief executive of a municipal corporation called City of Dunlap When people hear a reference to “state actors,” they imagine for a split second a group of people all practicing grimaces, tremulous expressions of fear […]
Homeowner accuses judge of unjust dealings, city of fraud
Faded flags of defiant causes and imperial tyranny fly at the gate of the Thomas and Carol Gaddy house just outside Dunlap, Tenn., where folksy homeowners are defying demands for a city “inspection.” (Photo David Tulis) Carol Gaddy of Dunlap is accusing circuit court judge Thomas W. Graham of favoritism, illegal communications and the furthering […]