Slatery’s pious flummadiddlery on 10th amendment, marriage
Tennessee attorney general Herbert Slatery III pretends in a Chattanooga speech the state cannot resort to the 10th amendment to rebuff high-handed lawlessness out of a Washington, D.C., court. (Photo Wdef.com) By David Tulis Whining about an oppressive federal government is good marketing for Republicans. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III tells Chattanooga party members […]
Sen. Gardenhire’s fallacious claims about mass schooling
Sen. Todd Gardenhire The rooster crows immediately before sunrise, therefore the rooster causes the sun to rise. — Sample of poplar fallacy By David Tulis The marketplace in educational services has been stifled in Chattanooga for decades thanks to a taxpayer-subsidized cartel that is loaded down with corporate hangers-on and profiteers. But others support public […]
Purpose of Common Core: Centralize, standardize, digitize, harvest the young
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. (The more that changes, the more it’s the same thing.) — French proverb In part a review of The Educator & the Oligarch: A Teacher Challenges the Gates Foundation by Anthony Cody. (New York, Garn Press, 2014. 199 pages, no index. $15.30 from abebooks.com) By Franklin Sanders […]
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 […]
Trump rejects local economy ideal, favors mighty U.S.
Donald Trump vows to make America great again. (Photo Trump Facebook page) By David Tulis The appeal of Donald Trump is that he gives the impression that the federal leviathan is manageable, that it can be subjected to the whim of a national CEO, that a man who appears to care little for details can […]
Cruz tells Chattanoogans he’d rescind illegal executive orders, halt PP funding
Ted Cruz speaks in Chattanooga Aug. 10, 2015. He says on his first day as federal president, he would rescind all illegal executive orders, halt Planned Parenthood funding and direct Justice Department to end all persecutions against religious liberty. On the other hand, he favors hostile attitude toward Iran. 15 minutes. (Ben Cagle video) Tweet […]
Fly battle flag at Marine’s funeral, get arrested?
By David Tulis The Muslim attack that killed five military men in Chattanooga has brought paroxysms of grief, an emotional public outpouring of sympathy and an unconstitutional edict from Mayor Andy Berke. Mayor Berke intends to keep away from the funeral procession demonstrators such as members of the Fred Phelps family of Westboro Baptist church […]
Slain Marine mourned, but city guts free speech rights in his honor
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Supt. Smith demands F$34 million more, yet silent on ‘eligibility standards’ in law
State government’s No. 2 expenditure is the school system. (Graphic Tennessee comprehensive annual financial report, 2014) By David Tulis Dr. Rick Smith is the man whose great will in matters of schooling superintends the wills of others in the local system. He intends there to be more cash to spend for administration, improvements and students. […]
Corker says NSA collecting too little data on Americans
Sen. Bob Corker, whose government is collecting a woman’s cellphone call, meets with voters October 2014 in Benton County. (Photo corker.senate.gov) The program is actually not the program I thought it was. Not even close,I think you are going to see people on both sides of the aisle pushing, wondering why not more data is […]