My Brother’s Keeper may be lofty program, but borrows from knave
President Barack Obama is doing somebody a favor in this image from the My Brother’s Keeper program on the White House website. Please read my essay at Chattanoogan.com Tweet Pin It
Obama cajoling hysterical Republicans to pass national ID law
By Bojidar Marinov There is no good move for the Republicans on immigration now. First, despite all the screams to the contrary, they know that Obama is within the limits of the law when he made his announcement. Yes, unlike the millions of clueless conservatives, I read the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) currently in […]
Elites revitalize city with quiet consent of public; dissenters want more government
Robert Ashton Winslow tells how superior people of means and talent in the past 50 years have reshaped the river city into a tourist town with a pro-environment reputation. “We are so diverse and full of ideas and we do have real divisions,” the young filmmaker says. “But polarization makes us forget that we really […]
Judges proposal urges give up gold for pyrite; an election roundup
Barbara Foster, left, of Chattanooga, and Lauren Smith of Soddy-Daisy enjoy an early voting experience Friday at Northgate mall in Chattanooga. By David Tulis Three important constitutional amendments on the ballot give us common people a chance to defy the will of the elites whose concentration of power secures their economic security and that of […]
Haslam, industry titans reject marketplace, digital redo in education
A sop for defenders of a decaying business model (the public school), Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing free community college for all high school grads, as proclaimed in a mailer. By David Tulis Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise program of free associate degrees for high school grads is being flooded with applications, not to anyone’s […]
No, sir, our constitutional history forbids my support of Amendment 2
Gov. Bill Haslam is leading an effort to reduce from three to two the number of departments in Tennessee government. Amendment 2 deletes the people’s right to elect judges and makes members of the judiciary accountable to the executive and legislative branches. (Photo VoteYes2.org) [The following is an Aug. 25, 2014, letter by a Cleveland, […]
Amendment 2 gives judicial branch to state’s political elites
With fliers such as this one, the political establishment in Tennessee is deceiving members of the public into giving up their constitutional right to elect judges. By David Tulis Tennesseans should not be snookered by the political establishment’s power grab in Amendment 2. The constitutional revision is a concession you are asked to give to […]
Amendment 1 gives state options on abortion, Fowler says
David Fowler of Family Action Council of Tennessee explains what it’s all about. Tweet Pin It
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 […]