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 […]
Establishment gangs up to deprive Tennesseans vote on judges
The state’s business and political establishment supports force-fitting the constitution to fit an illegal law. Please read my essay at this link. Tweet Pin It
The pledge of allegiance vs. local economy
Flags representing the federal government and the 50 states flutter on the lawn of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. By David Tulis The Christian socialist cousins behind the American pledge of allegiance were men who had a low view of local economy. Their vision of America in 1892 was one of national […]
Grounds for suit: City’s gay ordinance outside legal authority in charter
Mayor Andy Berke holds a cute pup, but a poofter city ordinance he admires is a real mongrel. (Photo city Twitter feed) (An effort to oust city councilman Chris Anderson has failed by a lack of 421 signatures. Mr. Anderson is the inspiration of city government’s lugbutt (OK OK, LBGT) ordinance for domestic partner benefits. […]
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 […]
Sheriff Hammond’s program catches flak, but tells of localist orientation
Sheriff Jim Hammond explains the origins and duties of his office in a video. By David Tulis As American policing continues its long road away from peace-keeping and toward a sort of paramilitary occupation, it is refreshing to consider a development that hints at a localist — versus a federal or national — perspective on […]
Chains of paper, or chains of iron; will Knowles defy gay opinion, if it comes?
Bill Knowles is Hamilton County clerk, and dispenses marriage licenses for state government. He and his wife, Marelene, are parents of grown children. (Photo electknowles.com) By David Tulis Will Bill Knowles, the Hamilton County clerk, buckle? Will this Christian man and well-known local political figure agree to issue a marriage license if two homosexual men […]
Weekley scandal highlights power of marriage, its secure place in society
Jimmy Weekley resigned as coach at Baylor school after being trapped in a prostitution sting. (Photo WRCB TV3) All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. — Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina By David Tulis The arrest of private school soccer coach Jimmy Weekley on charges of solicitation […]
City’s self-identity via a free market might boost voter rates in outyears
The 16 percent turnout among 111,324 registered voters in Chattanooga tells of despair, but of a kind that suggests good things ahead. In the low election turnout there arises the possibility that politics have faded, that the great hope in the voice of the people has weakened, that the inspiration poured into the modern welfare […]