Thousands of defendants overlook right of appeal for ‘trial de novo’
Basil Marceaux stands in the Hamilton County, Tenn., court building as he challenges the use of police by municipal corporations despite high court rulings stating city authority is civil. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis / Noogradio 1240 AM 92.7 FM The court system so intimidates Americans that thousands of people in Hamilton County and […]
Is Airbnb free, or must it be be subject to city?
Airbnb fights for free marketCouncil member chip Henderson explains why Airbnb and digital economy should be subject to city ordinance. Posted by NoogaRadio AM 1240 92.7 FM on Friday, May 19, 2017 Council member Chip Henderson explains why Airbnb and digital economy should be subject to city ordinance. (Courtesy Noogaradio 1240 AM 92.7 FM) Tweet […]
Land wins re-election; no political relief for besieged homeowners
Dwain Land wins re-election to a third term as mayor of Dunlap, Tenn., despite being embroiled in an attack on the liberty to be free from unwarranted search and seizure. (Photo David Tulis) Elections Saturday in a small Tennessee town give no relief to an elderly couple in hiding because city government demands their consent […]
Trailer park landlord seeks re-election as mayor while hounding Gaddys from home
“I’ve never had any occasion to get upset with Dwain Land at all,” says trailer park renter Renee Luper, an invalid in Dunlap, Tenn. With her is son, Michael. (Photo David Tulis) A row of rusty mailboxes line Land Drive next to a Dunlap, Tenn., trailer park owned by Mayor Dwain Land, one serving budget-conscious town […]
Abusing Gaddys, Land wrecks good name; Greer for mayor
Jennifer Lockhart Greer teaches history and civics at the high school. The personal liberties secured under constitutional government are the fruit of simple promises. In Dunlap, Tenn., an elderly couple hiding from authorities are simple enough to believe these promises and to stand firmly upon them. By David Tulis / Tennesseestar.com The city’s civil prosecution […]
Marceaux cases would stymie ‘police state’ enforcement in all TN cities
Basil Marceaux of Soddy-Daisy is raising explosive questions about Tennessee courts and the state’s use of inferior civil courts to process criminal complaints. (Photo David Tulis) Former gubernatorial candidate and free-range motorist Basil Marceaux will appear before a Hamilton County circuit court to argue in one of a series of criminal cases whose defense is […]
Boyd demands openness, cuts at tourism booster CVB
Tim Boyd leads by example, demands info on how tax money is spent by Convention & Visitors Bureau in Chattanooga, a nearly wholly county tax-dependent 501(c)4 client. Part 2 below: Does open records act oppress Commissioner Boyd? I argue the CVB and county attorney Rheubin Taylor are either bullying or misleading him about the open […]
Good riddance to Anderson, whose gay theory poisoned city politics
Chris Anderson, who proposed vampire like searching-out of voters’ intentions in 2014 recall effort, is part of the decline of share value in the gay market. Voters in the city council race sell at a discount— and they’re glad for the loss. They will recapitalize with Erskine Oglesby on the council. (Courtesy Noogaradio) Tweet Pin It
Cash Friday lets local economy folk obtain partial satisfaction
The federal reserve note with 100s printed on it, carefully, by a federal government printer. The war on cash is a war not against criminals, terrorists, and the underground economy alone. It is a war against local economy and the free market in Tennessee — against private and personal commerce. So take it personally. By […]
CVB’s threats to silence Boyd lack legal basis
Chattanooga is pitched as a tourist destination by a group that gets F$7.1 million from Hamilton County taxpayers. (Photo Chattanoogafun.com) A local nonprofit group that relies on tax money for most of its budget is threatening County Commissioner Tim Boyd, who is walking on tiptoes while discussing the group’s big spending. He should rather walk […]