Passport Challenge event in city brings Hispanic right to travel into view
Gladys Pineda-Loher and Jim Coppinger, the mayor of Hamilton County, Tenn., promote a Latin event under the heading of “passports.” (Photo Facebook) Part of the prosperity and security of people in the home county here in Southeast Tennessee is the right of free movement. By that I mean not just the power of relocation and […]
Free-range motorist seeks to vaporize charges, asks they be heard ‘in agency’
Nineteen-year-old Tim Murphy of Chattanooga proudly stands in front of his auto while holding a restricted driving license, one he hopes to replace soon with a regular driver license. He exercises the privilege of operating a motor vehicle as a licensee, while others exercise the right to travel on the public highway as a matter […]
Hirsch rips judge who led jury to rule against constitutional rights
Families take part in a tractor pull event in Lawrence County, Tenn., where a circuit court judge has churned up the soil of legal proprieties in mishandling a criminal case against an innocent Christian traveler. By David Tulis Arthur Jay Hirsch, 65, was convicted in December in a Lawrenceburg, Tenn., circuit court of four counts, […]
‘Fiddle man’ vows appeal after jury rejects constitutional protections
The claim and exercise of a constitutional right cannot be converted into a crime. — Miller v. U.S. 230 F 486, 489. Q What is sin? A Any thought, word or deed that breaks God’s law by omission or commission. — Questions from First Catechism, Biblical Truth for God’s Children It’s our goal to enhance […]
State lacks grounds to prosecute free user of roads, fiddler says in motion
Lawrenceburg, Tenn., hosts a tractor pull for area farm families. Its courts are hearing a challenge to the state’s lawless seizure of country lanes, city streets and highways. (Photo Yesterday’s Tractors) By David Tulis Today Arthur Jay Hirsch filed in Lawrence County, Tenn., circuit court this motion for dismissal of his case due to lack […]
1997 Tenn. case says you have right to travel, but not by car
Stops like this one in Florence, S.C., are points of conflict between free users of the road and the state/police licensing apparatus. (Photo cityofflorence.com) By David Tulis Below is a court opinion in Tennessee that pertains to the driver’s license issue. The court lays it out in spades: driving is a privilege, and not a […]
1997 Tenn. case says you have right to travel, but not in motor vehicle
Stops like this one in Florence, S.C., are points of conflict between free users of the road and the state/police licensing apparatus. (Photo cityofflorence.com) By David Tulis / Noogaradio 92.7 Below is a court opinion in Tennessee that pertains to the driver’s license issue. The court lays it out in spades: driving is a privilege, […]
The ominous continuity of Thrive 2055
Thrive 2055 is an effort by the political establishment toward economic and social central planning. Media coverage presents it as a story with one side. By David Tulis A marketing program paid for by Hamilton County and other taxpayers plays on a theory of local economy so diluted it is effectively an argument for national […]
Paper ignores free market revival plan, keeps journalists in diapers
My days as a newspaper copy editor are over, but I refer to my fingertips, still, as ink stained. Libertarian powerhouse editorialist Drew Johnson was fired on accusations that a widely noted editorial bore an inappropriate headline that was changed outside of newsroom regulations. The Chattanooga Times Free Press head was, “Take this jobs plan […]
‘Sustainable development’ for ’Nooga not lococentric, but globocentric
Don Casey defends genuine local economy in a Chattanooga lecture. The following is an abstract of a talk by a noted free market advocate March 16 in Chattanooga. Don Casey lectures worldwide about global agendas foisted on American states and cities under the theory of “sustainable development.” He touches our interests on several important points. […]