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Prolifers in TN debate irrelevancies as tots butchered

Baby destroyed by an “abortion doctor” ends up in a trashbag, head down, foot up. (Photo LiveAction.org) Pro-life debate over a Tennessee monument bill misses point. Because Christians have not fought for abolition of baby killing, we have arguments over important topics such as this: Whether a bill for a memorial to unborn murder victims […]

Residents take a lot of abuse from government; just don’t try to boot them from houses

Residents applaud a statement made by a city council member at a raucous East Ridge city council meeting consumed with objections to an expansive “redevelopment” plan. (Photos David Tulis) Meredith Moore, 30, a renter in East Ridge who works at a Christian nonprofit organization, is scandalized at the seeming low qualifications of members of East […]

East Ridge, Chattanooga should consider becoming safe havens from Title 55

Front page of East Ridge traffic court docket April 24, 2018. (Photo David Tulis) Cities across Tennessee already are sanctuary cities, even though a bill to prevent sanctuary cities was approved in the general assembly. A bill to prevent local governments from taking a position on immigration and the legal status newcomers to the country […]

Civil asset forfeiture law yields private cars to highwayman, shields commercial vehicles

Private cars and trucks are subjject to the state forfeiture statute, but not vehicles in commerce. (Photo Gribblenation) The distinction in Tennessee law between travel and transportation is found everywhere. Today I am talking with state Rep. Mike Carter regarding reform in the civil asset forfeiture statute that pares back some of the evils of […]

Airbnb ordinance open to legal challenge, violates constitution on 3 counts

Many owners of houses like this one in East Ridge are being told they may not use the Internet to bring paying visitors to their dwellings. (Photo Zillow) Another Southeast Tennessee municipality is making war on the Internet, trying to raise a Beijing wall to keep out wealth that flows into town via short-term vacation […]

Berke would make enemies if takes tough action over roadside abuses

Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga celebrates residents’ creativity in his state of the city speech April 19. (Photo Andy Berke) Ending police abuse of the traveling public in Chattanooga and beyond is an exciting prospect that will increase freedom and liberty in the area, draw more people to live and prosper here, and become an […]

7 reasons mayors, sheriffs will refuse adding single question to traffic arrest protocol

Jeremiah resisted false prophets who rejected warnings from God because they had always done things the same way and could not change, even if for the better and obedience to their creator. (Image from woodcut from Eduard Bendemann, Museum Kunstpalast) The universal abuse of Tennessee driver’s license law cries for reform from the ground up, […]