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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 […]

Questions drive parents to consider homeschooling option

By Calvin Beisner I often ask people, “Who in his right mind ever thought it made any sense whatever to entrust to the government the shaping of the minds of the people by whose consent it is supposed to govern?” Rarely have they entertained that question before, but usually they get the point immediately: Government-run […]

Cops exercise creative violence to maintain order, peace

A chase of a stolen vehicle ends in this crash deadly for three innocent people. (Photo DontayeCarter11Alive)  By David Tulis The violence of policing against local economy and free markets is evident on certain days when the news flow piles up and suggests to pliable minds the need to call for peacekeeping reforms that separate […]

Tennessee bill to feds: Get out, go away, leave us alone

A bill in the Tennessee general assembly would help put a stop to power grabs out of Washington by executive order, opinion or purported rule. (Photo Kitco.com) By Mike Maharrey NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb 1, 2016) – A Tennessee bill would require the state to refuse cooperation with federal executive orders or Supreme Court opinions that […]

Powerful TN statute lets 10 people oust lawless officials

By David Tulis A powerful tool that can be used to uproot evil within state government is being ignored by people who care about the direction of Tennessee and the people who reside within her borders. That tool is the ouster provision in the Tennessee Code Annotated that enables a tiny group of 10 to […]

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, […]

Cops charge ‘aggressive panhandling’; does giving alms support evil habits

Mendon John Price By David Tulis City police enforced a state law against “aggressive” begging, and have cited to city court a widely known beggar, Mendon John Price. Rising to his defense and expressing indignation at “capitalism, racism and patriarchy” is a liberal Christian ministry in Chattanooga. The progressively minded Christians at Mercy Junction Justice […]

Police violence invites local economy remedy: Peacekeeper app

An unidentified man wears a gas mask as police officers in Cleveland, Tenn., show off their warmaking equipment, including machine pistols, automatic rifles and a sniping rifle on a bipod. (CPD on Facebook) By David Tulis Police officers have itchy trigger fingers and are so easily offended by members of the public that they sometimes […]

FACT, Republicans wreck marriage bill as gays quietly watch

Kendra Thomas’ children are unable to greet the speaker of the Tennessee house of representatives Dec. 19, but chat with her official, Hayden Pendergrass on Interposition Day in Nashville. Homeschoolers were among the 200 people who thronged the assembly to promote marriage by the doctrine of interposition of the lesser magistrate. An overflow crowd listens […]