Special interests will resist efforts to end police militarization
The 9-minute history of police militarization features Professor Abby Hall of the University of Tampa. What has led to the use of military-grade weapons and tactics among American police forces? What financial and political interests will resist a bid to demilitarize local police and sheriff’s departments? Tweet Pin It
Prosecutor: Calling me ‘the government’ before jury ‘inflammatory’
By David Tulis Defense attorneys who talk about “the government” are trying to inflame jurors, who are seen as having increasing dislike of the modern state. Drew Justice, attorney So says a state prosecutor who is getting at least judges to use an awkward military term in the courtroom. The issue came up in 2013 […]
Gun bans, progressive redefinitions in law create rape culture
By Bojidar Marinov When two years ago a Texas father beat his daughter’s rapist to death, no one in Texas had any doubts as to what the decision of the Grand Jury would be. The law in Texas not only allows but specifically authorizes the use of lethal force to prevent sexual assault. In this, […]
If cop departments fade, city residents will save money
Officer Steve Meador, right, takes an oath in joining the Chattanooga police department. (Photo Wrcbtv.com). Below, apps such as the Peacekeeper will eventually return personal safety and public peace to private individuals who are not “law enforcement.” By David Tulis Modern policing puts into the hands of professional government employees a common law function — […]
Tennesseee militia figure warns Bundy standoff ripe for manipulation
This book suggests ways in which to survive if social order breaks down and citizens are required to prosper without the perks of commercial government. By David Tulis A Tennessee free militia activist says the Bundy family seizure of a federal park facility in burns, Ore., is dangerous and liable to be turned to the […]
Wealth-building ideas counter state-induced dependency
Planners in Hamilton County use a democratic gloss to wiggle forward with their ideas about cities and their residents. By John Anthony In spite of President Obama’s slick candor and a sympathetic media, the devices he uses to create his centrally “governed” society are vulnerable. Like an underdeveloped nation torn between wealthy landowners and the […]
Moore orders probate judges to uphold marriage in Alabama
While the Alabama supreme court in Montgomery weighs a defense of marriage, chief justice Roy Moore is ordering that the state’s marriage law be obeyed. By David Tulis In a bid to uphold Alabama’s marriage law and end confusion among probate judges, Alabama’s chief justice and court system administrator, Roy Moore, has ordered marriage to […]
Obama gun rule turns every gun seller into merchant
An emotional federal president unveils a plan to commercialize the sale of every firearm — to eliminate local economy in buying and selling firearms, and to save lives. The Tennessee constitution Article 1 bill of rights, noted below, reserves many liberties for state citizens, if only they’ll let it. By Duke Cumbelich As has been […]
More diners pay cash, favor local economy, burger boss Johnston says
Anthony Johnston of Armando’s of Hixson says today about half of his diners pay with cash, a 10 percentage point increase in favor of local economy, in the past months. He is at a loss as to why cash is gaining currency. By paying cash his customers help him avoid the national sales tax of […]
Gun ban tailored to keep blacks suppressed
The U.S. transportation safety administration seized this revolver in September from a passenger’s carry-on bag at the Chattanooga airport. (Photo The TSA blog) American laws to suppress the right to bear arms have a distinctly colorful past. That is, they were imposed by people of white skin against people of black. Tennesseans are ruled by […]