Folks, in the heart of Tennessee, where the spirit of rugged individualism and limited government should still burn bright like the Smoky Mountains at dawn, we've got a stark choice unfolding right before our eyes. On one side, you've got Chattanooga's Mayor Tim Kelly, who's just rammed through a whopping 38-cent property tax hike, jacking up the rate to $1.93 per $100 of assessed value in a 5-4 City Council squeaker. This isn't just a tweak; it's a full-throated assault on the working families of Chattanooga, squeezing every last dime out of their pockets to fund what? More bloated bureaucracy and feel-good projects that do nothing but line the pockets of the political ... (click for more)

Protests can be done in many ways, and have been protected, so far, by the First Amendment. The Executive Order passed by Trump is a violation of that First Amendment. This was proven in 1989 by the Supreme Court. (Texas vs Johnson). In reading the Executive Order, it shows no exemptions for retiring an American flag. So, apparently when I was a Boy Scout, I would have violated this EO by cutting up the flag and burning it, as is the standard procedure for retiring a flag. Recently, a 20-year veteran burned an American flag with the expressed purpose of protecting the First Amendment. Interestingly, the police didn’t charge him with violating the new EO, but with, “ignition ... (click for more)