East TN Conservative- moved November 21, 2009New site HERE […]eternal
- A Magic Bullet Will Be Needed to Kill the 17th Amendment. November 21, 2009I cant find the original article so I’m posting in its entirety An article by Paul Hanson The U.S Constitution “originally” laid out the separation of powers between the federal government and the State governments in the first paragraph of article 1 section 3. How this paragraph accomplished that goal will become clear later in this articl […]eternal
- SCAMERA BILL November 21, 2009Burchett’s Bill SB1502 has made it out of committee and has been placed on the Senate Regular Calendar. Here is a summary of the bill: Traffic Safety – As introduced, prohibits entering into or modifying existing contracts for installation of surveillance cameras if revenues from traffic fines are shared with company; and extends traffic signals […]eternal
- Tennessee’s jihad against homeschoolers November 21, 2009Source The State of Tennessee’s jihad against homeschoolers continues. It began in late 2007 and continued into 2008. An employee of the Department of Education, nominally in charge of the office of non-public schooling was criss-crossing the state making a presentation in which she declared that the diplomas issued by Tennessee’s church-related, category IV […]eternal
- Arlen Specter GOOD riddance. November 21, 2009“Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania abruptly switched parties Tuesday, a move intended to boost his re-election chances that also pushed Democrats within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority. ” Good, this can help the Republicans more than anyone can imagine. Going into the next primaries we can have people in the primaries that we […]eternal
- Veto of federal public works bill November 21, 2009Veto of federal public works bill March 3, 1817 To the House of Representatives of the United States: Having considered the bill this day presented to me entitled “An act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvements,” and which sets apart and pledges funds “for constructing roads and canals, and improving the navigation o […]eternal
- Coming SOON November 21, 2009I am in the process of getting things together for a call in show. This will be a live internet stream only with a local Tri-Cities number. I think its time to take it up a notch! […]eternal
- One year FREE membership to the NRA November 21, 2009Here’s an offer that should be hard to refuse. Now, for a limited time, the NRA is offering a “one-year gift membership” FREE for the first year. You read that right — you can get all the benefits of NRA membership for one year The regular price for a one-year NRA membership is $35.00. This [...] […]eternal
- Redflex Scamera Protest/Rally November 21, 2009To the Students of American Liberty, We will be holding a protest against the Red Light Scameras in Jonesborough. (We will have setup in the morning and the event will start at 10:00 am) We will have a petition to sign to deliver to the Mayor and Alderman, an opportunity for you to take out your frustrations [...] […]eternal
- Kingsport Tea Party November 21, 2009“They use taxes to control our behavior, steer our choices and change the way we live our lives,” David Davis The Tea Party was great, with alot of support across all isles. My only complaint is why Rep Roe sent someone. Its hard to talk about how bad you think taxes are when you pass a [...] […]eternal
- moved November 21, 2009
Feb
25
Winning the War on Dru–,,,wait,, What?!?
February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
So this morning I took a trip to the pharmacy and started thinking about drug legalization. I started wondering why our FDA and Federal Government allows us to consume certain substances that could be considered dangerous (ex: alcohol, ephedrine, Chinese toothpaste, etc.) But not others (ex: marijuana, opiates, cocaine, heroin, etc.)
See, I am of the [...]
Feb
18
So what exactly does this Stimulus Package,,,,Stimulate?
February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about this issue by now, but I stil feel the need to throw in m $0.02 in.
This week the House is expected to pass an $825 billion economic stimulus package… As before, a sense of urgency and impending doom is being used to extract mountains of money from [...]
Feb
10
What Libertarianism Means To Me
February 10, 2009 | 3 Comments
What is Libertarianism?
Libertarianism: (from Wikipedia) “Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism, laissez-faire liberalism, and market liberalism is a doctrine stressing individual freedom, free markets, and limited government. This includes the importance of human rationality, individual property rights, natural rights, the protection of civil liberties, individual freedom from restraint, equality under the law, constitutional [...]
Feb
4
What To Expect
February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Ok here is the deal. From this site, which I am putting up due to the great duress applied to me by a friend, I will be blogging mostly about world events, wars, National Government and Libertarianism from a young, former leftist now conservative libertarian perspective.
Check back soon,
Alex
- Keeping an Eye on Kingsport
- College Station, Texas Red Light Cameras to Come Down November 21, 2009Judge allows College Station, Texas to settle a lawsuit and terminate the use of red light cameras to comply with a public referendum vote. C Robert HeathA judge yesterday forced the settlement of a traffic camera company-backed lawsuit with the city of College Station, Texas over the public's November 3 vote to ban red light cameras. [...] […]Montana
- Tennessee Housing Market – 3rd quarter 2009 November 21, 2009Middle Tennessee State University has done a great job analyzing the housing market in Tennessee for the 3th quarter, 2009. In the link below they give data on employment, permits, repeat sales, mortgage tax collections, transfer tax collections, foreclosures, and inventory. Economic activity contracted again for Tennessee’s economy in the third quarte […]Montana
- Tennessee’s October Unemployment Rate 10.5 Percent November 21, 2009Seasonally Adjusted Rate Unchanged from September NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for October was 10.5 percent, unchanged from the September rate of 10.5 percent. “While the national unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent, Tennessee’s unemployment rate h […]Montana
- Red Light Camera Wrongly Tickets Woman Who Was Out Of State November 21, 2009In another story that ticket camera companies will insist is an isolated incident (despite a new incident seemingly surfacing each week), a Peoria, Illinois woman was sent a ticket that should have gone to another driver. WMBD/WYZZ TV has the story: A Chicago traffic camera could cost you hundreds [...] […]Montana
- Chattanooga: 65,000 applications filed for VW jobs November 21, 2009Volkswagen’s Chattanooga operations have received more than 65,000 applications for its local jobs, including 35,000 for production slots. “We are overwhelmed by the response and we are very satisfied with the result. It gives us the confidence that we will be able to hire all the capable and flexible people we need to build our [...] […]Montana
- Los Angeles Red Light Cameras Lead To Increased Accidents November 21, 2009Thanks to an excellent piece of investigative journalism by David Goldstein of Los Angeles television station KCAL, motorists are getting the real accident numbers at Los Angeles camera-enforced intersections. The city has claimed that the cameras reduced accidents by 34%, but a little fact-checking proved this assertion wrong: Is it money [...] […]Montana
- Texas: Red Light Camera Company Blocks Referendum November 21, 2009Traffic camera vendor temporarily thwarts voter effort to take down red light cameras in College Station, Texas. Jim Ash on November 3A lawsuit funded by a photo enforcement company succeeded yesterday in temporarily blocking the results of the vote to end red light cameras in College Station, Texas. Judge Suzanne Stovall granted a temporary restraining orde […]Montana
- October Revenues for Tennessee November 21, 2009NASHVILLE – For the third consecutive month in the fiscal year that began July 1, state tax collections fell below budgeted estimates. Finance & Administration Commissioner Dave Goetz today announced that state revenue collections for October were $698.2 million, which is 1.53% below October 2008 collections. October collections reflect consu […]Montana
- Kingsport, TN City Officials Exposed November 21, 2009A reader of this blog has submitted information below on the series of events that certain Kingsport city officials took to help out their friends. In my view, the City of Kingsport should keep it’s nose out of other organizations business. See previous post on Kingsport’s downtown turf battle. Mayor Phillips photo is [...] […]Montana
- Photo Enforcement Defeated at the Ballot Box in Texas, Ohio November 21, 2009Voters in College Station, Texas as well as Chillicothe and Heath, Ohio vote to ban automated ticketing machines. Voters in three cities sent a clear message to local lawmakers yesterday by adopting charter amendments that ban photo enforcement. In addition to kicking two camera supporters from the city council, 72 percent of those voting in Chillicothe, [.. […]Montana
- College Station, Texas Red Light Cameras to Come Down November 21, 2009