Litigants must have a cognizable stake in the subject matter of the lawsuit to prevent meddling in lawmaking Louisiana v. Callais has gotten a great deal of attention. In another favorable decision issued last week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Nashville reversed an injunction by a notorious…
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None Dare Call It Judicial Activism: SB1958/HB1971 Would Restore the Judiciary to its Proper Role
Low-level trial courts should not be issuing “advisory opinions” in “facial” challenges to state laws brought by parties lacking actual standing; doing so turns Chancery Courts into mini-legislatures issuing piecemeal protests against duly-enacted statutes, at the behest of political lose…
The Canonization of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The Left finds its heroes and idols in the most unusual places. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and Ace of Spades HQ (here)! I drove to Nashville last Thursday morning to attend an evidentiary hearing in federal court being held to determine if Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadoran national…
Apocalypse Now?
Has the cultural rot evident in blue states spread to Tennessee? The December 2 special election in TN-7 is a canary in the coal mine. Thanks to Instapundit (here), Bravo Blue (here), Ace of Spades HQ (here and here), Real Clear Policy (here), and Glenn Reynolds, via the New York Post (here)! I a…
Gary Humble Is a Nutty Conspiracy Theorist Who Should Not Be Taken Seriously as a Candidate for the Tennessee General Assembly
What exactly does “Tennessee Stands” stand for? Promoting Gary Humble’s “Me First” agenda, which includes a laundry list of nutty conspiracy theories. Thanks to Ace of Spades HQ (here)! As some podcasters and social media influencers on the right descend into madness with nonsensical co…
Elections Are the Bedrock of Representative Democracy
How can someone who professes to defend “election integrity” and vows to “put Tennessee voters back in charge” support eliminating primary elections? Selecting party nominees by caucus (i.e., insider cliques) would be a travesty. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and Williamson W…
Tennessee’s AG, Jonathan Skrmetti, Is a Second Amendment Champion and Conservative Hero
Mainstream conservatives in Tennessee must recognize the threat presented by anti-GOP agitators posing as grassroots activists. They are demagogues using tactics and strategies from the Democrats’ playbook. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and the Michael Patrick Leahy show (here)! As a …
Why Is Law Important?
Because if we are not a nation of laws, we are subject to the rule of men, which quickly devolves into mobs. The furor over Hughes v. Lee illustrates the chaos that could ensue. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and the Michael Patrick Leahy Show (here)! I recently started to track the cases in…
What Happens When the Center Doesn’t Hold?
Beware of power-seeking opportunists promoting divisive conspiracy theories and exploiting anti-government paranoia. Are the straw men they erect merely props for their own self-aggrandizement? Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here)! I recently watched Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror, the Net…
Bait and Switch: Nullifying Tennessee’s Attorney General (and President Trump)
The John Birch Society-type wing-nuts seek to kneecap Tennessee’s crusading AG by tethering him to their crackpot theory of the U.S. Constitution. Worse, the bill would declare that President Trump’s executive orders are lawless diktats. Thanks to the Tennessee Star (here) and the Michael Pat…