Email Fiasco from the Mayor's Office

Victoria De Freese was correct in refusing to hand over her emails. She was applying and affirming both her State and Constitutional Rights.

I've read the Tennessee Open records Act and found this interesting section about emails:

§ 10-7-512. Electronic mail communications systems -- Monitoring of electronic mail communications --
Policy required
(a) On or before July 1, 2000, the state or any agency, institution, or political subdivision thereof that operates or
maintains an electronic mail communications system shall adopt a written policy on any monitoring of electronic
mail communications and the circumstances under which it will be conducted.
(b) The policy shall include a statement that correspondence of the employee in the form of electronic mail may be
a public record under the public records law and may be subject to public inspection under this part.

Commissioners are not employees of the Mayor, they are representatives of the people, so he cannot request commissioners' records.

Furthermore, if Ms. DeFreese has received emails which were written to her own personal email service, then they are not part of the County's email system. The mayor can only look at emails which were written by employees of the County to the commissioner through the County email address system, but he cannot look at anything that was dispatched or sent via her personal email address - that would trample all over her rights as an American citizen.

Finally, we can now all request the emails of the Sixth floor during the Tyler Harber era...

Political Cartoon: Beauty and the Beast

Benazir Bhutto was a brave and courageous leader who died for freedom, ....




...unlike some sleekit snakes who hide away in caves.

Bhutto's Legacy

The suicidal satanic atheist who assassinated Benazir Bhutto yesterday cursed his nation’s journey towards freedom and democracy. The evil beasts that he represents, for I would not call those callous cowards who kill women ‘men,’ are probably gloating in their secret hideouts of shame, indecency, and inhumanity. I call them satanic atheists because they worship wickedness and hate God. They slaughter leaders like Benazir because they are afraid of letting hope captivate the hearts of the people, and want to retain control through fear, insecurity, and murderous mayhem.

Despicable despots like Bin Laden and his satanic associates seek to enslave the free world with their warped ideals and heretical beliefs. Their allegiance is to an Allah that does not exist, and offends the very goodness of God amongst the Islamic people. They are atheistic scum, schooled in the ways of terror and torture, fanaticism and faithlessness. Life is neither sacred nor holy to them; freedom and democracy are devilishly denied by their cowardly acts of cruelty, violence, and assassination.

The world knows better than to give in to their filth and lack of faith. In Pakistan, there are many moderate Muslims who will serve their Allah truly and triumphantly. And throughout the world, there are billions of people who are disgusted, enraged, and mobilized to stand together for justice, freedom, faith, and democracy, which will one day encircle the earth and pave its way all over this planet.

The creed of satanic atheism which states that “when wickedness persists and no one resists, evil triumphs” is a hollow threat to noble humanity. Bullets and bombs may have killed Benazir Bhutto, but her spirit lives and will not die in the hearts of her people. Freedom will be resurrected amongst the ashes of these cowardly assassins. Liberty will not be lost to those who truly value life. The pages of history will proclaim the noble name of Bhutto in the highest halls of glory and honor. Her killers will become dust beneath the feet of her people as they march towards the freedom that will be their honorable choice and glorious destiny.

Prayer: Almighty God, who gave us both life and liberty, we bring before You the nation of Pakistan. We pray for Your mercy and grace to be extended over its people and we solemnly ask that You will protect them from the evil that seeks to destabilize the nation. Raise up just and courageous leaders who will guide the Pakistani people to the light of liberty. In Your Holy name, we pray. Amen.

General Red Neck - or why Wesley Clark should stay retired

Wesley Clark suggested that Congress should regulate talk radio because Congress pays for it...




...Congress pays for nothing! Tax payers finance Congress.

So, What's the Difference?

True Democracy only works where there is freedom of speech.