Metro business owner sues over limo, taxi fees - WSMV Channel 4

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A Metro business owner has sued the city over a law he said he will destroy his business. Then, he said, Metro staked him out for fines and citations.
Limousines mean luxury, and for Syed Bokhari, they are a livelihood.
Six years ago, he moved from Pakistan to Nashville and founded Metro Livery.
"Business was so successful before we had last year, the limo regulation came from the city," Bokhari said.
Metro enacted a $45 flat-rate requirement for every livery company. So, Bokhari sued.
"It killed the competition, and it takes the customer's choice," Bokhari said. "I think this is my right to charge customers what I want. And government doesn't have any business to interfere with our prices."
Since then, enforcement officers cited and fined Bokhari's company several times. Last week, a driver charged an inspector, posing as a customer, just $25.
The citations and fines followed.
See Metro business owner sues over limo, taxi fees - WSMV Channel 4.

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New Movie "American Patriot" to Expose Nashville's Abuse of Authority

After a great success with An Inconsistent Truth, the movie critiquing climate change and featuring Phil Valentine, Director Shayne Edwards has a new project, a movie to be called "American Patriot". 

It will be the story about Syed A Bokhari and his journey from a small town in Pakistan to the United States and ultimately the fight for his American rights, taking place right here in Nashville, Tennessee. This movie will expose how Nashville Government worked to put Metro Livery out of business. Soon, you will see the true story of abuse of authority and the misuse of public power for private gain. 

Updates will follow as more is known. 

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Haynes Decision Not to Run, Good News for Dickerson.

The announcement by Senator Haynes that he will not seek reelection is very good news for Steve Dickerson.

Steve Dickerson

In 2010, Steve Dickerson ran against incumbent Democrat Senator Doug Henry in District 21 and garnered 20,696 votes to Doug Henry's 27,007, That was an impressive record given that Doug Henry is such a beloved figure. I live in District 20 and while I voted for Dickerson, it was hard to do.  I had always voted for Henry and I like Senator Henry. He is a moderate Democrat who loves this State and I think he is a wise man.  Nevertheless, I felt I had to vote for a qualified Republican challenger,  Even a good Democrat is part of the Democrat power structure that advances the agenda of the Democrat Party.

So, while I voted for Dickerson and against Henry, it was not with a lot of enthusiasm. Senator Henry has always had a lot of Republican supporters and I am sure many of them continued to support Senator Henry despite having a qualified Republican in the race. Also, because Henry is so well liked, Steve Dickerson could not run an aggressive campaign. He had to run while being gentle with Senator Henry. Also with Senator Henry being a moderate Democrat it was difficult to draw sharp policy distinctions. Still, Dickerson got 43% of the vote.

The redrawn district lines has put Steve Dickerson in District 20 where he was prepared to run against Senator Haynes who had held that seat since 1985.  Now, that Senator Haynes has withdrawn, Steve Dickerson will not have to face an incumbent. Also, the new District 20 will include more areas that tend to vote Republican making the new District 20 more competitive than in the past.

While I am assuming Steve Dickerson will be the Republican nominee, of course Dickerson could have a challenger for the Republican nomination. Whether the Republican nominee is Dickerson or some other Republican, the decision of Senator Haynes not to seek reelection is good news for the Republican Party. We can expect to see a real battle in District 20.

Steve Dickerson is 47 years old and an anesthesiologist in private practice. To learn more about Steve Dickerson, see this interview I conducted with him in July of 2010 when he was running in the Republican primary seeking the 20th State Senate District nomination. Also visit Steve's website.

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Some Doctors Owe Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Loans - NewsChannel5

Some Doctors Owe Hundreds Of Thousands In Student Loans - NewsChannel5.com

Doctors should not be treated differently than teachers. If they fail to pay their student loans, yank their license!

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Pity the Poor Teachers. They have to Repay their Loans.

Is is not basic that if you borrow money you have to pay it back? How is requiring repayment of a debt "messing" with someone? If you are working as a teacher is there any reason why you should not be repaying your student loans?

According to the Nashville Scene and State Democrats, Republicans are picking on teachers by requiring them to repay their student loans. I think everyone should repay their debts if they are able. If former students are not working they can get deferments of their debt. If they are working then repaying student loans is one of those bills that have to be paid.  I still think teachers should also be good role models.   Deadbeat teachers who won't repay borrowed money are not good role models and should not be teaching. Yank their certificate!

It's Groundhog Day! GOP Messing with Teachers Again 
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, Nashville Scene

Not satisfied with crippling their union and weakening tenure, Republicans running the state House slapped public school teachers again today. This time, Tennessee's big-government conservatives rammed through legislation to yank their certificates to teach if they fail to pay back their student loans.

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Effort to Set up Obamacare Insurance Exchange Abandoned for Now.

The effort to set up an Obamacare "insurance exchange" in Tennessee has been abandoned for now. The bill was withdrawn after the sponsor, Rep. Charles Michael Sargent from Williamson County, received many e-mails, phone calls and personal visits urging him to do so.

As reported by Nashville Public Radio, "Governor Bill Haslam says if Tennessee puts off setting up a health insurance exchange, it could miss a chance for federal money to pay for it. The exchange would be a hub where people and businesses shop for coverage, as required by last year’s healthcare overhaul."

"Last week state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey floated the idea of delaying a decision until the end of next year, and maybe holding a special session then. That would let lawmakers put off a vote until after the Supreme Court has weighed in on the healthcare overhaul, and after next year’s election."

Some will see putting off the establishment of an insurance exchange until after the November election as a ploy to let Senators avoid the wrath of  voters, however it seems logical to me.  If the Supreme Court does rule against Obamacare, then their is no need to establish an exchange and if they rule it is legal then we need to reluctantly implement it.

I also understand Governor Haslam's concern that grants which are now available to implement the state exchange, may not be available if we delay.  However, the various States should not buckle and implement a program that may very well be unconstitutional. I am with Ron Ramsey on this.   

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To Vote March 6th, you MUST register to vote by 5pm Monday February the 6th!!!!

URGENT!!!

If you are not a registered voter in Tennessee, you MUST register to vote by 5pm Monday February the 6th!!!!

Check your voter status here: https://tnmap.state.tn.us/ voterlookup/

Voter registration form here: http://www.tn.gov/sos/ election/forms/ss-3010.pdf

You can register in person at any Election Commission office (locations here) only: http://tnsos.org/elections/ election_commissions.php

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End the Occupation Now!

Occupy Nashville is not happy with HB 2638/SB 2508, the bill that would end camping on the legislative Plaza and other places not designated as camping sites. 

The have sent a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam saying that if you pass unjust regulations and use force, we will grow stronger. If you pass this bill to evict Occupy Nashville and criminalize our unhoused friends, we will prevail in the courts and on the streets. You may expect actions like these: 1) We will occupy the State Capitol, 2) We will occupy public property (abandoned and in-use), 3) We will reclaim foreclosed homes, and 4) We will occupy the restrooms of all Pilot Travel Centers.

Enough is enough! I think it is time to pass the bill, then see who prevails on the streets. Bring out the dogs, fire hoses and pepper spray as necessary to meet force with greater force. It is time to take back our Legislative Plaza. Bust some heads.

I love the smell of pepper spray in the morning.

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Disgusting on-the-air attack on Charlotte Bergmann

This video will totally disgust you. It shows Memphis radio talk show host Thaddeus Matthews insulting, attacking, interrupting, and cussing and being extremely rude to Republican congressional candidate Charlotte Bergmann on the air. She is called a "token of white folk" and "a figurehead for white folk." She is repeatedly referred to as a "Negro," not that I know what is wrong with that term but it apparently is used as a means to insult her. She is even attacked for the texture of her hair!

Bergman shows grace and dignity and keeps her cool. It takes a lot of guts to be a Black conservative. It appears that any African-American who deviates from Black group-think and dares leave the liberal plantation is automatically labelled an Uncle Tom and a racial traitor.

Part 1 Part 2


I was so disgusted that I sought out her website and made a donation.
Show Charlotte Bergmann some love and go to this website to make a donation.

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Questions about Restrictions on Religious Freedom at Vanderbilt

WZTV FOX 17 :: Newsroom - Top Stories - Questions about Restrictions on Religious Freedom at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University is facing criticism for infringing on its own students' religious freedoms.
      
That's the opinion of students and groups upset with the University's non-discrimination policy.

Tuesday night so many opponents and supporters showed up at a meeting to talk about the policy, Vanderbilt had to turn people away. 

Click the above link to see the Channel 17 news story on this event at Vanderbilt.

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Vanderbilt's War on Religous Liberty

Recently, Vanderbilt University placed five longtime extracurricular religious groups on "provisional status" — jeopardizing their continued role on campus — because these groups required their leaders to share the groups' core religious beliefs. In so doing, the University abandoned its long tradition of religious tolerance, forcing the groups into adopting moral viewpoints contrary to thousands of years of Judeo-Christian teaching. This new policy of religious intolerance is being justified in the name of "diversity." For more information and to take action to restore religious liberty at Vanderbilt, follow this link.

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Restore Religious Freedom at Vanderbilt University

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