The following speech was given by Franklin Sanders at the Tea Party Summit in Jackson, Tennessee, on 24 June 2011. Remember General Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, 147 years ago, 10 June 1864, between here and Tupelo, Mississippi. Forrest was the greatest military commander Tennessee ever produced, the greatest the South [...]

A Tennessee legislative committee on Tuesday moved the state to the forefront of efforts by conservatives to reassert “state sovereignty” and rein in the federal government for usurping its constitutional authority. Acting on a resolution overwhelmingly approved by the legislature in May, a specially appointed “Committee of Conference and Correspondence” voted to send letters to [...]

If you weren’t able to make it to the Tennessee Farmers and Freeholders meeting last night in Franklin, you really missed out. Not only did Frank Niceley give a fascinating speech telling the news of a very hopeful year for small farm legislation in Tennessee, but also there were a bunch of dedicated people there—farmers, [...]