Comments on: On the Restaurant Lawsuit

By: Josh A

Josh A — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:43:33 +0000

ParatrooperJJ – can’t the TN Governor use pardon powers? Or is that not an option in TN?

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:14:21 +0000

I don’t think the Governor has a say in the matter. Local DAs determine if charges get filed or not.

By: Ron W

Ron W — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:57:57 +0000

..Section 26

By: Ron W

Ron W — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:57:22 +0000

Wasn’t the allegation that those of us who exercise our Article I, Section 26 RIGHT a “public nuisance”?

Did they present evidence to demonstrate us guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

IF I were Govenor, I would simply announce that in accordance with my oath to the Tennessee Constitution and specifically the enumerated RIGHT cited above, that I would NOT enforce this ruling. You know, I think they call it “checks and balances”. But then we don’t have a Govenor who goes by the WORDING of the Constitution or else, he would not have vetoed this law pursuant to Article I, Section.

By: nk

nk — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:21:07 +0000

Ordinarily, a trial court judgment only binds the parties to the case. However, if the case involves the validity of a statute and the losing party is the state, the law is struck down statewide unless the state wins on appeal.

By: Walter Sobchak

Walter Sobchak — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:32:40 +0000

Has the whole world gone crazy?

By: TheOtherLarry

TheOtherLarry — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:47 +0000

Yeah, I hate it when I find one of those pesky Berettas hidden in my steak. They’re kinda chewy.

By: Rick Ellington

Rick Ellington — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:53 +0000

“Well, I guess it’s safe to eat in TN restaurants again.”

By: wizardpc

wizardpc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:02:11 +0000

The AG that represented the state in this case told me the law was struck down, effective today.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:02 +0000

The TN Department of Safety Handgun Carry Permit Website at http://www.tennessee.gov/safety/handgunmain.htm currently says:

“On November 20, 2009, the Davidson County Chancery Court held that the law allowing Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to carry their handguns into establishments serving alcohol was unconstitutional. As a result, the prior law which prohibited all persons from carrying firearms into establishments serving alcohol is back in effect.”