NASHVILLE — Gary Humble with Tennessee Stands has retained Nashville attorney, Gary Blackburn, to bring a challenge to the constitutionality of TCA §58-2-107, the Governor’s emergency powers, per the Tennessee Constitution.
In March, Gov. Bill Lee began issuing executive orders under the authority of the state’s emergency powers statute found in Tenn. Code Ann.§ §58-2-107.
“Since then, the governor has issued executive orders purporting to have the force of law carrying civil penalties and has delegated authority to county executives to issue mandates in their respective counties,” Mr. Humble says, “all of which is unconstitutional according to the Tennessee Constitution.”
He is the founder and president of Citizens for Limited Government and Constitutional Integrity Inc. On Friday the group launched an online petition at www.tennesseestands.org.
Already more than 1,000 people have signed it, ranging from business owners and elected officials demanding that the governor and county executives cease and desist from “continuing to issue unconstitutional orders and/or regulations based on illegitimate delegated authority,” and “restrain themselves to performing their lawful duties” under the Tennessee Constitution.
A copy of the complaint in Davidson County chancery court drafted by attorney Blackburn is here: https://www.tennesseestands.org/Humble_Complaint_(FINAL).pdf
We all need to donate and sign the petition. I am so happy to see there are people with true grit left in Tennessee. Governor Lee is exactly the kind of Governor I knew he would be but no one would listen.
Once Mae Beavers dropped out of the race I decided I would be voting for one of the great Independent candidates that were running. I refuse to vote for the lesser of 2 evils because that is still voting for evil.
Governor Lee needs to be a one term Governor and Tennesseans need to do a better job of vetting candidates. It was very obvious after researching Lee’s affiliations prior to running for office he was not what we needed in a Governor but too many were taken in by his rhetoric.
I hope this lawsuit is won and Lee is put in his place. He has overstepped his authority way too many times and I pledge to make sure he does not get elected again.
Residents can’t vote anyone some Lawful authority, nor can they authorize a corporate court to find that they are anything beside mere residents, here temporarily to do business.
If the People of Tennessee wish to charge and prosecute any “officials” for violations of their Constitution, they will need to form a Court that has Lawful standing with the People of Tennessee.
The corporate courts are rigged, same as any elections where only residents are “allowed” to vote.