Petition Drive for Jamie Radtke THIS Saturday, January 14, 8:30 a.m. Several weeks ago, the Richmond TEA Party endorsed its very own Jamie Radtke for US Senate. An endorsement, however, will not get her on the ballot. The rules for the Senate race require that each candidate file petitions with 10,000 validated signatures in [...]
The Twelve Days of Assembly On the first day of session, the Assembly gave to me: A budget that balances right (no gimmicks) 2 fewer agencies 3 thousand fewer gov’ment jobs 4 dollars less to hunt and fish 5 billion in cuts 6 [...]
From Americans for Prosperity: Dear Virginian: Today, our college graduates face the highest unemployment rates in history. American 15-year-olds rank 35th out of 57 industrialized countries in math and literacy. Americans shouldn’t rank 35th in anything! Join Americans for Prosperity Foundation, State Senator Steve Martin, Christian Braunlich from the Thomas [...]
New Leadership, New Direction for a New Year The Richmond Tea Party has embarked on a new direction with fresh faces in 2012. This year will be about communication and elections. If we don’t make a difference in Virginia and national politics—especially as a battleground state for the presidential race—we might as well pack [...]
Now would be a great time to contact your representatives to express your outrage over this, and to demand action to defend the Constitution. From the Washington Times: Richard Cordray started his new job on Thursday as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Though he may wear that fancy new title, he [...]
14min video from Hot Air...
From the Red State Virginia Blog: With the unprecedented power grab he made this week, President Obama is ignoring the Constitution and acting as though he is a monarch or a third world dictator. His appointments of three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the Director of the newly established Consumer Financial Protection [...]
From LearnLiberty.org: The Occupy Wall Street protests have popularized the distinction between the lowest 99% and the highest 1% of income earners. Prof. Chris Coyne suggests that a distinction between makers and the takers is a better way to understand the problems that the protesters decry. There are makers and takers in all income [...]
Youth Votes Count! NEEDED! Richmond Tea Party Volunteers at VCU’s Student Organization Volunteer Opportunity (SOVA) Spring Fair Date: 20 January 2012 Time: 11a.m to 2p.m. Where: VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Avenue Purpose: Educate, inform, and recruit volunteers We'll have a table set up with fliers and goodies to hand out, [...]
Watch the entire video...its worth your time. From the video comments: Tom DeWeese, President of the American Policy Center, is one of the top experts on the United Nations and threats to American sovereignty. In this interview, Mr. DeWeese alerts you to the UN assault on property rights via "sustainable development," biodiversity," and [...]
This call for action is from Americans for Prosperity. Also note that the Cooperative Legislative Action Committee (CoLA) believes protecting Virginians' property rights is a priority. (www.cola. virginiateapartypatriots.com) Dear Virginian: Join us in protecting property rights in Virginia. Experts on property rights, land use, and Agenda 21 will share with you why now is the [...]
A long but compelling video discussing the role of sheriffs in protecting the rights of citizens. Worthy of your time.
