The Central VA Tea Party sends out a weekly list of news stories that are likely of interest to tea party supporters. While not every topic may be of interest to you, we hope that you find value in this summary.

Issue: 5/28/2015

 

Please vote on June 9th – there was a time when only landowners were allowed to vote – good short read

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/voters.html

 

check this out … other “county watchers” … what is the “New Jersey Newsperson’s Shield law”

http://www.countywatchers.com/?page_id=2

 

40 percent of unemployed have quit looking for jobs – make more not working – duh

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102694868?__source=ft&par=ft

 

Judge stops DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier from prohibiting concealed carry permits.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/20933-dc-loses-again-in-second-amendment-case

 

Texas is the latest state to try to protect itself against the Muslim Brotherhood inserting sharia law into American jurisprudence

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/20938-texas-senate-passes-anti-sharia-law-bill

 

Govt  “The internet is now a utility and should be under the control on a UN-type committee of nations”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/20910-net-neutrality-2-0-plans-to-shift-control-of-internet-to-internationalists

 

Republicans leaders like big govt too – GOP-run Senate Rescues ObamaTrade, Puts TPA Back on Fast Track

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/20925-gop-run-senate-rescues-obamatrade-puts-tpa-back-on-fast-track

 

The Dangers of “Regional” Govts – Congress, “don’t do the trade deals”

http://ccpcaucus.com/zzapacts.html

 

The UN  “globalized schools around the world need to re-shape children’s values and create “sustainable” “global citizens.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/20922-un-plots-future-of-education-creating-green-global-citizens

 

Pew Research:  54% of blacks now see gun ownership as a good thing, … up from 29% just two years ago.

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/02/396869889/more-african-americans-support-carrying-legal-guns-for-self-defense

 

Homeschooling Up 62% Over a Decade – We do not have PUBLIC schools, we have GOVT schools.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/20926-homeschooling-up-62-percent-over-a-decade

 

Kansas now allows concealed carry of guns without a govt permit.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gov-brownback-permit-free-concealed-carry-guns-can-now-be-carried-kansas

 

Govt “we should have boarding schools.  There are just certain kids we should have 24/7”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/20905-obama-s-education-secretary-touts-government-boarding-schools

 

“driverless cars will mean far fewer cars on the road, a much smaller GM and Ford, and consumer travel costs cut by two-thirds.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary/item/20921-driverless-cars-to-disrupt-industry-benefit-consumers

 

It’s the economy, stupid – Atlanta Fed cuts U.S. growth forecast to zero

http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/02/news/economy/us-economy-growth-zero-growth-first-quarter/

 

Disclaimer: Richmond Tea Party does not vet the source materials, and we recommend that that you always do your own research on your topics of interest.

 

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Military and Police in Florida Practice Detaining Citizens

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/20550-military-and-police-in-florida-practice-detaining-citizens

 

A drill by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command has been cancelled in Two Texas Counties; Remaining Texans Wary

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/20836-jade-helm-15-cancelled-in-two-texas-counties-remaining-texans-wary

 

Nullification Spreading: Minnesota Invalidates FDA Restrictions

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/20850-nullification-spreading-minnesota-invalidates-fda-restrictions

 

Obamacare would never have passed before 1913.

http://ccpcaucus.com/zz17thb.html

 

New York’s Fracking Ban Hurting Upstate New Yorkers

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/28/new-york-fracking-ban-upstate-talk-seceding-pennsylvania

 

Obama Unveils Plan to Further Nationalize Local Police – impose federal “standards” on state and local police forces,

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/20305-obama-unveils-plan-to-further-nationalize-local-police

 

Crime & Violence surge in Baltimore as police officers feel more “hesitant” in light of intense media and public scrutiny

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-police-prosecutors-morale-20150508-story.html#page=1

 

Why we have the federal govt we have today – Fact: Your vote always elects, even when it isn’t cast.

http://ccpcaucus.com/zzVotes-always-elect1.html

 

Big govt & Big business always need YOUR money – boondoggle – high-speed rail

http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_aa8e99b6-103b-5a77-99e6-cd5462d17792.html

 

An audit flunked Chesterfield school administrators for their handling of four recent campus renovations.

http://watchdog.org/209163/privatization-chesterfield-schools/

 

Politicians and Wall Street insiders are scheming to give the IMF unprecedented powers as the “system-wide policeman” of the planet.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/20833-imf-the-new-global-fed

 

Your second amendment & The full implementation of the anti-gun UN Arms Trade Treaty

http://cqrcengage.com/gunowners/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=98514

 

MITCH MCCONNELL: BARACK AND I ARE THE NEW ’ODD COUPLE’ – HE SENDS ME NOTES

“Mitch, be careful and do not lose the independent voters needed to put republicans in office”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/11/mitch-mcconnell-barack-and-i-are-the-new-odd-couple-he-sends-me-notes/

 

New Gov’t Programs Threaten to Confiscate Citizen Savings

https://www.wholesaledirectmetals.com/new-govt-programs-threaten-to-confiscate-citizen-savings/?cid=TownhallDedicated

 

Ohio Budget Defunds Common Core Testing

http://www.freedomworks.org/content/ohio-budget-defunds-common-core-testing

 

Federal agents stole $16,000 from an African American kid on his way to Los Angeles to make a music video.

http://www.freedomworks.org/content/federal-agents-stole-16000-kid-his-way-los-angeles-make-music-video
“The US Government borrows $50,000 more every second ……. and only 635 non-government workers out of each 1000 have a job.”