The Richmond Tea Party has applied with the IRS to be a 501(c) (4) nonprofit group. This is something we began at the end of 2009 and are still currently working through. According to the IRS tax code, 501(c)(4) organizations may endorse and support candidates for office if we meet certain conditions. However, since we [...]
This video about elitism is the follow-up to the one I posted Saturday about small government. Another good video to pass along, especially to skeptics.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli sent the following letter about the ObamaCare court challenge: Dear Fellow Virginians, As most of you know, today was Virginia's day in court to defend liberty against the individual mandate contained in the healthcare bill. Virginia's is the first state case to be heard on the merits of its arguments regarding constitutionality [...]
Here's an excellent video on why we believe in small government: Share this with all your Big Governement friends.
Try I Want Your Money. This documentary film about excessive government spending is being released on a limited basis this weekend to gauge the public interest. If tickets sales are high, they will expand it to many theatres across the nation. Three are carrying it in Richmond this weekend. Click here for details. If you [...]
This first appeared in BigGovernment.com: November 30th Could Be the Day the Government Seizes Control of the Internet by Seton Motley November 30th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could potentially engage in one of the largest federal power grabs we have ever seen. After two years of this Presidential Administration and this Congress, that [...]
If you missed the October 11th debate between Independent Floyd Bayne and Democrat Rick Waugh (incumbent Republican Eric Cantor declined to participate) but still want to hear it, you can catch the recording on FM 92.5 this evening at 6:00 pm.
Speaks for itself:
I attended the debate yesterday between 7th district congressional candidates Floyd Bayne (I) and Rick Waugh (D) and found it refreshing. I can’t remember the last time I saw two candidates for major office who (in my judgment) spoke straightforwardly and sincerely from their hearts about the critical issues we face, rather than throwing out a [...]
The League of Women Voters and the Richmond First Club are sponsoring a debate tonight between the 7th congressional district candidates Floyd Bayne (I) and Rick Waugh (D). Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor declined to participate. The debate is scheduled for 7:00 – 9:00pm at the Tuckahoe branch of the Henrico County Public Library located at [...]
So far, the coverage of the Virginia Tea Party Convention -- the largest Tea Party convention anywhere to date -- has been very positive. Here's an excerpt from what the Richmond Times-Dispatch had to say: Like a student late for class, Suzanne Curran, 71, marched purposefully through the halls of the Greater Richmond Convention Center [...]
And so begins the inevitable playing of favorites that comes with all government regulation: Nearly a million workers won't get a consumer protection in the U.S. health reform law meant to cap insurance costs because the government exempted their employers. Thirty companies and organizations, including McDonald's (MCD) and Jack in the Box (JACK), won't be [...]
