When the Constitution was ratified, state legislatures voted into office their state’s United States Senators and only members of the House of Representatives were elected to serve by popular vote. By the end of the nineteenth century farmers, shopkeepers, lawyers, and other members of America’s middle class believed that the United States Senate was a [...]
10th Amendment bill gets radio coverage
With the democrats in full lockdown in their attempt to ram their health care "reform" down the throats of Americans, the call as gone out to contact key house and senate members. Take some time to email or call the house members below - even if they are not your representative. These people are voting [...]
You have to love Senator Warner. While meeting with community leaders in Martinville, the Sentor talked about his ideas for jump-starting the economy. He proposed two little ditties: The first proposal would tap $30 billion of unused federal TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds to encourage community banks to make loans to existing small businesses, Warner [...]
Just wanted to give all of you an update that we have OVER 900 RSVPs to the 10th Amendment Rally this Monday, January 18th.
RTP just got a phone call that told us that Speaker Howell has asked to be a co-sponsor of the Health Care Reform Bill
So I received in my email today the "Annual Report" from Senator Jim Webb. This is a very long document of what he considers his accomplishments for 2009. Do you want to see a portion of his email? Please grab your trash can or be near a toilet in case the need to vomit suddenly [...]
Gary Wood, the State Chapter Coordinator for the Utah Tenth Amendment Center, writes in his analysis of 10th amendment: Where the 9th Amendment protects the people against attempts of the federal government to invoke powers not specifically enumerated the 10th Amendment restrains federal power over states as well as citizens. It reemphasizes the fact our federal [...]
Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr has an interesting take on Senator Mark Warner's vote on the health care bill: When a Virginia Democrat is elected to the Congress -- Senate or House -- he or she must decide whether to vote the party line or vote the Virginia tradition of financial responsibility Senator Byrd [...]
This is such a fantastic video. Thanks to Joe Cacciotti for passing it along. Watch and be inspired! After you see it, make sure you sign up to come to the 10th Amendment Rally on January 18th. See our calendar at the bottom of this page and send us an email at rsvp@richmondteaparty.com to let [...]
The RTP received an invitation recently to speak at the first 2010 meeting of the Goochland Republican Women's group (GRWG). We were asked to come and share with the group more about the Tea Party movement, what RTP did in 2009, what are plans are for 2010, and what are the concerns of the Tea Party [...]