As a Virginian, one of my favorite Founding Fathers is Patrick Henry, a man who is often not given enough credit for his many accomplishments. Patrick Henry is famously known for his famous quote: “Give me liberty or give me death.” It was a powerful speech that gave men the courage to confront the king [...]
The Founding Fathers made numerous contributions to the forming of this great Constitutional Republic. In my opinion, one of their most significant achievements was the idea of a written constitution. Our U.S. Constitution was designed to serve as a limitation on federal powers, which is what makes it unique and powerful. It provides for a [...]
Senator Coburn asks Kagan to help define the limits of the interstate commerce clause. Unbelievable that she would even hesitate on this question. This is not good.
The Richmond Tea Party is inviting you to purchase tickets to the Richmond Flying Squirrels Game on Thursday, July 29th. There will be fireworks! This will be a great chance for all of us to get together for a night of family fun. Wear your Richmond Tea Party cap or shirt and get [...]
Empowering We the People Are you tired of big, corrupted government? Sick of the Constitution being ignored? Want to keep more of your money? Then be part of a nationwide revolution that is shifting the balance of power from the politicians back to We the People. We are a non-partisan, grassroots community seeking to preserve [...]
This is a wonderful video that was put together by Hampton Roads Tea Party. Watch this 1 minute video and pass it along.
I just received a very detailed report from Brian Reidl of the Heritage Foundation that details our out-of-control spending. I strongly encourage you to click the link to see the full report and see the visual graphs. It will make your head spin off your shoulders when you see it visually. It is an excellent [...]
UPDATE: A Politico article today titled, "How Dems' NRA loophold backfired" is reporting that the Disclose Act has been temporarily pulled (the vote was expected today) because they don't have the votes. Keep up the pressure. They are trying to reorganize only to try another day. __________________________________________________________ We have been warning you this week that the Disclosure [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tea Party Groups Call on Sponsors to Drop Hardball Matthews' "Hit Piece" Disparages Tea Party Members June 17, 2010 – The National Tea Party Federation, a broad coalition of Tea Party groups, takes a stand and condemns the left-wing propaganda hit piece that aired on MSNBC June 16th. The program, Rise of [...]
Don't forget to watch Attorney General Cuccinelli's live webcast TONIGHT at 8pm, to get an update on Virginia's lawsuit against nationalized health care. It will be a great lesson on our Constitutional history. He will also talk about how the Health Care Freedom Act (that RTP joined with other conservative groups in Virginia to pass) gives [...]
The tea party movement continues to grow a year and a half after the movement began. The last few months Richmond Tea Party has received requests to start local tea party groups. The interest to hold local government accountable is very high, as people realize that we must solve the problems in our own backyard before [...]
The second congressional district of Virginia has been interesting to watch with 7 candidates in the race. One candidate, Scott Rigell, is the GOP Party favorite with numerous endorsements from the GOP like Governor McDonnell, Lt. Gov Bill Bolling, Minority Whip Cantor and over a dozen other GOP politicians. The Hampton Roads Tea Party has [...]
