Richmond.com ran an article about the Tea Party, saying it offers more questions than answers. While there is much I could respond to in the article, I will focus on what, to me, is the most fundamental issue and easiest to clarify: While there are reasons to expect the Tea Party to eventually run out [...]
In its statist, bureaucratic and "best and brightest" attempt to insert itself (without Congressional authority) into the climate change scare, the EPA declared in 2009 that carbon dioxide (what you exhale and plants absorb) is a danger to public health. This unprecedented power grab will result in the EPA governing - and draining wealth from [...]
In this final installment, I want to emphasize the connection between economics and politics. In my mind the two are interwoven and inseparable. Economics is about who produces what, and politics is about who gets to keep it. The political system is exactly as virtuous as are the people who comprise it. Activity in the [...]
Virginia is blessed with ample, productive farmland; timber; mineral resources, including energy; established deepwater ports and shipbuilding; a centrally located air facility; and a populace that is hard working, fundamentally honest and leans fiscally conservative. What stands in our way? The problem is jamming Virginians into a mold through common national legislation that dictates every [...]
It's good to see someone having a little fun while standing straight up to the intimidation tactics of the Left:
Obama holds court with Felipe Calderón over a joint session of Congress and permits him to berate Arizonans and the Americans who support the law dealing with illegal aliens (and no, they’re not “undocumented workers”).
Defend the borders and protect US citizens Enforce existing immigration laws already on the books May 3, 2010 – The National Tea Party Federation (NTPF) in a statement of support for the citizens of Arizona, calls on the Federal government to perform its constitutional duty and enforce existing immigration laws and secure our sovereign borders. [...]
Would you please call the U.S. Representatives today and ask them to vote no on H.R. 2499? This is a trojan horse, middle of the night kind of bill that you may not have heard about yet. TIME TO MELT THE PHONES! Congress is at it again! Now they are trying to sneak in a [...]
Well, the Richmond Tea Party doesn't think so and Attorney General Cuccinelli agrees. Attorney General Cuccinelli released a statement yesterday stating he would file suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the recently partisan passed Health Control bill. Richmond Tea Party supports these efforts wholeheartedly. We are thrilled that we had the foresight as [...]
We have received inquiries from many of you asking this very question. If you search the Internet you can find lots of information. If we look at the Constitution, in Article I, Section 2 states, [An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and [...]
There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal that talked about why gridlock in Washington is a GOOD thing. Here is an excerpt: Gridlock, however, is part of the Constitution's design and is consonant with our underlying political traditions. When they gathered in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitution's framers had three goals: Establish [...]