Most of you are probably aware that the House Oversight Committee called Johnathan Gruber and Marilyn Tavenner to testify today about the tactics used to construct support for the Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act (Obamacare). Gruber was caught on video several times essentially admitting that the government deceived the American public on the expected [...]
Laura Ingraham blast the federal GOP leadership on its total unwillingness to use its Constitutional authority to reinforce the rule of law and defend the power structure of our government's three branches. This issue is not about amnesty; rather it's about defending the Constitution and expecting the GOP congress members to fight for their authority. [...]
Attention supporters: There is effort underway to expand high-speed rail service in Virginia, all the way through Chesterfield. High-speed rail has proven to be a relative debacle nearly everywhere implemented, especially where there is not a significant population center to utilize its services (major metro areas). Precedent indicates that this would become a HUGE taxpayer funding hole [...]
Larry Nordvig, prior Executive Director for Richmond Tea Party Through his time as Executive Director of Richmond Tea Party, many of you came to know Larry and his strong conviction to preserve the republic and advance conservative values. Yesterday Larry announced that he is running for the Powhatan Board of Supervisors, no doubt [...]
Well...it's become so common now that we almost can't act surprised, but reports are coming out that John Boehner and republican leadership have no intention of using the power of the purse to slap down President Obama's outrageous power grab (exerted for actions on illegal alien amnesty). We'd like to think that there is representation [...]
It's official now...as we shared previously, prior Stafford County Supervisor Susan Stimpson has officially announced her candidacy for House Delegate in Virginia's 28th district. As a multi-decade incumbant and member of republican leadership (House Speaker Bill Howell), this challenge is sure to raise some eyebrows, especially with the speaker's fondness for tax hikes that are [...]
The Tea Party Patriots (national group) conducts weekly legislative updates that frequently contain valuable/interesting info. Listen below for the update from 11/30/14 with topics like committee member changes, IRS emails, and amnesty. Things are about to get very interesting in D.C.
We wanted to take a brief moment to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, and to say THANK YOU especially for all your support over the years. We hope you have a few minutes today to reflect on the good in your life, both personally and professionally, and to hopefully spend some time with family [...]
Many of you may remember the old "Schoolhouse Rock" animated cartoon shorts that played on Saturday mornings years ago. One of these clips discussed how bills are passed...through the House and Senate. Well, SNL showcases how legislation is created in the current mad, mad world of D.C. and executive orders/actions.
I've seen posted all over the Interwebs that the massive wave election this November was an indication that the people like the job that the GOP leadership is doing, specifically that The People showed their preference for "moderate" candidates over Constitutional conservatives. "Establishment" GOP-types are using the election results to push the false narrative that [...]
Come join us for our November meeting! Heads-up for our next monthly meeting....due to the holidays we're switching up a bit and holding it THIS Thursday night at 7:00. As we did last month, we'll be gathering in our new meeting space, graciously provided by the good folks at Richmond Alarm Company. This new space [...]
Next weekend on Friday November 21 through Saturday November 22nd, the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation will hold its annual tea party action conference in Richmond. There's a packed agenda, with numerous guest speakers (like Dave Brat, Gov Jim Gilmore, and KCarl Smith) and seminars/breakouts. Also available will be a Livestream broadcast of the event, [...]
