A local Richmond newspaper decided to give front-page coverage to the City of Richmond's "Anti-Poverty Commission." I just wanted to take the time to point out a few important facts: The definition of "Poverty" used by the U.S. Census includes this gem: "The official poverty definition uses money income before taxes and does not include [...]
Volunteers and Supporters: After an incredibly generous 3 years of donated office space, our office space is no longer available and we must relocate. We have about a week to pack up our office and move to new space, but we're in no position financially to rent office space in another office building somewhere. We [...]
Below, please find a request that you contact your state legislators regarding a critical Second Amendment bill. Many of us are receiving requests that we call our Delegates and Senators in the Virginia General Assembly regarding specific bills. Frankly, this is not a duty that we should ignore. To find your state legislators names and [...]
Those who intend to dictate do not fail, not ever, unless they are defeated.
Major New Richmond Tea Party Announcement! -Quick and easy methods to interact with and research the records of your elected officials After reviewing various methods to provide voter advocacy services to RTP supporters, your coordinator team performed a deep-dive analysis on the VoterVoice service as an option to quickly and easily format messages to send [...]
Spending always increases. Balanced approach? No way, no how. The government spending machine marches on, devouring all. I see no end on the horizon. It is with this understanding that we must continue. Perseverance will win the day. Watch this video from the Tea Party Patriots national group. Don't be discouraged...there's folks [...]
January 19, 2013 - Yes, it is Inauguration Day, but for those with beliefs contrary to the president, it is also Gun Appreciation Day. Be sure to either visit your local gun store or gun range with a sign or a flag, or participate in the Guns Across America protest at the Capitol building downtown [...]
Virginia's General Assembly begins Wednesday, January 9. And there are a few different ways to follow the bills online. And of course, you can track bills right here on this website through Richmond Tea Party's Action Center! [sws_button class="" size="sws_btn_large" align="sws_btn_align_left" href="https://www.votervoice.net/RTP/Bills" target="_blank" label="Bill Tracker" template="sws_btn_redbrick" textcolor="ffffff" bgcolor="" bgcolorhover="" glow="sws_btn_glow"] [/sws_button]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sponsored a "resume drop" on the same day that a new, dismal jobs report came out. "The Real Julia" decided to include her resume in the drop, and it shows just a sample of how the Democrat's own failed policies are keeping people like Julia from getting jobs. Check out [...]
Bloomberg: Senate-Passed Deal Means Higher Tax on 77% of Households More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. While the white house web site declares victory: Raises $620 billion in revenue [...]
As in, "be careful what you wish for" Democracy has been accurately described as mob rule. Why? Because majority rule IS mob rule. The majority work their will on the minority, using force to do so. In the case of the mob, they just do what they want. In the case of democracy, they use [...]
How refreshing it is to see a US senator speaking out against his own legislative body! The Senate makes its own rules, and then routinely ignores them. He also points out how the Senate is playing a shell game by moving money around to pay for various items, thus being disingenuous to the American people [...]
