And “They” Continue to Squelch…

Thomas Jefferson called this the "noiseless step"*...for some it's loud and clear.     Fauquier cites farmer for farming July 11, 2012 By Rick Buchanan If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are “special.” If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are, after July 14, 2011, being treated in a “special” [...]

By |2012-07-13T11:16:21-04:00July 13th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

Obamacare Costs Already Skyrocketing?

From The Blaze, an interesting graphic showing how "affordable" the Affordable Healthcare Act really is. Was there ever any doubt that the costs would head in ANY direction other than up? [sws_picture_frame1 src="http://www.richmondteaparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ObamacareCosts.jpg" title="" alt="ObamacareCosts" align="sws_frame_center" lightbox="1" album="" video=""] [/sws_picture_frame1] Be sure to read it all.

By |2012-07-12T01:31:02-04:00July 12th, 2012|Featured Categories, Healthcare|2 Comments

Action Alert: President Obama in Glen Allen Saturday, July 14th

    As you may have heard, President Barack Obama will be visiting Glen Allen this up-coming Saturday, July 14th.  His visit comes as no surprise as all eyes are on Virginia; however, we here at AFP-VA want to welcome him with a slew of sign waves that will let him know that his economic [...]

By |2012-07-13T08:19:59-04:00July 11th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|1 Comment

LIBERTY makes us different from every nation

KrisAnne Hall of TEA Party Nation reminds us again what Liberty is all about, and why it is important to continue to protect it.  Read her rousing blog here. If this describes YOU and you think it's time to join the fight for Liberty, then volunteer with the Richmond TEA Party.  If time is not [...]

By |2012-07-11T11:00:00-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Tea Party|1 Comment

Limits on Eminent Domain Up For Vote

Virginia’s General Assembly has directed that a measure be placed on the ballot this November asking citizens to vote on an amendment to the commonwealth’s constitution that will firmly establish private property rights. For most of U.S. history, people had assumed that the right to their property was sacred and government could take it from [...]

By |2012-07-11T10:41:07-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

Defending the American Dream Summit

Defending the American Dream Summit August 2-4, 2012 www.defendingthedream.org/   Past speakers have included: Mark Levin, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Rudy Giuliani, Carly Fiorina, Jonah Goldberg, Dinesh D’Souza, Andrew Breitbart, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Grover Norquist, James O’Keefe, and many more.

By |2012-07-05T12:36:27-04:00July 5th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|0 Comments

Senator Marco Rubio @ Barnes & Noble, Chesterfield Town Center

Senator Marco Rubio Author Signing at Barnes & Noble Chesterfield Town Center Who:     Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) What:    Author signing of his new book, An American Son When:    Saturday, July 7th at 4:30 p.m. Where:    Barnes & Noble Booksellers 11500 Midlothian Turnpike (Chesterfield Town Center Mall) Richmond, VA 23235 Barnes & Noble Chesterfield Town [...]

By |2012-07-05T11:54:41-04:00July 5th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|0 Comments

Supreme Court (Re)States The Obvious: Congress Can Make You Do Anything It Wants

...as long as either they, or SCOTUS, call non-compliance a "tax." According to uber-conservative Bush II appointee Roberts: The Affordable Care Act describes the “[s]hared responsibility payment” as a “penalty,” not a “tax.” That label is fatal to the application of the Anti-Injunction Act. It does not, however, control whether an exaction is within Congress’s [...]

By |2012-07-05T09:55:35-04:00July 5th, 2012|Featured Categories, Healthcare|0 Comments

When the American Spirit was in its youth,…

[sws_blockquote_endquote align="left" cite="" quotestyle="style01"]the language of America was different; liberty, sir, was then the primary object. [/sws_blockquote_endquote] -Patrick Henry, 1788     [From a speech made on June 5, 1788, in the Virginia Convention, called to ratify the Constitution of the United States.] (Source: http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/writings/liberty_empire.htm ) emphasis added.   Here's to remembering and celebrating a [...]

By |2012-07-04T13:06:44-04:00July 4th, 2012|Featured Categories, Uncategorized|1 Comment

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