Early today, the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation announced the availability of its new "Action Center", which is where supporters can learn of legislative happenings and take action to interact with their representatives. All Richmond Tea Party supporters are encouraged to register and utilize the action center, because when we speak together our voice is [...]
The RTP organizer team wants to wish you, your family, and your friends a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. We hope that you get a break from the "holiday bustle" at least for a few moments of rest & relaxation. 2017 is just around the corner, and its not waiting for any of [...]
Found this educational resource today on the debt and deficit. Its a 3-part series from POLICYed.org. John Taylor discusses the major components of fiscal policy and their effect on the US economy. This series covers the complexities of the budget process, the debt and deficit, and the economy and the deficit. Main Series Page The [...]
There's a public hearing tonight to discuss the proposed changes to the county charter for Chesterfield. There were some serious concerns raised about the county supervisors ceding too much of their control/oversight to the county administrator, reducing citizen influence into county decisions/operations. Some changes have been made to the charter since first reviewed. Its been [...]
We wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving Day! We encourage you pause for a moment today to reflect on the good in your life, and to hopefully spend some time with family and friends. We also want to thank each of you for your support over these several years...we [...]
Today in a news release citing family concerns, Delegate Rob Bell officially withdrew from the Attorney General race for 2017. Dear Friends, Now that the 2016 election is over, it is time for the 2017 Virginia statewide campaigns to begin in earnest. After careful consideration, I have decided that I will not seek the position [...]
We apologize if this is a redundant message, but don’t forget to register for the the November statewide summit meeting coming up THIS weekend! Our summit meetings, held by the statewide federation group, have group reps from all over the state, and cover numerous topics of interest. The theme for the summit is “Stepping forward [...]
2016's unprecedented Presidential election is behind us. What happened in Virginia?: President: Hillary Clinton won Virginia with 49.76% of the vote while Donald Trump received 44.97% of the vote. Virginia's more urban areas were carried by the Democrats while the Republicans carried the more rural areas of the Commonwealth. Congress: Virginia will welcome 3 new [...]
Yes, that's right...the River City Sportplex is too big to fail, so county taxpayers have to step-in and purchase it. Raise your hand if purchasing this park is in your top 5 priorities for county spending. Didn't we JUST have to fight a meals tax because the county was too poor to purchase radios for [...]
From Polizette, right on the heels of the story about democrats registering dead people to vote: Bombshell: Over 1,000 Illegal Voters in Eight Virginia Localities New report finds evidence of widespread voter fraud in the crucial swing state More than 1,000 aliens, or residents who are not U.S. citizens, have been free to vote illegally [...]
At least 19 dead Virginians were registered to vote in this critical swing state. Well isn't this fantastic. We keep hearing that election fraud is not a "real" problem...that its exaggerated. How many more continual single incidents must be exposed before government officials can no longer credibly ignore it? Source: He fought in World War [...]
We just learned that the House Freedom Caucus (the good guys) had to "reach a deal" with House GOP leadership on the vote to impeach IRS Chairman John Koskinen. The Freedom Caucus was pushing for a vote on impeachment, but inexplicably, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) and others in House leadership have been working to block that [...]
