Politics, elections
Hot on the heels of asking you to visit your representatives, the Tea Party Patriots national organization is shifting activities to DC on Wednesday, September 9th. We understand that Senator Ted Cruz will be in attendance, and will now also be joined by Donald Trump. Why is this deal bad? It should be treated as [...]
One of the main tenets of our mission statement is to encourage active participation in government. We recently learned that Congressman Dave Brat (VA-7th) will be holding a town hall on the same night as our monthly meeting...and right down the street. We will be replacing our August meeting with this Town Hall event, and [...]
This is a question that we hear quite often. Conservative-minded people all across America are wondering what we all can do to effect the kind of change that will set the country back on-course. But that is actually the wrong question. The question that each of us should be asking ourselves is "what can *I* [...]
Big money will rule the day again in Virginia for the republican presidential primary this fall. The Republican Party of Virginia SCC (State Central Committee) voted today to hold a primary instead of a nominating convention, so whoever can dump the most money into the race will likely win. This also means that Virginia's ultimate [...]
Check out the links on VPAP.org to see the returns from the election on Tuesday, June 9th. Use the buttons at the top of the screen to switch between Senate, House, and Local races.
Polls open 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Just a quick reminder for those of you who vote in primary elections (and you know you should!) that TOMORROW (6/9) is the June primary. You may review who/what is on the ballot in your locality by using the Virginia Department of Elections website: [button color="#ffffff" [...]
Polls open 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Just a quick reminder for those of you who vote in Republican and Democrat primary elections (and you know you should!) that this Tuesday (6/9) is the June primary. You may review who/what is on the ballot in your locality by using the Virginia Department of Elections [...]
Below is an EXCELLENT video from the folks at Represent.US detailing what little influence the little people (us) really have on governmental policy. I realize that this is preaching to choir for the tea party crowd, but this would be a good presentation to share with others...especially young adults. We *must* break outside of our [...]
Sharyl Attkisson, of ex-CBS News fame, recently gave a "TEDx-Talk" at the University of Nevada. She discusses what you likely felt is true...that what you read and see may largely be manipulated by government and large corporations to push a particular product or policy. And she provides an insider's perspective from within the media industry. It's [...]
Republican Senator Walter Stosch (VA-12), long-seen as being weak on conservative principles, announced today his intent to resign from office. Senator Stosch was one of three "republicans" that supported Governor Terry McAuliffe's Medicaid expansion, and was seen as a target to replace in the next election cycle. Get the story at The Bull Elephant: Senator [...]
Today on the Facebook page of Congressman Randy Forbes (R, VA-4) we see a glimpse of some of the plans underway to combat President Obama's executive overreach on immigration policy, including details on a bill for same. As some of you are likely aware, Forbes recently voted for the horrendous "cromnibus" spending package (which fully-funded Obamacare) [...]
Congressman Dave Brat (VA-7th District) added his name today to the growing list of House reps who will not support John Boehner as Speaker of the US House of Representatives in Tuesday's election. If you're like me and are interested to know where Congressman Randy Forbes stands on this vote, please give him a call [...]
