Politics, elections
Rep. Forbes hosted the John Fredericks Show on 12/17 defending his vote on the 'Cromnibus' spending monstrosity that also fully funded Obamacare. You can listen to his comments below. As expected, Congressman Forbes appears to be using threats to military funding to justify his vote. Translation: continue to kick the can down the road, because 'now [...]
Just as we all knew, an upcoming congressional report is reported to confirm that the IRS was targeting tea party-type groups for greater scrutiny and had plans for increased denials. Even though our initial lawsuit was tossed, this isn't over yet. Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like knowing that my government was leveraging its [...]
For those of you joining the Chester Patriots for the protest Friday in Chesapeake, below are some event details. From the Chester Patriots: _________________ Make your voices heard! On Friday, December 19, we will travel to the Chesapeake office of Randy Forbes and the Virginia Beach office of Scott Rigell to voice our disagreement with [...]
On December 2, 2014, former Stafford County Board of Supervisor Chair Susan Stimpson announced her candidacy (see Susan Stimpson Launches Campaign for House of Delegates) for the 28th District of the House of Delegates. She will most likely be challenging current incumbent Delegate and Speaker of the House Bill Howell in a June Republican primary next year [...]
RTP family: Please support the Chester Patriots tomorrow (Saturday) at 1:00 PM and attend a protest March at the Chesterfield office of Representative Randy Forbes. As many of you know, last night Randy voted to PASS the monstrous "Cromnibus" spending bill which includes funding for amnesty. He chose to split from the other Virginia congressmen [...]
Call Congress Now Tell your representative to vote NO on the rule governing debate on amendments RTP supporters: Many of you are aware of the amnesty issue and how President Obama illegally seized the power to take executive actions on amnesty by exercising power that his office does not hold. This is a direct assault on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Shake-up in the General Assembly coming? Washington Post is confirming an earlier report from The Bull Elephant that former VA Lt. Governor candidate and Stafford County supervisor Susan Stimpson is set to challenge current republican House speaker Bill Howell in Virginia's 28th House district. Stimpson was very vocal in her opposition to the transportation tax [...]
From our friends at Middle Resolution comes (2) reminders for the election on Tuesday November 4th: 1. Voter's in VA's 7th District vote TWICE for House representative. You must vote once for the special session to fill Eric Cantor's vacated seat until January, and then a 2nd time for the full term that begins in [...]
We believe strongly that taking the courses from the Center for Self-Governance is one of the best ways to learn to be an effective activist. The courses are to be taken in order (required), with each student progressing up through the classes until completed. Below is the upcoming schedule for classes in Virginia. We encourage [...]
