When the Tea Parties say they want limited or smaller government, many of our critics try to make it sound like we are against any form of government control. If that was true then the Tea party would be advocating anarchy. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. What we want is Constitutional government. [...]
Constitutional Adherence - What exactly does that mean and why is it important? The Constitution is the law that spells out how our Federal government shall operate and what it can and cannot do. Article one spells out the duties of Congress, Article two spells out the duties of the Executive branch, and Article three [...]
The RTP monthly meeting on March 28th will feature Donna Holt of Campaign for Liberty. She will be speaking about UN Agenda 21, "Sustainable Development" - what it is, and what it may mean for your area. For background, go here: Sustainable Communities - A Transformation of Virginia. This month's meeting will be at Monday, March 28 7:00 [...]
Richmond Tea Party citizen journalist Moveon Mann attended the Moveon.org rally in Richmond on Saturday and sent the following report. ---- Being accustomed to Tea Party and Patriot Rallies, one has to wonder what really goes on at a rally held by a non-conservative group. To answer that question, I—and a few other Tea Party folks—attended today’s MoveOn.org [...]
Events are moving faster than most can keep up with. One thing liberty advocates must always be alert for is the dreaded deep cover mole. These are people and organizations who pretend to support you and your cause but who can be counted on to double cross you at critical moments, even if that means [...]
If you haven’t seen this yet, please check out the recent interview Karyn McDermott did with Richmond Tea Party's new president, Eric McGrane. They discuss how he got involved with the Tea Party and his thoughts on how to best move RTP forward.
The last not quite two years have been exciting. The Tea Party movement has grown from protests and rallies and inundating Congress with phone calls, e-mails, and visits about pending legislation, to getting real fiscal conservatives elected to Congress. We brought the foundational principles of Constitutionality and fiscal discipline and the issue of mounting debt [...]
The Richmond Tea Party is shocked and saddened by the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others attending the congresswoman's event in Arizona today. Our prayers go out to all the victims and their families. We also pray that the law enforcement officials are able to apprehend anyone connected to this tragedy and bring them [...]
In his syndicated column today, Tony Blankley points out the continuing importance of individual resolve and collective action--the basis of the Tea Party--to save our government. He notes that "Political calculations are being made from Capitol Hill to Pennsylvania Avenue to K St. intended to perpetuate the destructive governmental trends of the last years." He concludes [...]
January 1, 2011 TO: Richmond Tea Party Volunteers and Supporters: FROM: Richmond Tea Party Board of Directors As we prepare to kick off a new and exciting 2011, we want to inform you of a transition within the RTP leadership. As you probably are already aware, our President, Jamie Radtke, has filed papers to run [...]
The following was submitted as a guest post by Conklin Mann III of Fleming Island, FL. ---- Barack H. Obama's successful presidential campaign was the highpoint in his presidency. From the moment the “Change” slogan captured the imagination of a majority of voters, things have been going downhill for the president and his Merry Band [...]
Since I made a negative post earlier this morning, I thought I’d balance it with something positive. (And I can’t overstate how positive this is.) The Statists in Washington thought they could ram one more reckless deficit-ballooning, liberty-stealing bill through in the lame duck session while we weren’t paying attention after the election and right [...]
