It gives me a sense of pride, freedom, liberation, and even justice to be a member of the Richmond Tea Party. I do not see myself as a Black American, but an American whose skin happens to be black. My thinking, dreams, and visions are deeply rooted in the American dream—a dream of hope and [...]
We are come hither to preserve the poor commonwealth of Virginia, if it can be possibly done: something must be done to preserve your liberty and mine. - Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788, arguing (correctly) against Virginia's ratification of the proposed Constitution. We turn our attention for a foray into history. It's been said that [...]
In its statist, bureaucratic and "best and brightest" attempt to insert itself (without Congressional authority) into the climate change scare, the EPA declared in 2009 that carbon dioxide (what you exhale and plants absorb) is a danger to public health. This unprecedented power grab will result in the EPA governing - and draining wealth from [...]
Fox News political columnist Liz Peek says that: "Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina has introduced a constitutional amendment to establish term limits on those serving in Congress. He notes that over the past two decades politicians have been reelected 90% of the time. “Americans know that real change in Washington will never happen until [...]
Karen Hurd from the Hampton Roads Tea Party released the following statement about the race in Virginia’s 2nd district. The Hampton Roads Tea Party was created to fight back an overreaching, corrupt, and obese government – at all levels. The Tea Party movement, including the Hampton Roads Tea Party holds both the Republicans and the [...]
Obama holds court with Felipe Calderón over a joint session of Congress and permits him to berate Arizonans and the Americans who support the law dealing with illegal aliens (and no, they’re not “undocumented workers”).
Two days ago, the Richmond Times-Dipatch printed a response to Jamie Radtke’s April 25th article "Tea Party: Right Wing or Mainstream?". In it, the author does a good job of quickly explaining why Senators were originally appointed by state legislatures and not elected by popular vote, as instituted by the 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here's [...]
Well, the Richmond Tea Party doesn't think so and Attorney General Cuccinelli agrees. Attorney General Cuccinelli released a statement yesterday stating he would file suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the recently partisan passed Health Control bill. Richmond Tea Party supports these efforts wholeheartedly. We are thrilled that we had the foresight as [...]