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Action Alert: Stand up for Personal Property Rights in Virginia

Fellow Tea Party leaders and activists: There are very few occasions where the ongoing battle for property rights can be confronted head-on. We have just such a time here in Fauquier. There is an assault on farmer’s rights, and a LONE FARMER is standing up to the power of the local government and the Elite [...]

By |2012-07-27T13:58:47-04:00July 27th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|1 Comment

Latest Quinnipiac Poll: “Romney Catches Obama in Virginia”

Given the derisive portrayal of business owners by the President while in Roanoke, one would think many a Virginian would wisen up. For the poll in its entirety, click here. Peter Brown, Assistant Director,  Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 535-6203    Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Public Relations Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 FOR RELEASE: JULY 19, [...]

By |2012-07-19T16:00:45-04:00July 19th, 2012|Elections, Featured Categories|0 Comments

And “They” Continue to Squelch…

Thomas Jefferson called this the "noiseless step"*...for some it's loud and clear.     Fauquier cites farmer for farming July 11, 2012 By Rick Buchanan If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are “special.” If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are, after July 14, 2011, being treated in a “special” [...]

By |2012-07-13T11:16:21-04:00July 13th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

LIBERTY makes us different from every nation

KrisAnne Hall of TEA Party Nation reminds us again what Liberty is all about, and why it is important to continue to protect it.  Read her rousing blog here. If this describes YOU and you think it's time to join the fight for Liberty, then volunteer with the Richmond TEA Party.  If time is not [...]

By |2012-07-11T11:00:00-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Tea Party|1 Comment

Limits on Eminent Domain Up For Vote

Virginia’s General Assembly has directed that a measure be placed on the ballot this November asking citizens to vote on an amendment to the commonwealth’s constitution that will firmly establish private property rights. For most of U.S. history, people had assumed that the right to their property was sacred and government could take it from [...]

By |2012-07-11T10:41:07-04:00July 11th, 2012|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments

Defending the American Dream Summit

Defending the American Dream Summit August 2-4, 2012 www.defendingthedream.org/   Past speakers have included: Mark Levin, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, Rudy Giuliani, Carly Fiorina, Jonah Goldberg, Dinesh D’Souza, Andrew Breitbart, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Grover Norquist, James O’Keefe, and many more.

By |2012-07-05T12:36:27-04:00July 5th, 2012|Action Alerts, Featured Categories|0 Comments

When the American Spirit was in its youth,…

[sws_blockquote_endquote align="left" cite="" quotestyle="style01"]the language of America was different; liberty, sir, was then the primary object. [/sws_blockquote_endquote] -Patrick Henry, 1788     [From a speech made on June 5, 1788, in the Virginia Convention, called to ratify the Constitution of the United States.] (Source: http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/writings/liberty_empire.htm ) emphasis added.   Here's to remembering and celebrating a [...]

By |2012-07-04T13:06:44-04:00July 4th, 2012|Featured Categories, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Obamacare Supreme Court Decision Explained

Are you looking for an easy way to explain the recent Supreme Court decision on Obamacare? Do you want to share something with friends/neighbors in a way that won't have them snoring in 1 minute flat? Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUoPlipOfn_kc1y1q7sXN5yQ&v=egXurxdD7kE&feature=player_detailpage

By |2012-07-04T00:17:51-04:00July 3rd, 2012|Featured Categories, Healthcare, Media, Video|1 Comment

VA Speaker Howell on Supreme Court Decision

Statement of Speaker William J. Howell Regarding Today's Ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act RICHMOND, VA - Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) issued the following statement today following the release of the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: "I was very disappointed to [...]

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