Dear Fellow Patriots, We are pleased to present the first annual tea party summit on education! Saturday July 30, 2011 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM UPDATE: $$$ This event is NOT free. Visit the registration link that was posted in the comments. Also note the dress code. We are holding this event because it [...]
Written by Scott Cooper VTPP Membership Chair June 29, 2011 Almost two years ago I met a family at the 2009 AFP Defending the American Dream Summit in Washington, DC. They were newly engaged conservatives in the battle to defeat Obamacare. I made a point to introduce myself to the woman after her speech because she mentioned they resided in the hometown both my parents grew up in, in SC, a place I still visit 2 – 4 times a [...]
Tell it to these folks: Rising food costs spur massive US theft of produce, meat Sunday, April 17, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer Forget diamonds and cash. Rapid inflation and the tanking US economy have birthed a whole new wave of organized crime involving food. The New York Times (NYT) reports that a [...]
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is set to sue the FCC to block implementation of Net Neutrality regulations. Calling the regulations the “most egregious of all violations of federal law,” Mr. Cuccinelli told The Washington Times on Thursday that he will begin in July or August to gather support from other attorneys general and private [...]
Leftist policies are often (and correctly) described as “tax and spend.” After the stimulus bill passed, though, some flipped the phrase to “spend, then tax,” anticipating that the Left would ultimately demand higher taxes to reduce the gargantuan deficit they created (and we opposed). We now have proof that the change in terminology was correct as well: [...]
Let’s review: $14.4 trillion in national debt $114 trillion in unfunded liabilities No federal budget passed in over two years TARP Bailouts of massive corporations while average Americans are struggling just to provide for their families ObamaCare (i.e., forcing citizens to purchase a product or service, while calling it “health care reform”) Many thousands of [...]
In the late 1950s there was a TV show called “Father Knows Best” starring Robert Young who played “a thoughtful father who offered sage advice whenever one or more of his children had a problem.” Today there is another long-running show called “Government Knows Best” where our President and members of Congress play the part [...]
The Lynchburg City Planning Commission has passed a proposal to allow zoning inspectors to gain non-criminal search warrants to search citizens homes. From the News & Advance: http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/may/11/planning-commission-oks-warrant-search-ordinance-ar-1033292/ “The Lynchburg Planning Commission voted in favor of a new ordinance Wednesday that will allow zoning officials to obtain warrants to enter homes where […]
Richmond, VA "TEA Party Activist Boot Camp" June 18th Saturday, June18 at 9:00am - 5:00pm The Crowne Plaza Hotel 555 E Canal St, Richmond, VA (804) 788-0900 The Reagan Institute’s flagship Conservative Leadership Course (CLC) is a leadership development training program designed to assist citizens to better exercise and successfully perform their constitutional duty to public service. The Reagan Institute recruits, trains, and equips citizens to serve as both community leaders and elected officials who will defend conservative, constitutional principles [...]
VA BUDGET QUESTIONS by Tom Cranmer - Why is the budget not a "budget?" It is more of a forecast of revenues and expenditures. - Why are expenditures self-adjusting? By law they have to be balanced with revenues. In 2010 VA had a $400 million surplus. The Sunshine Review reported the "Revenue Stabilization Fund has shrunken from $1.19 billion in 2006 to $295 million in 2010." - What are the biggest tricks in the budget? To delay funding $600 million [...]
