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Cutting Spending…Military Spending Too

By |2019-05-11T16:12:50-04:00February 15th, 2011|Categories: Blog|Tags: , |

There is a war even within "conservatism", it surrounds spending cuts for the Military. Sometimes trimming the fat can be a good thing. Just ask Oprah. In all seriousness, isn't it time we look long and hard at spending cuts for the military? If we are serious about getting rid of fraud/waste/abuse in government then we can't leave out one of the largest budget items on the list. Currently the Military is debating the "alternate engine" for the F-35. A [...]

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Nanny State & The Sussex Planning Commission: Gun Ranges

By |2019-05-11T16:12:50-04:00February 8th, 2011|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , |

From Phillip Van Cleave NOTE DATE CHANGE: I have just learned that the Sussex County Board of Supervisors will NOT hear the proposed ordinance to restrict shooting ranges on February 17th.  The ordinance WILL be coming up on March 17th at 7 PM, so if you live in the general area, mark your calendars so we can show up in force! VCDL Alert I don't know if there are sufficient words in the English language to express my disdain and [...]

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The Case for HB 2470: The Virginia Atmospheric Sovereignty Act

By |2019-05-11T16:12:50-04:00February 7th, 2011|Categories: Legislative|

Last week, the house held a hearing on HB 2470 and referred the bill out to another committee, knowing that such an action would effectively table the bill for consideration this year. The bill prevents the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the Commonwealth of Virginia by any agency (federal or state). Virginia Scientists and Engineers for Energy and Environment (VA-SEEE) enthusiastically endorses this bill for the following reasons; 1.) There is no scientific basis to regulate CO2, and 2.) [...]

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Press Release: Caution: Beware of Rising Debt

By |2011-02-07T08:47:16-05:00February 7th, 2011|Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , , |

A core and defining principle of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation is fiscal responsibility. Out of control spending in Washington was one of the catalysts for the Tea Party Movement. The national economy is on the brink of collapse with the national debt roughly equal to it’s annual economic output.

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What’s In A Billion

By |2019-05-11T16:12:50-04:00February 6th, 2011|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

Being that Governor McDonnell and others in Richmond are talking about spending 4 billion dollars maybe we should stop and take a look at "what is in a billion" eh? Author Unknown How many zeros in a billion? This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But [...]

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Do They Think We Are Stupid?

By |2019-05-11T16:12:50-04:00February 4th, 2011|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , |

The machine is moving full speed ahead to get this absurd transportation package rushed through. The fools that have been elected seem to think we are stupid. That we don't notice the revolving sales pitch that hits us every legislative session. " The Sky is falling, If you don't support this bill the end of the world will be upon us".

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VTPP Statement Opposing Mandated Insurance Coverage

By |2019-05-11T16:12:51-04:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: Featured, News|Tags: , , , |

----Begin Release ---- VTPP Statement Opposing Mandated Insurance Coverage In Virginia February 1, 2011 - RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia House of Delegates debated HB2467.  This bill would impose mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder on insurance plans for most businesses across Virginia.   The bill passed its second reading by voice vote on Tuesday afternoon. Mark Kevin Lloyd, Chairman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation, released the following statement: “This is a misguided attempt by Speaker William Howell and [...]

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VTPP Statement on Privatizing Liquor Sales

By |2019-05-11T16:12:51-04:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: Featured, News|Tags: , , |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                Contact: Mark Lloyd January 31, 2011                                                                                     (434) 942-3636 mklloydva@gmail.com Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Agrees that State Government Should Get out of the Liquor Business Let free markets and competition rule in Virginia Richmond, Va. – The Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation endorses Governor Bob McDonnell’s effort to privatize the 76-year-old state-run monopoly on the sale of distilled spirits. Legislation to privatize both retail sales and wholesales of a legal product out of the hands of state [...]

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LIVE Town Hall at the National Press Club

By |2011-02-03T14:12:53-05:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |

FYI: On Tuesday, February 8th, Tea Party Express will be hosting a LIVE Town Hall at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  The event will be from 7:00 - 9:00 pm and the confirmed Members of Congress are Senator Rand Paul, Senator Mike Lee, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Congressmen Steve King. This is the first of its kind event with members of the Senate and the House interacting with tea party constituents.  The Members of Congress will be taking [...]

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Decoding the State Of The Union

By |2019-05-11T16:12:51-04:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: Congress, Featured|Tags: , |

Most Americans couldn't stomach the idea of listening to the state of the union speech. So I've undertaken the daunting task of decoding the speech from the written transcript found at NPR. It's understandable why most people would skip this staged absurdity. When Joe Wilson 2 years ago yelled “you lie”! we had no idea how prophetic his words were.

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