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Antifa and Kristallnacht

By |2020-12-23T09:22:13-05:00June 27th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Featured, Government, Politics|Tags: , , |

Dear Reader;   The Tea Party was initially a rowdy bunch, loud, sometimes disruptive, and focused on a few goals: smaller government, lower taxes, maximum freedom. The active protesters we are seeing now have a different dynamic. Peaceful but forceful messages are hijacked by the agitators who strike the match of mob action. Nihilistic, unlawful, destructive, godless, anarchists are enforcing their messages to the world through a willing press. This cannot continue; the goal is to annihilate our entire system [...]

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We Won’t Back Down! The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens in Time of Government Overreach

By |2020-12-23T09:22:41-05:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog|

We CAN'T back down!  Our rights and freedoms are about to be lost to a Marxist-controlled legislature   Join great patriots from around the nation, to stand strong in support of our Commonwealth.  Join them!  Our rights and freedoms depend - from now on - on YOU, for their very survival.  You hold the future of Virginia in your hands.  Come and learn what YOU can do.  "We Won't Back Down! The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens in Time of Government Overreach" [...]

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Like Prohibition, Gun Control Won’t Work Either

By |2020-12-23T09:22:54-05:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Blog|

From Randy Hall   Philosopher George Santayana once wrote, 'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.' In 1920 the United States attempted to remove the societal evils of alcohol by enacting Prohibition. Proving to be an abysmal failure it was repealed in 1933. While failing to control alcohol it did manage to create several other problems in its wake. Many Americans went from law abiding citizens to criminals with its enforcement and organized crime created a lucrative [...]

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THE WORST OF THE BILLS SO FAR!

By |2020-12-23T09:27:14-05:00January 14th, 2020|Categories: Blog, Government, Legislative, Politics|

From Deb Giffin, Treasurer, VATP Here are some of the worst bills put forward by this General Assembly so far, clustered by areas of interest. If one or more areas is of interest to you, please take the time to review these bills and let your Delegate and Senator know what you think of them! These are links to the bill summary where you can read them for yourselves, see who the patrons are, and which committee they are [...]

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How to Address Your Delegate and Senator after the Election

By |2020-12-23T09:27:50-05:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Featured, Legislative, News, Politics|

How to address your Delegate and Senator after the election, before the start of the General Assembly Contact in writing to the campaign office listed at their election material if not the incumbent. Address the fact that the person is now YOUR representative in the General Assembly, citing what district you are in. Identify yourself and your affiliation. If the representative is in concert with your ideals, note it and offer your support in the upcoming session, noting the challenges [...]

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Why We Might Lose the Virginia House and Senate

By |2020-12-23T09:28:05-05:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Congress, Elections, Government, Politics|

By Susan Lascolette There’s no doubt that the Virginia House and Senate are operating under razor-thin political margins – a 2-seat difference in the Senate and a 1-seat difference in the House.  The elections on November 5th may be a tipping point. In the Senate: Eleven of the Democratic Senator candidates are running unopposed and another five have only an independent challenger.  In contrast, only one Republican Senator candidate is running unopposed and another four have just an independent [...]

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No more hunting rifles

By |2020-12-23T09:28:17-05:00August 17th, 2019|Categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Elections, Featured, Legislative, Politics|

I don’t know if you heard, but the Virginia State Crime Commission is meeting next week to hear presentations and comments from the public regarding gun control bills. Red flag laws, waiting periods, local firearm bans... There’s even a bill that would make it a CLASS 6 FELONY to own many hunting rifles. This one of the biggest attacks on our 2nd Amendment rights that Virginia has ever seen, and some candidates for the General Assembly would take it even further. That's why I hope [...]

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10 Year Anniversary! Reflections on February 19, 2009

By |2020-12-23T09:28:48-05:00February 20th, 2019|Categories: Blog, Featured, Government|

Reflections on February 19, 2009 by Deborah Giffin, Treasurer, Virginia Tea Party   Where were you in February 2009? We you worried about the national debt? Were you worried about The Great Recession, keeping your home and job? Obama was sworn in as President January 20, and he signed the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, $787 Billion, on February 17. On February 19, Rick Santelli of CNBC gave an epic rant regarding the Fed, markets, and money from the floor of [...]

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2018 Follow the Money Scorecard

By |2020-12-23T09:29:01-05:00December 29th, 2018|Categories: Blog, CoLA, Energy, Featured, Government, Healthcare, Legislative, News, Politics|

If image below doesn't display, please click this link 2018 Follow the Money Scorecard. This browser does not support PDFs. Please click this link to view it: 2018 Follow the Money Scorecard.

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Trevor Loudon at VATP Fall Summit

By |2020-12-23T09:29:14-05:00October 13th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Events, Featured, News, Politics|Tags: , , , |

We were proud to present Trevor Loudon as our keynote speaker at our Fall Summit. Most of us know about George Soros, but he described how the Democratic Party has also been transformed in recent years by a Marxist who married a billionaire heiress. He also made the case that the Primary in 2014 between Dave Brat and Eric Cantor saved our nation and has given us a second chance to fix our country. Special thanks to our friends at [...]

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