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The Police State in Lynchburg? June 28, 2011

By |2011-06-08T18:43:17-04:00June 8th, 2011|Categories: Events, Featured, News|Tags: , |

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 […]

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Get Plugged In To The Debate

By |2019-05-11T16:12:48-04:00March 23rd, 2011|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

A new politics blog for Virginia was launched last Thursday. The contributors are Tea Party leaders from all across the commonwealth. If you've been looking for a conservative voice for Virginia then this is it. Check it out and let your voice be heard. Already the establishment has discovered the site and has their rabid dogs out for blood. Get plugged into he political debate - Red State Virginia  

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MoveOn.org “American Dream” Rally for Union “Solidarity”

By |2019-05-11T16:12:49-04:00March 1st, 2011|Categories: News, Videos|Tags: |

This past Saturday, MoveOn.org and SEIU planned to have 1000 union members descend on Richmond to show their “solidarity” to the members of the union workers in Wisconsin occupying the state capitol building. Best laid plans being what they are, only around 150 people showed up. I say people rather than union members because most of the attendees were not in a union. No, they were your average everyday supporters of MoveOn.org and simply got an email telling them to [...]

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 [...]

From The Chair: Enmity From The Left

By |2019-05-11T16:12:52-04:00January 7th, 2011|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Recent Submission to "The Hill" Congress Blog On the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, I was able to witness, firsthand, perhaps one of the more significant historical events in American history. For the first time in our nation’s history the Constitution of the United States of America was read in its entirety on the floor of the House. The gentleman from Virginia, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), stood on the shoulders of the Virginians that established [...]