On Monday, the Virginia General Assembly passed a landmark resolution affecting private property rights. It paves the way for Virginians to vote on whether they would like their private property rights amended to the Virginia Constitution. Later this year, on the same day we Virginians will vote for a US president and a new US [...]
Richmond Tea Party’s former president and current U.S. Senate candidate, Jamie Radtke, issued a press release yesterday, calling on Rep. Darrell Issa to launch an investigation into whether or not the IRS is intentionally stalling the process of granting tax-exempt status to Tea Parties and other liberty groups across America. From her letter: There is a [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2012 NEWS CONTACT: Chuck Hansen – 804-451-5985, extension 1 Radtke Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Actions of IRS Toward Tea Party and Patriot Groups RICHMOND – U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke has asked the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to launch [...]
There are now at least four examples of the IRS asking very pointed questions to groups that are opposed to Obama's political agenda, and all of them just happen to be in "Swing States." http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-obama-using-the-irs-to-silence-opposition-voices/ First up, the Ohio Liberty Council. The Ohio Liberty Council has decided that they will refuse to answer the IRS requests for additional information. In a press release, Ohio Liberty Council President, Tom Zawistowski, said: “We find that your requests are unreasonable, overly burdensome, intrusive [...]
Excerpt from a 1 February 2012 article titled “Citizens Speak out about Comp Plan”: It looked as those in favor of Chesterfield County’s new draft countywide comprehensive plan stayed home last Wednesday when the Board of Supervisors listened to comments during a public hearing. Over 30 citizens took to the podium to express their opinion [...]
To say that this is an important year in our nation’s history is quite the understatement. “Historical” is a better adjective, but even that doesn’t seem to reflect the dire situation that America is facing. In November, we will decide how our great country moves forward. In my mind, there are two choices: 1. [...]
George Allen has recently claimed “strong tea party support” but how strong are those supporters? With the likes of Ben Marchi, and Coby Dillard both establishment republicans how genuine is this list of supporters? Already the rebuttals are coming out. Kerry Scott wrote on Bearing Drift: My name was used without my consent. I have [...]
For two weeks, the Occupy Richmond group camped out in Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond. They acquired no permits, followed no regulations, paid no fees, and broke the law for their continued presence. In contrast, the Richmond Tea Party held three separate Tax Day Rallies in the same location, for which we acquired every permit, [...]
Refuting conventional political wisdom, the Virginia Tea Party Alliance today launched its election initiative “Beyond 21 – Creating a Conservative Tsunami in Virginia”. The campaign targets 7 left-wing Democrat State Senators and seeks to elect conservative Republican candidates, many of whom have been overlooked by the major Republican Party PACS. “Many pundits and operatives think [...]
