Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Action Alert

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ALL LEADERS....are you doing your part ? Are you forwarding action alerts?

There are only a few days left in the 2011 session.

Please forward to your members and do whatever you can to get them on the phone to at least call democrat committee members.

Tell them again.....

THEY STILL DON'T GET IT !

Tell the governor that borrowing 3 billion is totally unacceptable.

Governor McDonnell, phone 804-786-2211, fax 804-371-6351

Call your own Delegate and Senator and tell them again too. http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

Tea Party decorum please while expressing opinions.

An Important Day: TUESDAY, February 15

The end of the session is approaching so bills are coming up fast. Many will be before Senate committees on Tues. Feb. 15. Please attend if you can and call or leave messages for as many Senators as possible, especially democrats and your own Senator if he/she is on any of these committees. Ask them to support this legislation.

9:15 AM

Privileges and Elections, Subcommittee

Tues., Feb. 15, 3rd floor conference room West

HJ 539 SUPPORT VA Constitutional Amendment, 3/5 majority vote required to raise taxes

HJ 693 SUPPORT VA Constitutional Amendment, Preservation of property rights

Howell (Chairman), 804-698-7532

Martin, 804-698-7511

Deeds, 804-698-7525

Whipple, 804-698-7531

Obenshain, 804-698-7526

Puckett, 804-698-7538

Edwards, 804-698-7521

Blevins, 804-698-7514

McEachin, 804-698-7509

Petersen, 804-698-7534

Smith, 804-698-7561

Barker, 804-698-7539

Northam, 804-698-7506

Vogel, 804-698-7527

McWaters 804-698-7508

11 AM

Commerce & Labor Committee

C&L subcommittee miscellaneous #1
Meets Tues. 2/15 at 11am in Senate Room A

HB 1438 SUPPORT Products made and retained in VA not subject to Federal regulation (Intrastate commerce)

(only bill on docket)

Saslaw (Chairman) (D-35th) GA: 804.698-7535; 703.978.0200
Watkins, John (R-10th) GA: 804.698.7510; 804.379.2063
Norment, Thomas (R-3rd) GA: 804.698.7503; 757.259.7812
Edwards, John (D-21st) GA: 804.698.8521; 540.985.8690
McEachin (D-9th) GA: 804.698.7509; 804.226.4111

All email addresses are” “district##@senate.virginia.gov”

2 PM

Subcommittee on Local Government

Meets Tues. 2pm, Senate room B

HB 1721 SUPPORT Makes UDAs optional

Committee Members;
D- Louise Lucas Chairman 698-7518
D- Henry Marsh 698-7516
R- Frederick Quayle 698-7513
R- Stephen Martin 698-7511
R- Emmett Hanger 698-7524
D- Patricia Tice 698-7350
D- Roscoe Reynolds 698-7520
D- Linda Puller 698-7536
R- Frank Ruff 698-7515
R- Mark Obershain 698-7526
D- Mark Herring 698-7533
D- Mamie Locke 698-7502
R- Ralph Smith 698-7522
D- David Marsden 698 7537
R- William Stanley 698-7519

4 PM

Senate Privileges and Elections Committee

Meets: Tuesday, 4:00 p.m, Senate Room A

HB 1478 SUPPORT Expanded board of elections - (accountability)
HJR 511 SUPPORT Transportation funds lock box

HJR 615 SUPPORT No new taxes or fees in appropriations bills

Janet Howell--(804) 698-7532
Stephen Martin--(804) 698-7511
Creigh Deeds--(804) 698-7525
Mary Whipple--(804) 698-7531
Mark Obenshain--(804) 698-7526
Phillip Puckett--(804) 698-7538
John Edwards--(804) 698-7521
Harry Blevins--(804) 698-7514
Donald McEachin--(804) 698-7509
J. Chapman Petersen--(804) 698-7534
Ralph Smith--(804) 698-7522
George Barker--(804) 698-7539
Ralph Northham--(804) 698-7506
Jill Vogel--(804) 698-7527
Jeffrey McWaters--(804) 698-7508

In Victory,

Mary

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Are You Equipped to Shape the Future of American Government?

"If you plan to be an integral part of the Tea Party movement going forward, you cannot afford to miss this crucial event, the American Policy Summit."

- Jenny Beth Martin

Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator,

Named 1 of Time Magazine's 100

Most Influential People in the World

The upcoming American Policy Summit is:

NOT a series of campaign speeches

NOT another protest

NOT a social event

NOT a fundraiser

The American Policy Summit IS:

A gathering of THOUSANDS of the top Tea Party Activists in the United States geared toward connecting, educating, and organizing all of our groups and individuals to focus them on short term and long term success.

Learn from and engage in face-to-face conversations with some of the top thinkers and doers of our time on the following topics:

FAIR TAX: No one likes the IRS. Let's make a change. Need we say more?

HEALTHCARE COMPACTS: No stone is being left unturned in the effort to block the Government Takeover of Healthcare. The idea of Healthcare Compacts is an ingenius idea that utilizes little known legal powers granted to the States to nullify the influence of the Federal Government into this aspect of our lives.

BORDER SECURITY & IMMIGRATION: There is no debate over the fact that getting these issues under control is crucial to the future success of America. There is, however, much debate over exactly how to make that happen.

BECOME A RISING STAR / JOIN THE FARM TEAM: Americans are often dissappointed with the lack of decent candidate choices in our elections. We need grassroots Tea Party activists to enter the political process now at a city, county, and state level, so that they can learn and begin the process of becoming future candidates for Congress, Senate, and President. Learn the steps to making this happen from experienced and successful campaign strategists.

BALLOT SECURITY: The integrity of the American election process is under attack from those who wish to choose the winners without the true input of the voters.

BETTER JUDGES: Many laws end up ultimately being given a thumbs up or thumbs down by our nation's judges. Yet few Americans invest much thought into how judges are selected and put into these powerful positions. To make permanent, significant improvements to our laws, we must secure the judicial arm of the government.

PRESIDENTIAL: What are our options for the future occupants of the White House? Meet some of the hopefuls.

EDUCATION: From school choice to eliminating the US Department of Education, this topic is critical to shaping the future of our country.

Plus:

AMERICAN CULTURE
ECONOMICS
GUN RIGHTS
DEBT CEILING
CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
GOVERNMENT WASTE
MEDIA

and much, much more.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Fwd: Your Action is Needed Thursday to Stop More Irresponsible Spending

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Action Needed Immediately for 3 Bills

There are 3 bills that need to be defeated and it is coming down to the line on these bills. They are:

1. Dream Act

2. The Obama Tax Compromise

3. The Omnibus Spending Bill

We are loading this email down with information for you, which you can read below. But, for those who prefer brevity and for us to cut to the chase, here is is what you need to do.

The sad fact of the matter is that the phone calls and faxes alone are not working. We need more action and we need it now! If you are truly committed to our core values and you truly do not want to see even more out of control spending in DC, we need you to sacrifice more of your time. So, continue making phone calls, get your friends and neighbors involved, and then do as many of the following as you possibly can.

So, here is what is needed the very most:

1. Go to your Congressman's local district office. Tell them in person that you do not want these bills to pass. Leave a note, hand write it on the back of your Christmas shopping list if you have to, to tell them you are serious about not passing these bills.

2. Now, go to both of your Senators' local district offices. Again, tell the staff at each office that you do not want these bills to pass. Leave a note at each of these offices.

3. Go online to your local newspaper's website. Find the articles about these bills and leave your comments about why your Congressman and Senators (use their names) should not vote for these bills. As unbelievable as it may seem, their staff gives this as much if not more credence than your personal phone calls and office visits. (Go figure!!)

4. Stage an impromptu protest. If you have the time to stay at one of the district offices and protest with signs do so. If someone honks in favor of what you are doing, wave them into the parking lot. Call the media and let them know what you are doing and why. Be sure to list this as an event on TPP's site so others will be able to find it. Sign into our website and then goto: https://teapartypatriots.org/Members/TeaPartyCreate.aspx to add the event.

For those who are unfamiliar with those of us who were at the first round of nationwide tea parties on February 27, 2009, many (if not most) of us thought we'd be the only ones out there making our voices heard. Instead there were 35,000 people across the country. It took a handful to begin planing and it spread like wildfire. That handful of people took a leap of faith to know that what we were doing we believed enough in doing even if it meant we were out there alone.

If you have never done this before, we will have a TPP Support Team Member or TPP State Coordinator help you through the process. Email us at support@teapartypatriots.org with the words I'll Stage a Protest Need Help in Subject line and we will get someone back to you as quickly as we can.

If you cannot go to one of these offices because of your work schedule or you are simply unable to drive, we understand. At the very least do the following and encourage everyone you know to do the following as well:

1. Call both of your Senators and tell them to vote NO on these bills. Tell them to support filibustering the bills to prevent them from a final floor vote.

2. Call your US House of Representative and tell them to vote NO on these bills. Tell them the elections were a mandate for fiscal responsibility and a yes vote on these bills is a yes vote for fiscal irresponsibility.

3. Call Sen. Mitch McConnell and Speaker Designate John Boehner and tell them to have their caucuses vote no. Remind Speaker Elect Boehner that he ignored the will of the tea party when he appointed the "House Leadership" so now we hold him accountable for all of the upcoming votes.

4. Sign our NoTaxCompromise.com petition.

5. Change your facebook status and ask all of your virtual tea party to do what you have done.

Once you have done these things, please let TPP know that you have. We need to have an idea of how many calls, office visits, protests, and newspaper posts are being made so that we can report it to the national media when asked. You can use this form to report back to us.

PORK FILLED OMNIBUS BILL

It has become clear that the current Senate leadership and some Senate Republicans may be hearing impaired. They completely ignored the results of the November 2nd election by creating a pork fest with the Omnibus spending bill. It is very important that you call your Senator and ask them to oppose this Omnibus bill. The contact information is listed in a link below.

The Republican leadership is very strongly opposing this bill, but some Republicans are leaning toward supporting this bill and have even added earmarks to the bill. Please call Sen. McConnell and thank him for opposing this bill and encourage him to continue. I have listed the Republicans that are leaning toward supporting this bill below. If you are in their state, please call or visit their local offices and ask them to oppose the bill.

Republicans leaning toward supporting the Omnibus pork fest as reported by several news outlets: (Remind these Republicans the omnibus includes $1.25 billion to start implementing Obamacare and that if they voted against Obamacare, they cannot in good faith vote for the omnibus)

Richard C. Shelby of Alabama

Robert F. Bennett of Utah

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

Thad Cochran of Mississippi

Susan Collins of Maine

Kit Bond of Missouri
Olympia Snowe of Maine
George Voinovich (OH)

Sen. John McCain has indentified over 6,488 earmarks worth 8 billion dollars in the Omnibus bill. According to FoxNews,

"Sen. John McCaintweeted the top 10 earmarks in the spending bill, including $247,000 for virus free wine grapes in Washington State, $413,000 for peanut research inAlabama, $235,000 for noxious weed management in Nevada and $400,000 for solar parking canopies and plug-in electric stations in Kansas.
McCain expressed disbelief about the projects.
"Are we tone deaf? Are we stricken with amnesia?" he said, adding that voters made it clear in last month's midterm elections that they're tired of business as usual in Washington."

If these things are not enough to tell how bad the bill is, realize this: the FDA power grab bill is inserted into the omnibus bill. That bill didn't pass before and needs to stand on its own. Again, those GOPers that voted against the FDA bill cannot in good faith vote for the spending bill.

Senators Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint are expected to make the Clerk of the Senate read the 1,924 page bill before a vote is taken. Please call and thank them and encourage them to do so.

Congressional Contacts

Earmark Database

If you are in one of these states, please make sure you let these Democrat Senators know we appreciate that they are leaning to a no vote and ask them to hold firm:

Claire McCaskill (MO)

Evan Bayh (IN)

Russ Feingold (WI)

Dream Act Details

We are working with different groups to help defeat the "Dream Act". Chad MacDonald, with "Immigration Action Report", has been providing us with daily, and sometimes hourly, updates on the "Dream Act". The Senate will vote on the House version of the "Dream Act" either this weekend or early next week. Please make calls to the targeted Senators, even if you don't live in their state.

Update from Chad:

GOP Confirmed Today

Graham will vote NO on the DREAM Act. He is with us on this one.

Scott Brown is a NO, he says the DREAM ACT is a backdoor amnesty.

Kirk is a NO. Good with us.

We are counting that Lugar will vote YES, he will cross the GOP because he is a sponsor of the DREAM Act bill.

Democrats Leaning toward No

Ben Nelson will vote NO on the DREAM Act and anything that does not improve the economy, create jobs, or reduce debt.

Pryor from Arkansas is a NO on the DREAM Act as well. He is with us.

Baucus is leaning NO. He needs to hear from people in Montana only. He's not listening to out-of-state from either side.

We are hoping Manchin will vote NO, will be a major vote for him, and he is just getting settled.

PROBLEMS

Here is the deal, they need to get to 60 and they are not there yet. We need all 42 GOP to stick together and hold a handful of Democrats to beat this thing. All fire power needs to be focused on the swing vote Republicans!

Target Republicans: Collins, Murkowski, Voinovich, Snowe, LeMieux

Target: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)

DC Office: (202) 224-2523 State Office: (207) 945-0417 Bangor

Email: http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/susancollins

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SenatorCollins

Target: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
DC Office: (202) 224-6665 Email: http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EMailLisa

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SenLisaMurkowski

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisamurkowski

Target: Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio)

DC Office: (202) 224-3353 State Office: (216) 522-7095 Cleveland

Email: http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm

Target: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

DC Office: (202) 224-5344 State Office: (800) 432-1599 toll free in Maine

Email: http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email

Target: Sen. George LeMieux (R-Florida)

DC Office: (202) 224-3041 State Office: (866) 630-7106 toll free in Florida

Email: http://lemieux.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorLeMieux

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/George-LeMieux/153771371660

Twitter: http://twitter.com/George_LeMieux

Tax Compromise & Republican Pledge

Attacks from right take toll on Obama's tax plan

Following are excerpts of Tea Party Patriots NoTaxCompromise petition:

· Do not let Congress compromise with President Obama. "The Compromise" is against everything the House Republican Leadership agreed to in the "Pledge to America." This type of behind closed door politics is not what "We the People" voted for in November.

· "The Deal" was forged in secret, without consultation with the scores of new representatives and senators who campaigned on a much different agenda.

· "The Deal" like Obamacare, isn't reduced to writing even now. Like Obamacare, we are being told we will have to pass the bill to find out what is in it.

· "The Deal" revives the death tax, an immoral "vampire tax" that sucks the blood from the dead, ruins family businesses and double taxes savings that were accumulated over a lifetime.

· "The Deal" spends billions and billions of dollars that the country does not have in order to prevent a tax hike that the country voted against...the GOP bribed the president to follow the will of the people.

· There are at least five provisions of the Pledge that are violated by "The Deal."

Click here for the full petition.

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Dawn Wildman (dmwlaw1@cox.net)
Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)

Debbie Dooley (debbie0040@yahoo.com)

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Action Alert

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Fwd: Your Action is Needed Thursday to Stop More Irresponsible Spending

Target: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)

DC Office: (202) 224-2523 State Office: (207) 945-0417 Bangor

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SenLisaMurkowski

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisamurkowski Target: Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio)

DC Office: (202) 224-3353 State Office: (216) 522-7095 Cleveland

Email: http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm

Target: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisamurkowski

Target: Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio)