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Columbus GA Tea Party
Raising the debt ceiling to help the economy is like raising the blood alcohol test level to solve drunk driving. (Thought from a member)

The truth about the Fair Tax
All, given the myriad of problems facing our nation right now, many would not put taxes at the top of the list. However, this is one of the issues of which we all need to be informed.

I will give a short, Power Point presentation on the Fair Tax and have plenty of time for questions. This will be held in the auditorium of the Columbus Public Library at 3000 Macon Road, 31906 from 7 PM to 8 PM on 10 August, 2011, Wednesday.

I will speaking on the behalf of the Georgians for Fair Tax, and so my presentation will be non-partisan. I can guarantee you will be fully informed after hearing this discussion.

This is open to the public, and I would like to get as many participants as possible. I know most of you have already formed strong opinions about Fair Tax; my presentation will either confirm or maybe change your opinion. Please plan on attending and please ask others to come as well. I would like to have some people attend who have never heard of Fair Tax.

Please plan on coming, forward this e-mail to all, and spread the word.

Tom Foster
Director, 2nd Congressional District
Georgians for Fair Tax

(Note: I have heard Tom before; his knowledge is extensive. Please plan on coming and having your questions answered. Sandy)

Go, Senator Rubio!
http://www.redstate.com/aarongardner/2011/07/30/sen-rubio-beat-a-dead-horse-in-the-senate-today-his-name-is-john-kerry/

General Members Meeting and short Constitution class
Saturday, Aug. 13th, 4 PM,
North Library on Armour Rd, large conference room.

We will be discussing our Constitution Festival in September, and reviewing our future objectives.

From Megavote
Recent Senate Votes

Confirmation of Robert S. Mueller III to be Director of the FBI - Vote Confirmed (100-0)

The Senate agreed to extend the term of Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert S. Mueller III through September 4, 2013. The FBI director is limited to one 10-year term and Mueller’s term began in August 2001. The president signed legislation earlier in the week to allow Mueller to serve an additional two years.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES......
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES......

Budget Control Act of 2011 - Vote Agreed to (74-26)

The Senate gave final approval to this bill to raise the debt limit by at least $2.1 trillion and cut spending by as much as $2.4 trillion over the next ten years. President Obama signed the bill into law a short time later.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO......
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES......

Recent House Votes
North American-Made Energy Security Act - Vote Passed (279-147, 1 Present, 5 Not Voting)

This House bill would require the White House to decide by November 1 whether to allow construction of a 1,700 mile oil pipeline running from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Midwest and Gulf Coast. The application to build the pipeline was made nearly three years ago. The White House said the State Department is committed to completing its review by the end of the year and called the bill "unnecessary."

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted YES....

Budget Control Act of 2011 - Vote Passed (269-161, 3 Not Voting)

The House passed this bill that raises the debt limit, caps discretionary spending for ten years, establishes a bipartisan committee to identify additional spending cuts, and requires a vote on a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. The Senate gave final approval to the bill the next day, clearing it for the president.

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted NO...

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

7/30/2011

4/15/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.
~Samuel Adams

The murder – and rebirth – of man's spirit:
Atlas Shrugged
The novel was, and is, universally despised by leftists, statists, and those advocating social justice/egalitarianism, (the removal of inequalities among people).
The movie Hollywood and the liberal elite is trying to stop you from seeing; an American classic brought to life!

The left really likes control.

BUT, a call went out to committed supporters of freedom and liberty: "Are you ready to stand up and be counted? It's not who's going to let us open on the 15th... it's who's going to stop us."

So, despite the leftwing pushback, Atlas Shrugged DOES open 15 April in a small # of locations - Only 5 in the whole state of GA !!!

Athens - Beechwood Stadium Cinemas
Augusta - Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX
Duluth - Regal Medlock Crossing 18
Savannah - Regal Savannah 10
Columbus - Carmike Ritz 13 Carmike Ritz 13 Showtimes and Tickets http://www.fandango.com/carmikeritz13_aalny/theaterpage

The complete listing is at: Atlas Shrugged Movie - Theaters & Tickets
(note: checking on dates, it looks like it will run for a week.)

**For those who want to study Constitution with some depth
Beginning Sunday, March 27 at 6 PM Wes Lambertus has been conducting his classes on the Constitution. It is not too late to start attending with this Sunday's class, Apr 10th. I have been through his course and learned tremendously. Plan on attending every Sunday for about 3 months to get the most benefit. Classes will be conducted at Morningside Baptist Church, building C (Weems Rd side).

Dinner meeting with Freedom Works
Allen Page, Southeast Director for Freedom Works, will be in Columbus for a dinner meeting at the Golden Corral on the Manchester Expressway. Meeting room has been reserved for 6:30 on Monday, April 18th. Rumor has it that Freedom Works will be paying the tab.....Please ****RSVP if you are attending, as Golden Corral would like the number of diners to expect.

Rally and planning program
We have reserved the auditorium at the Macon Rd Library for Tuesday, April 19th, 6-8 PM.

Instead of an outdoor rally for tax day, we have planned this indoors to provide more opportunities to plan and discuss our objectives.

Featured speakers: Alexa Meadows, owner of Conva Care, on Obamacare changes to Medicare and the medical supply companies, Sen Josh McKoon on the progress of the legislative call for a Balanced Budget Amendment, and Rick Allen on importance of being involved with local party.

Rummage Sale

We are planning a rummage sale in early May to raise funds. Please start thinking about items you might donate for sale. Or if you prefer, we accept donations by check....

"CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION"

Go to: www.citizeninitiatives.org

Here you can begin to understand the need for, and the procedure for, a "Constitutional Convention" to amend the Constitution to force Congress to "Balance The Budget". This will also be what will need to be done when we pass the 'FairTax" and do-away with the I.R.S.

Budget deal: Cuts of $38 billion include accounting gimmicks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/38-billion-in-cuts-in-budget-deal-will-cover-various-domestic-areas/2011/04/11/AFJihQMD_story.html

CONGRESSIONAL CONTACT INFO
http://www.gagop.org/elected/federal.php

RSC Budget Proposal
While many lawmakers continue business as usual in Washington, DC, (which now seems to include operating without a federal budget), some lawmakers are at least taking initiatives to tackle our financial problems and putting forth budget proposals to begin eliminating our deficits.

Before the end of this week the House of Representatives is set to vote on the RSC budget proposal. If you support the budget proposal, call your Representative and tell them to support your wishes.

Full Text can be found here:
http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/Solutions/rscfy2012budget.htm
Detailed Summary: http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Honest_Solutions_Final.pdf
Two-Pager: http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Honest_Solutions_2_Pager_FINAL.pdf
Charts: http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Honest_Solutions_Charts.pdf

RSC FY2012 Budget Webpage: http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/Solutions/rscfy2012budget.htm

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

4/14/2011

GEORGIA TEA PARTY PATRIOTS

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We have three important action alerts in this email. One adresses the budget compromise in the U.S. Congress, one addresses the illegal immigration bill, (HB 87) and one addresses the attempted "coup" by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. Please read both.

ATTEMPTED COUP IN GEORGIA SENATE

The members of the Republican Caucus will vote today on whether or not to grant a member of the Executive branch (Lt. Governor Cagle) the power to legislate by giving Lt. Gov. Cagle the power he previously had to appoint committee chairmen, committee members and the power to direct legislation to committees. We believe this power is Un-Constitutional after researching the Georgia Constitution. Please call members of the Senate GOP caucus and ask them to vote against this power grab by Lt. Gov. Cagle and vote to uphold the Georgia Constitution. This vote will show which Senators believe in upholding the Georgia Constitution and which ones believe they can circumvent it.

The Georgia Constitution states that the Lt. Governor is to be the presiding officer and President of the Georgia Senate. Nowhere does it state that the Lt. Governor runs the Senate as that would be the Executive Branch of Georgia government exercising the authority of the Legislative branch of government. The Lt. Governor presides over Senate sessions much in the way Convention Chairmen preside over conventions. The Lt. Governor assumes the role of Governor in the event the Governor can no longer fulfill his duties.

In the U.S. Senate, the Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate. You don't see Joe Biden running the Senate. We elect our Senators to run the Georgia Senate, not one person. The duly elected Senators elect their leadership.

We have read news reports of a coup attempt led by Lt. Governor Cagle to return power back to Lt. Governor Cagle because they preferred one person having that power. We are now hearing about deals being cut with Democrats to return four districts now held by Republicans back to Democrats by changing the district boundary lines in re-districting. We have read news reports of threats being made about the port in Savannah if a Senator did not vote to return power to the Lt. Governor. Call your Senator and ask them to follow the Georgia Constitution.

http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/SenateMembersList.aspx

U.D. Roberts of Columbus wrote this resolution and plans on presenting it to his GOP District convention. He had granted permission for others to use the resolution he wrote and adapt it to their convention.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Georgia provides, …The people have the right…to apply by petition…to those vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances.; and

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Georgia establishes the jurisdictional boundaries, The legislative, judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct; and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided.; and

WHEREAS, the Georgia State Senate does not have the power and authority to cede the legislative power to the other branches unless explicitly provided in the Constitution of the State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, for the past years the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Georgia has been performing duties of a legislative nature (appointing committee chairmen, assigning legislation to committees, etc.) that clearly violate the Constitution of the State of Georgia (the Executive branch is also legislating); and

WHEREAS, this out of balance situation is the "root cause" of many of the symptoms the legislature has experienced and is experiencing by allowing legislation to bypass duly constituted committees which enable special interests to legislate via the Lieutenant Governor and usurp representative government between each citizen and their State Senator; and

WHEREAS, to allow the Lieutenant Governor, Executive Branch, to continue to direct the flow of legislation is just as un Constitutional as it would be to allow the Executive Branch direct the flow of cases and docket for the Judicial Branch, Supreme Court of Georgia; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the [District or Georgia State] Republican Convention [April 16, 2011 or May 14, 2011] that we petition our leaders of the Georgia State Senate to reclaim their constitutional duties immediately and restore ALL legislative duties to their Chamber and remove the Executive branch from ANY legislative duties.

HB 87
Please call the GOP Senators and ask them to vote for the House version of the bill that addresses illegal immigration. If it goes to a conference committee, we hear it will be weakened. Time is running out.

BUDGET COMPROMISE
Please call the following Congressmen that agreed to support the budget compromise and ask them to vote no on the budget compromise vote to be taken today. They just voted on a temporary continuing resolution last Friday but those that voted on the continuing resolution are assumed to support the compromise. Ask them to also support Rep. Gohmert's bill that would assure the military would still receive their pay in the event of a government shutdown.

Congressman Jack Kingston, Congressman Rob Woodall, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, Congressman Tom Price, Congressman Phil Gingrey, and Congressman Austin Scott.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/14/congress-ready-close-budget-books-2011/

Negotiators said after they reached an 11th-hour compromise funding the government for the rest of the year that it would cut $38.5 billion -- not as much as the $61 billion conservatives wanted, but still a good deal, House Speaker John Boehner insisted. But a new CBO estimate shows that compared with current spending rates the spending bill due for a House vote Thursday would cut federal outlays from non-war accounts by just $352 million through Sept. 30.

http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/2011/04/11/to-win-a-budget-war-dont-you-need-to-fight-a-battle/



Budget deal: Cuts of $38 billion include accounting gimmicks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/38-billion-in-cuts-in-budget-deal-will-cover-various-domestic-areas/2011/04/11/AFJihQMD_story.html


CONGRESSIONAL CONTACT INFO

http://www.gagop.org/elected/federal.php

In your service,
Your Georgia Tea Party Patriots Co-cordinators:
Julianne Thompson, Bertha Craig-Allen, Debbie Dooley and Jenny Beth Martin.

Georgia Tea Party Patriots 3164 Superior Drive Dacula, GA

4/8/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
~ Benjamin Franklin

Media coverage
We had good media coverage of our protest last Friday. WRBL covered our points and announced our Apr 19th event. WLTZ and newspaper also had reports.

Meeting and Constitution Class
We will be discussing our event on 4/19 and rummage sale, plus we will be discussing a special area of the Constitution.

Cooks Hotdogs at the corner of Miller and Moon Rds, Thursday, Apr 14th, 6-8 PM.

For those who want to study Constitution with some depth
Beginning Sunday, March 27 at 6 PM

Wes Lambertus has been conducting his classes on the Constitution. It is not too late to start attending with this Sunday's class, Apr 10th. I have been through his course and learned tremendously. Plan on attending every Sunday for about 3 months to get the most benefit. Classes will be conducted at Morningside Baptist Church, building C (Weems Rd side). I have already been through his class once, and I am going back for a second time to get it all in my thick head.....

Rally and planning program
We have reserved the auditorium at the Macon Rd Library for Tuesday, April 19th, 6-8 PM. Instead of an outdoor rally for tax day, we have planned this indoors to provide more opportunities to plan and discuss our objectives.

Featured speakers: Alexa Meadows on Obamacare changes to Medicare and the medical supply companies, Sen Josh McKoon on the progress of the legislative call for a Balanced Budget Amendment, and Rick Allen on importance of being involved with local party.

Rummage Sale
We are planning a rummage sale in early May to raise funds. Please start thinking about items you might donate for sale. Or if you prefer, we accept donations by check....

"CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION"
Go to: www.citizeninitiatives.org

Here you can begin to understand the need for, and the procedure for, a "Constitutional Convention" to amend the Constitution to force Congress to "Balance The Budget". This will also be what will need to be done when we pass the 'FairTax" and do-away with the I.R.S.

Time to call and email (from TPP)
Last November, you worked hard to show Washington that you demand fiscal responsibility. Now it is time to hold Congress' feet to the fire and demand they fulfill their responsibility to cut the bloated Federal budget.

The $100 billion promised by Republicans is only 6.7% of the projected budget deficit this year. Cutting $100 billion from this year's budget is simply a step in the right direction toward restoring fiscal discipline to Washington.

But even this small step towards fiscal sanity is proving difficult for Washington.

Those who want to do the right thing need to hear your support; those who want to keep spending our nation into oblivion need to hear your concern.

So it's time to take action.

For Republicans:
· Stick to the $100 billion in cuts for 2011 that you pledged. That's why we elected you.

· Make sure our soldiers are not held hostage by the inaction of the Congress and the White House. In the event that the government shuts down, they deserve to be paid. If not, then their Commander in Chief and all members of Congress should go without pay as well.

· We elected you to stop the out of control spending in Washington. $100 billion dollars for 2011 must be just the start: you must insist on real and serious reform to the entire federal budget going forward.

· Please stand firm. The future of America depends on you and we will support you as long as you are willing to stand for America's future.

For Democrats:
· Cutting spending is not extreme: spending trillions that we do not have is extreme.

· We cannot sustain the deficits that President Obama and your leaders have proposed. We must make cuts now, while we can do so in the least painful and most fair and humane ways possible. If we wait; if you "kick the can" down the road again, the cuts will still come, but they will happen in a true crisis and will be far worse for our nation.

· Your leadership is focused on who to blame if the government shuts down. As your constituent, I am asking you to focus on the real issue and work with your Republican colleagues to cut spending.

· Make sure our soldiers are not held hostage by the inaction of the Congress and the White House. In the event that the government shuts down, they deserve to be paid. If not, then their Commander in Chief and all members of Congress should go without pay as well.

Net Neutrality
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives may consider H.J. Res. 37.

If it passes, the bill will be the first step in blocking the so-called "Net Neutrality" regulations handed down by the Federal Communications Commission.

Net Neutrality gives the federal government the power to regulate content on the internet by forcing every internet provider to carry every kind of content at the same price, regardless of the strain it puts on the company's network.

The FCC's end-run around the legislative process is a massive abuse of their power. And it is yet another example of the Obama Administration's "we know what's best for you" view of America.
Right now, House Republicans are unanimous in their opposition to Net Neutrality, with only three Democrats voting in favor of a free internet. But in order to win this vital battle, you must take action now.

Below is a list of Members of Congress who may be swayed to firmly commit to protecting your internet freedom.

Call, email and fax them NOW and demand they strike a win for liberty and support H.J. Res. 37.

Jason Altmire - PA4
Phone: 202-225-2565
Email: Jason.Altmire@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-226-2274

Sanford Bishop - GA2
Phone: 202 225-3631
Email: Sanford.Bishop@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-2203

Leonard Boswell - IA3
Phone: 202 225-3806
Email: lbos.ia3@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-5608

Jim Costa - CA20
Phone: 202-225-3341
Email: jimcostamc@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-9308

Henry Cuellar - TX28
Phone: 202-225-1640
Email: henry.cuellar@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-1641

Ruben Hinojosa - TX15
Phone: 202 225-2531
Email: Rep.Hinojosa@mail.house.gov
Fax:202-225-5688

Tim Holden - PA17
Phone: 202 225-5546
Fax:202-226-0996

Rick Larsen - WA2
Phone: 202 225-2605
Email: Rick.Larsen@mail.house.gov
Fax:202-225-4420

Mike McIntyre - NC7
Phone: 202 225-2731
Fax:202-225-5773

Jerry McNerney - CA11
Phone: 202 225-1947 Email:jerry.mcnerney@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-225-4060

Gregory Meeks - NY6
Phone: 202-225-3461
Fax: 202-226-4169

David Scott - GA13
Phone: 202 225-2939
Fax: 202-225-4628

Heath Shuler - NC11
Phone: 202 225-6401
Email: Heath.Shuler@mail.house.gov
Fax: 202-226-6422
　
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

3/29/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
"The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought." ~ Samuel Adams, Essay in the Boston Gazette, October 14, 1771

Protest on Friday, April 1st, 3:30 - 5:30 PM at 100 Ninth St.

Bring a sign against raising the debt ceiling, against the Continuing Resolutions, and
for reducing the budget. Please come if you can. The more numbers we have, the
better media coverage we will get. This is part of a nationwide effort.

A new Rasmussen poll indicates 69% of likely US voters are angry with current
policies of the federal government. Also 57% agree neither party has a good
understanding of what is needed today.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/
march_2011/69_still_angry_at_government_s_current_policies

**For those who want to study Constitution with some depth

Beginning Sunday, March 27 at 6 PM Wes Lambertus is conducting his classes on the Constitution. I have been through his course and learned tremendously. Plan on attending every Sunday for about 3 months to get the most benefit. Classes will be conducted at Morningside Baptist Church, building C (Weems Rd side). I have already been through his class once, and I am going back for a second time to get it all in my thick head.....

Executive Committee and volunteers

Tuesday, April 5, 6-8 PM, North Columbus Library, Small Conference Room, Armour Rd. This will be an executive committee meeting, and for volunteers who wish to be active in our plans going forward.

Rally and Planning Program

We have reserved the auditorium at the Macon Rd Library for Tuesday, April 19th, 6-8 PM. Instead of an outdoor rally for tax day, we have planned this indoors to provide more opportunities to plan and discuss our objectives.

Featured speaker: Alexa Meadows on Obamacare changes to Medicare and the medical supply companies.

Have you heard of Agenda 21?

http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/

http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=iclei-home

And it is coming to us.... http://americanpolicy.org/sledgehammer-action-alerts/%E2%80%9Clivable-communities%E2%80%9D-is-a-socialist-trap.html

Atlanta and other cities in GA have fallen into the trap. We need to learn about this because we will will be calling our lawmakers about it. Sen Dodd is trying to legislate it.

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

3/25/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
:
Continuing Revolution Rally

This past weekend we asked you if we should stage a protest in Washington, DC, on Thursday, 3.31.11. Thousands of you let us know that we should and we hear you loud and clear.

On Thursday, March 31, 2011, Tea Party Patriots will be holding a Continuing Revolution Rally on the East Side of the Capitol Building from noon to 1:30pm. While the Congress continues "business-as-usual" with their short term continuing resolutions, we will be there to Continue our Tea Party Revolution and demand they make the tough decisions we sent them there to make.

We sent them there to repeal Obama Care and they did, but if they are serious about that vote they won't let another CR pass without removing the $105 Billion in funds already appropriated to Obama Care.

We sent them there to repeal Obama Care and they did, but if they are serious about that vote they won't let another CR pass without removing the $105 Billion in funds already appropriated to Obama Care.

We sent them there to cut spending and while they may tell you that they have cut $10 Billion from the budget in a 3 week period, the same day that the last CR passed in the House, an additional $72 Billion was added to deficit... in ONE DAY.

They pledged to us that they were going to cut $100 Billion in spending this fiscal year, so far they have failed to follow through on that pledge.

We sent them there to make tough decisions, to be leaders, and yet they are timidly passing mediocre spending reforms as if they are avoiding conflict with the Democrats.
We sent them there to be BOLD and yet their actions are showing otherwise.

This is merely a continuation of the battles fought over the last two years. Help us continue to gain ground and build on the successes we've had. They are testing the waters and waiting for us to go away. We're not going away! Will you stand on the steps of the Capitol with us next Thursday to help send that message to them loud and clear? Click here to let us know and be on the look out for more details.

Republican Leadership???

Since the Republicans took back the majority in the House in January, do you think they have been responsible in handling this fiscal year's budget? Have they lived up to your idea of leadership? Where is the budget that will get us through the rest of the fiscal year? Are they letting the Democrats rope-a-dope [1] them? Do they seem to understand the urgency of America's fiscal situation? Should we let them get away with passing a Continuing Resolution that doesn't rescind the $105 billion that has already been appropriated to Obama Care?

Your sacrifices are the reason that the GOP holds the gavel today. You put them in office, and yet they aren't listening to you, and they're not listening to those in their caucus that would dare to tell the truth. What kind of a leader goes to the negotiating table with all of his cards showing, having already given in to the opposition? Is it time, once again, for the American people to take the lead?

The Facts

Many members of the GOP are proud that they have cut $10 billion from the budget over a period of 5 weeks. And while cutting spending rarely ever happens in Washington DC, Republicans and all Americans need to keep things in perspective. The facts are simple. Let's review.

The same day that the House GOP voted to cut $6 billion, our national debt jumped up by $72 billion [2].

An analogy: If every penny represents $1 billion, our national debt plus current deficit equals 15,800 pennies. The GOP has removed 10 pennies so far. That's it. And the Democrats wanted to remove about 4 and 1/2 pennies for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends in October.

The national debt is over $14.2 trillion [3] while we borrow about $4 billion every single day. This doesn't include unfunded liabilities (see below).

$10 Billion in cuts is equal to 0.07% of the national debt. That's less than 1/10th of 1%!!!

The current deficit is projected to reach $1.6 trillion - just for this fiscal year.

Our deficit for the single month of February (the shortest month of the year!) was $223 billion [4] - the largest deficit in our history.

We would have to invest $60 trillion right now [5] to cover the current unfunded liabilities of our federal government, including the debt and current deficit. In other words, we need $60 trillion today to keep the promises of payments made by politicians who will be long gone when the bills come due.

Every single US man, woman, and child owes almost $200,000 to pay for the deficit + debt + unfunded liabilities.

The recent events in Japan are showing us that a nation living so close to the fiscal edge cannot afford an unexpected disaster to occur [6]. We are drowning in so much red ink that one unexpected, unpreventable, uncontrollable event could bring our house of cards right down on top of us.

Survey Results

Do you think the Republican Leadership is in line with the will of the American people?
7.1% said yes
76.8% said no
15.5% undecided
<1% did not respond

Do you think Tea Party Patriots still has a lot of work to do to make sure that the Republicans 'can hear us now'?

98.5% said yes
<1% said no
<1% undecided
<1% did not respond

Do you think some of the Freshmen Republican Congressmen have been co-opted by the leadership?

60% said yes
9.3% said no
30% undecided
<1% did not respond

Do you think Tea Party Patriots should stage a protest in DC on 3/31/2011?

84% said yes
3.5% said no
12% undecided
<1% did not respond

Should we demand the next CR contain at least $90 billion in cuts to get us to the original promise of $100 billion this fiscal year? ($10 billion in recent cuts + $90 billion in new cuts)

95.3% said yes
1.2% said no
2.9% undecided
<1% did not respond

Should we demand that the defunding of NPR be included in the CR so that it actually has a chance of passing the Senate?

94.2% said yes
1.8% said no
3.3% undecided
<1% did not respond

Should we demand that the next CR defund all of Obama Care (including $105 billion already appropriated)?

97.7% said yes
<1% said no
<1% undecided
<1% did not respond

Will you help organize or participate in a side walk protest outside of your Representative's district office on Thursday, March 24, 2011 when they are home for break?

37.9% said yes
23.1% said no
38.2% undecided
<1% did not respond

Are you willing to spend your own money to come to DC again on March 31, 2011 to protest the current actions of the House of Representatives and demand that they get their fiscal house in order? (This is the most opportune time because the House is in session and it will be right before leadership is whipping votes for the CR the following week.)

24% said yes
41% said no
34.9% said undecided
<1% did not respond

(***Note from Mercy: the percentage of no answers to the last question is disgraceful. Are Tea Partiers moochers? How can we demand our government make these fiscal changes if we are not willing to sacrifice anything ourselves? Sigh.)

Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Debbie Dooley, Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, Sally Oljar, Diana Reimer, and Dawn Wildman

TPP Support email: support@teapartypatriots.org
TPP Support phone number: 404-593-0877

Jenny Beth Martin (jennybethm@gmail.com, Twitter @jennybethm, Facebook)
Dawn Wildman (dmwlaw1@cox.net)
Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)
Debbie Dooley (debbie0040@yahoo.com)

Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes.

1025 Rose Creek Dr, 620-322, Woodstock, GA 30189
http://teapartypatriots.org/

3/18/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
FROM BEARWITNESS: AMERICA! REBOOT!
READ YOUR CONSTITUTION

There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism-by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide.

The degree of Socialism depends on how advanced is the road to Statism and Marxism.

I apologize for the sizing of this particular newsletter - have tried everything to resize but apparently the formatting dept of the website is on strike.

Someone please call Scott Walker... ;) ~Mercy

**PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION FOR MAR 22ND CLASS
Constitution class/meeting will be held at Cook's Place at the intersection of Moon Rd and Miller Rd. Great scrambled dogs and chili dogs, also burgers. Food purchase required.

Same time 6:00-8:00 PM.

Need volunteers to man table on March 26-27
We are renting a table for gun show at the National Guard Armory on Victory Dr, Saturday 9-6, and Sunday 10-5. We are promoting our tea party and Citizen Initiatives, and we will have items for donations to raise money, such as caps and magnets. If you can volunteer a few hours, please email or call me.

For those who want to study Constitution with some depth
Beginning Sunday, March 27 at 6 PM Wes Lambertus is conducting his classes on the Constitution. I have been through his course and learned tremendously. Plan on attending every Sunday for about 3 months to get the most benefit. Classes will be conducted at Morningside Baptist Church, building C (Weems Rd side). I have already been through his class once, and I am going back for a second time to get it all in my thick head.....

Executive Committee and volunteers
Tuesday, April 5, 6-8 PM, North Columbus Library, Small Conference Room, Armour Rd. This will be an executive committee meeting, and for volunteers who wish to be active in our plans going forward.

Rally and Planning Program

We have reserved the auditorium at the Macon Rd Library for Tuesday, April 19th, 6-8 PM. Instead of an outdoor rally for tax day, we have planned this indoors to provide more opportunities to plan and discuss our objectives.

Social Security/Medicare -info for Seniors

Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment). However, the per person monthly Medicare insurance premium will be increased from the 2009 premium of $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010, $120.20 for the year 2011 AND yearly increases to a wonderful $247.00 in 2014. Thank You Obamacare!

Congress also gave themselves a $3,000 a month Cost of Living Adjustment!

Georgia Tea Party Success

"A last-minute tea party protest prompted Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday to shelve legislation that would have planned for a Georgia health insurance exchange," reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "The legislation enjoyed wide support until phone calls started rolling in this week from tea partyers. Deal said Wednesday that he would put the legislation on hold and instead create an advisory committee to study the state's options for an exchange." In a statement, Deal wrote that if Georgia "must have an insurance exchange under federal law, the governor wants to ensure that our exchange is established and run by Georgians." Local Tea Party leader Debbie Dooley, who helped organize the protest, says that this is not winning. "You don't win battles by waving the white flag with one hand and continuing to fight with the other hand."

Column by Marco Rubio: worse than anticipated
(note from Mercy - this is also posted on our website)

http://townhall.com/columnists/marcorubio/2011/03/07/washington_needs_a_balanced_budget_amendment

Goldwater Institute Supports Citizen Initiative efforts

http://goldwaterinstitute.org/article/5005

There is more and more learned support for an Article V limited convention. Please come to a meeting and consider donating to a cause that will save our country.

Brad suggested you like Phenix City Tea Party.
For those in Alabama:

To see more details and confirm this invitation, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?pages%2FPhenix-City-Tea-Party%2F172173556126978&mid=33eab92G6728d832G9b328bG4c&n_m=sandyht%40gmail.com

Brad Wheeler has started a Facebook Page. Please join, and get a yard sign. Also please use this page to post events in Alabama state and local politics that everyone needs to know.

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

3/11/2011

"I mean, my friend, to let you know how deeply I am impressed with a sense of the importance of Amendments; that the good people may clearly see the distinction, for there is a distinction, between the federal powers vested in Congress and the sovereign authority belonging to the several States, which is the Palladium (the protection) of the private and personal rights of the citizens." - Samuel Adams, Letter to Richard Henry Lee, August 24, 1789

Constitution Classes:

RSVP to 3/15. Reservations for the large meeting rooms require a minimum number of attendees. If we do not maintain attendance, I will not be able to reserve these rooms.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Wynnton Rd Burger King, Overlook Room
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM We will also discuss possibility of tax day rally; general meeting will be held.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Columbus Public Library, Macon Rd
Room: Synovus (side A)
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Citizen Initiatives Update

If anyone has completed the signatures on redress petitions, please mail them to me or bring to the next meeting. We are making progress in GA.

From Americans for Prosperity: Upcoming State Events

School Choice Movie Night Tour

AFP-GA is proud to host viewings of The Cartel, a film that is shocking parents across America and unearthing the truth behind what’s actually happening in the educational system. Don’t miss the riveting documentary, The Cartel on tour around the State. CLICK HERE to email Joel if you would like to organize a group to watch the film in your area.

The next viewing of The Cartel will be Monday, March 14th at 6:30 PM in Columbus.
Click here to RSVP: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/010311-afp-georgia-school-choice-movie-night-cartel

Georgia’s “No New Taxes” Rally
Next Wednesday, March 16th at 11 AM, we will host a “No New Taxes” Rally on the Georgia Capitol Steps. The General Assembly is currently debating huge tax increases on goods and services and the elimination of countless exemptions that will raise the tax burden on ALL Georgians.

Join AFP activists from all over Georgia in a show of force against big government spending! Speakers will include activists, small business owners, retirees, and state legislators that will stand with us!

We held the line against tax hikes last year –we can do it again! Please join the fight again in 2011 and tell legislators NO to huge tax increases disguised as “Tax Reform.”

Click here to RSVP to this important rally: joel.foster@afphq.org

Georgia takes first step toward healthcare reform

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-takes-first-step-864218.html

State lawmakers took their first official step Monday toward complying with federal health care reform by designing an insurance marketplace that will change the way many Georgians get health coverage.

A House subcommittee unanimously approved a bill (HB 476) that would create the Georgia Health Exchange Authority, an arm of state government that would run a state-based insurance exchange -- a central part of the nation's new health care law.

(Maybe if we were to codify Georgia States Rights we could avoid implementing the Obamacare package and end some of the federal intrusion into the state of Georgia. We don’t want or need federal mandates either funded or unfunded. That would include the $400 million education package Perdue accepted to establish the Obama “Race to the Top” program. The acceptance of this package gives the federal government powers to help decide which curricula will be added or left out. School curricula should be a state/county/local matter. S. Ramey)

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

3/8/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party

First and foremost we would like to thank you for your support in making the 1st Annual Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit a huge success! If you were unable to attend, you can see videos of the general session speakers at http://www.teapartypatriots.org.

Wisconsin Update

Wisconsin GOP Senators need reinforcement!

There are some rumors floating around that one or two or three of the GOP Senators may be going wobbly. This would be a huge, huge travesty after they've stood strong for so long. To give an inch would be to reward the fleebaggers for leaving town and the protesters that have repeatedly intimidated and acted aggressively (and even violently) toward those who support Walker.

Click Here to find the contact information for all of the WI Senators, GOP and Democrat.
Please call the GOP first and ask them to stand strong

Give them your support and let them know you stand behind them 100%

STOP negotiating. Remind them that ALL negotiations should take place in the proper venue - the Legislature and ask them to stop negotiating with the Democrats who are still in hiding. Any negotiating with them at all is rewarding them for their awful behavior.

Then call the Democrats' offices:

Politely tell them how you feel about how they are behaving!

This is too important to give up now. Send these Senators and Governor Walker whatever you can in terms of support. Let them know the whole nation has their backs.

Obamacare Updates

The truth comes out
Check out this video of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitting that the Obama Administration used budget gimmicks to make Obamacare look more fiscally responsible.
Click Here for Video

$105,464,000,000.000
That's a big number, right? Well, that's how much money is going to be spent implementing Obamacare THIS YEAR, plus $100 billion MORE over the next eight years if we don't get Congress to rescind this money NOW. Please sign this petition created by Michele Bachmann today to send a message to all members of Congress that the American people elected new members of Congress to defund Obamacare in its entirety!http://www.bachmannforcongress.com/obamacare/

Your state has already accepted Obamacare funding
Alaska is the ONLY state in the nation that has refused any funding from Obamacare. Every other state has taken some amount of funds. If you want to see how much your state has taken and what it is doing with the money, check out this new website hosted by the American Healthcare Education Coalition at
www.healthcare-coalition.org.

More health care links:

http://healthreformhub.org/
http://obamacarewatch.org/
http://www.heartland.org/healthpolicy-news.org/index.html

Spending Updates

Tell the President & the Senate to get with the program

We need to send a message to the Senate and to the President that the elections in 2010 expressed a massive mandate from the American people - we want MORE spending cuts! Obama signed the two-week CR with $4 billion in cuts this week. It's time for Senate Democrats and President Obama to get with the program and pass H.R. 1, as passed by the House, with the measly $61 billion in cuts (we want more after this!). They also must support all of the riders attached to the bill unless they want a government shutdown. Obama wants to "freeze" spending, though spending is at an all time high. Let's put the pressure on the Senate and President Obama: Get with the program!!

Via Heritage Foundation, email your Senators today: http://bit.ly/hVkAJM.

Defund PBS and NPR

Sens. Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn have filed a bill to defund NPR and PBS. Via Big Government:

"CPB was incorporated as a private nonprofit corporation under the authority of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, and its first taxpayer subsidy in 1969 was $5 million. Today, CPB is slated to receive $430 million from taxpayers in the current fiscal year and President Obama recently asked for an increase to $451 million.

According to the 2009 tax forms all nonprofits are required to file (990), PBS President Paula Kerger received $632,233 in compensation that year while NPR President Emeritus, Kevin Klose, received more than $1.2 million in compensation. The PBS program Sesame Street's Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell received $956,513 - nearly a million dollars - in compensation in 2008. And, from 2003 to 2006, "Sesame Street" made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/04/demint-coburn-introduce-bill-to-defund-npr-and-pbs/#more-237400

Call your Representatives and Senators and tell them to vote for the DeMint-Coburn bill to defund wasteful programs like NPR and PBS. These programs make enough money on their own, from private sources, i.e. selling merchandise. They just don't need our money anymore.

Test votes on the budget coming this week

Looks like Reid is going to hold a couple of test votes this week to prove that the House CR, HR 1, can't pass the Senate (because the cuts are "too big!"), and to show that the Democrat CR can't pass the Senate because the cuts are too small. Reid is hoping that both will fail so that he can say, "See, we need to compromise on a number somewhere between the Democrat's $6 billion and the GOP's $61 billion."

This is exactly why we kept demanding that the House CR hold massive cuts because we KNEW that Reid would negotiate down!

If we could influence the votes this week - this may be a little under the radar for the left - there is a tiny, tiny chance that we could get the votes to win. Obama might veto it, but then again, he might not.

So let's pull out all the stops this week and call, call, call the Senate! We need to call the vulnerable Democrats who are up for reelection in 2012 and ask them to vote for the House CR, HR 1, in its current form. Go here for the list of Democrats up for reelection: http://bit.ly/eayaS7.

Support Conservative Artists

Steve DeQuattro

As discussed at the Policy Summit in Phoenix, one of the Pathways to Liberty is through our Arts & Culture. Recently we learned about a young art student at Pratt Institute in New York City named Steve DeQuattro. He is not a liberal and therefore his art has been forcibly removed from the group show highlighting the graduating seniors' work. His student peers decided that his work was "offensive" and they wrote a letter demanding that his art be removed, and the school complied. This young man is a brave soldier in our battle and the injustice of this incident is something that none of us should ignore. Read more about Steve's story here: http://bit.ly/hytxyp.

We must support this young artist, and whether that means calling the Pratt Institute and politely sharing your disgust, or holding a protest outside of the art show from which he was banned. This is political censorship and it ends today.

Steve Penley
This painting was unveiled for the first time to the public on February 25th at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix, AZ. This is an original piece painted by Steve Penley specifically for the American Policy Summit. Be sure to check out Steve's work on his website. A BIG Thank You to Steve Penley for his contribution.
(Note from Mercy: unable to insert picture; however, you can check out Steve’s work on his site.)

PJTV
Also, check out PJTV if you haven't yet. PJTV showcases writers, actors, directors, and others who are working to change Hollywood and beyond. http://www.pjtv.com/.
(Another note from Mercy: www.bighollywood.breitbart.com is another place where conservative artists hang out…)

Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Debbie Dooley, Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, Sally Oljar, Diana Reimer, and Dawn Wildman

TPP Support email: support@teapartypatriots.org
TPP Support phone number: 404-593-0877

Jenny Beth Martin (jennybethm@gmail.com, Twitter @jennybethm, Facebook)
Dawn Wildman (dmwlaw1@cox.net)
Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)
Debbie Dooley (debbie0040@yahoo.com)

3/1/3011

Urgent Alert from Coweta County Tea Party
Please SEND a group to the Capitol Wednesday, Thursday or BOTH! We must show support for the HB87 Illegal Immigration to be passed.

We need to have a large show of support for this bill in the AM both days.

The legislators we REALLY need to focus on is YOUR area…and South of Macon Ga.

Please have the Columbus Tea Party group calling reps in your area asking to support HB87 as well as HB59

Thanks for any and all help on this!
Denise

AS IMPORTANT AS GOING…MORE IMPORTANT! EMAIL, EMAIL, EMAIL….

(1) We need emails and calls to the South Georgia Republicans (57 of them) to vote "YES" on HB-87 to enforce our immigration laws. We realize that making that many calls takes time. At least send an email PLEASE.

(2) Also, please ask for a "YES" vote on HB-59. Word from the Capitol is that the Chancellor of the University System has been putting the pressure on our elected officials to allow those here illegally to take slots in our university system which rightfully belong to legal immigrants and to Georgia citizens (our children and grandchildren.)

HB 59 - Declare Post secondary Education a Public Benefit

House Bill 59, sponsored by Representative Tom Rice, would prohibit admission of undocumented students to all public post secondary institutions in the state. The bill proposes an amendment to current Georgia code "relating to verification of lawful presence within United States, so as to clarify that post secondary education is a state and local public benefit; to reserve post secondary education benefits to citizens and lawfully present and eligible aliens; to require verification of the eligibility for
Please at least send an email. Again, you can "copy and paste" the below email addresses into the "Bcc" section of your email address, send the email to yourself and you will reach all of them in one email.

Please use your own words and you can ask for 2 things in one email to all:

Dear Representative:

We are asking you to vote "YES" to please pass the following bills which would enforce our immigration laws and help all Georgia citizens.

They are HB-87 and HB-59.

Again, please vote "YES" for both bills for Georgians.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

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Email addresses for S. GA Republican Representatives. It’s more personal to send individual emails..but I’d rather you do all rather than none…(copy and paste into "Bcc" portion of your email.) Also, see complete list of all information below.

erynders@bellsouth.net; chuck.sims@house.ga.gov; mike.cheokas@house.ga.gov; larry.oneal@house.ga.gov; jan.tankersley@house.ga.gov; alex.atwood@house.ga.gov; topdrawer@mchsi.com; jay.powell@house.ga.gov; tom.dickson@house.ga.gov; tom.dickson@house.ga.gov; bharden@planttel.net; gerald.greene@house.ga.gov; rogerlane167@hotmail.com; rick.austin@house.ga.gov; bubberepps@gmail.com; matt.hatchett@house.ga.gov; jimmy.pruett@house.ga.gov; tommccall@bellsouth.net; ben.harbin@house.ga.gov; delvis.dutton@house.ga.gov; mickey.channell@house.ga.gov; david.knight@house.ga.gov; john.yates@house.ga.gov; lee.anderson@house.ga.gov; paulettehouserep@gmail.com; randy.nix@house.ga.gov; jason.shaw@house.ga.gov; allenpeake@aol.com; rusty.kidd@house.ga.gov; jan.jones@house.ga.gov; sdholmes@bellsouth.net; penny.houston@house.ga.gov; jon.burns@house.ga.gov; tommy.smith@house.ga.gov; jay.roberts@house.ga.gov; bob.hanner@house.ga.gov; ann.purcell@house.ga.gov; quickrxdrugs@yahoo.com; ben.watson@house.ga.gov; doug.holt@house.ga.gov; mike.dudgeon@house.ga.gov; butch.parrish@house.ga.gov; darlene@rose.net; tony.mcbrayer@house.ga.gov; michael@voteharden.com; michael@voteharden.com; amy.carter@house.ga.gov; greg.morris@house.ga.gov; tim.bearden@house.ga.gov; willie.talton@house.ga.gov; hank.huckaby@house.ga.gov; mhatfield@wayxcable.com; bill.hembree@house.ga.gov; jason.spencer@house.ga.gov; billy.maddox@house.ga.gov

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RepresentativeDistE-mail AddressPartyCapitol PhoneCellFaxFrom
Rynders, Ed152erynders@bellsouth.net R404-656-2247229-894-8386 Albany
Sims, Chuck169chuck.sims@house.ga.gov R404-656-7855 912.384.1709 Ambrose
Cheokas, Mike134mike.cheokas@house.ga.gov R404-656-0325 229.924.7893Americus
O`Neal, Larry146larry.oneal@house.ga.gov R404-656-5052 478.953.5022 Bonaire
Tankersley, Jan158jan.tankersley@house.ga.gov R404-656-0287 Brooklet
Atwood, Alex179alex.atwood@house.ga.gov R404-656-0152 Brunswick
Maddox, Gene172topdrawer@mchsi.com R404-656-0152 Cairo
Powell, Jay171jay.powell@house.ga.gov R404-656-0177 Camilla
Dickson, Tom6tom.dickson@house.ga.gov R404-463-2247 Cohutta
Harden, Buddy147bharden@planttel.net R404-656-0188404-909-5767 Cordele
Greene, Gerald149gerald.greene@house.ga.gov R404-656-0202 229.732.2973Cuthbert
Lane, Roger167rogerlane167@hotmail.com R404-656-5087912-222-0240 Darien
Austin, Rick10rick.austin@house.ga.gov R404-656-0287 912.634.3455 Demorest
Epps, Bubber140bubberepps@gmail.com R404-656-0126 478.755.9046 DryBranch
Hatchett, Matt143matt.hatchett@house.ga.gov R404-656-0254 Dublin
Pruett, Jimmy144jimmy.pruett@house.ga.gov R404-656-0202 Eastman
McCall, Tom30tommccall@bellsouth.net R404-656-5099 706.283.6656Elberton
Harbin, Ben118ben.harbin@house.ga.gov R404-656-3949 706.863.8959 Evans
Dutton, Delvis166delvis.dutton@house.ga.gov R404-656-0188 Glennville
Channell, Mickey116mickey.channell@house.ga.gov R404-656-5103 706.453.1225 Greensboro
Knight, David126david.knight@house.ga.gov

From Gilmer County Tea Party
DON'T INVITE THE PREZ

Last month Allentown Metal Works, a century old factory that Obama used as backdrop a year ago to promote a big jobs bill, closed.

Last year he visited John Deere and soon afterwards they laid off 300 employees.

Last May he visited Solyndra (solar cell) which announced it is closing one of its California factories and laying off employees. They got $535 million in government loan guarantees.

So if you want to keep your company viable don't let the President visit you.
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LAND

How much U.S. land does the government own?

Answer: 30%.
Owns most in Nevada: 84.5%,
least in Rhode Island and Connecticut: .04%.
Georgia: 3.8%

Constitution Classes

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Wynnton Rd Burger King, Overlook Room
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Columbus Public Library, Macon Rd
Room: Synovus (side A)
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

2/24/2011

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
~George Washington

Constitution Classes

Tuesday, March 01, 2011
North Columbus Public Library, Armour Rd
Large Conference Room
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Columbus Public Library, Macon Rd
Room: Synovus (side A)
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Delegates to MCRP

Reminder about convention on Saturday, March 12th, 9AM, Columbus Main Library, auditorium.

From Citizen Initiatives: Please contact your GA representatives

We have set up a legislative seminar to be conducted by Charles Kacprowicz, our National Director, for GA legislators on Tuesday March 1st at 9:30 AM in Room 310 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building. Charles will have copies of the legislative call available for all legislators. Please contact your representative in the House and encourage them to attend this seminar or schedule a time to meet with Charles in the afternoon.

Richard Smith
GA District 131
richard.smith@house.ga.gov
Capitol Address:
613-A Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-3904
Fax: 404-651-8086

Kip Smith
GA District 129
District Email:
johnandrewsm@yahoo.com
Capitol Address:
508 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0213

To find your respresentatives, there is a place to enter your zip code at this link:
http://www.votesmart.org/mystate_summary.php?state_id=GA&dist=&go2.x=9&go2.y=16

For information specific to GA legislature: http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx

From Everett Wilkinson, South Florida Tea Party:

I have been getting requests to build simple and quick an application or form in stead of copying and pasting emails to support Governor Walker and their disapproval of the AWOL Wisconsin Democrats.

In less than a minute - Tell Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker that we are behind him and also the AWOL Democrat Senators to Get Back To Work!

I have started a Facebook Page at: www.StandWithWI.com

FYI

Georgia Bills
S. 33- Zero Based Budgeting- new bill. Passed Senate appropriations committee.

S. 5 - Drivers Service - puts radio frequency I.D. tags with drivers licences or I.D. cards.

U.S. House of Representatives Bills
H.R. 146 - a new series of U.S. savings bonds for the purpose of paying down foreign-held public debt. These bonds would be issued only to citizens, or U.S. held corporations or trusts, essentially borrowing money from U.S. citizens to pay of debt held out of the country. These bonds will be issued for no less than $10,000 and will not be redeemable for 50 years, unless the deficit exceeds 3% of the GDP or the debt exceeds 10% of the GDP.

H.R. 244- prohibit states from using stimulus funds as incentives for businesses to relocate to that state, or expand in that state, if it means that this will reduce the business workforce in another state. This would limit the use of funds from TARP or The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, as well as a couple of other laws. If a state is found to be in violation, they will have to pay the U.S. government back for the amount of funds in violation.

H.R. 642 - Broadcasters Freedom Act- would ban FCC from forcing broadcasters to give free airtime to opposing sides on controversial issues.

Senate Bills
S. 228 - Defending America's Affordable Energy & Jobs - preempts regulation of greenhouse gases.

S. 347 - Amend IRS Code to provide for reporting and disclosure by state and local public employee retirement pension funds.

S. 351/S. 352 - Authorizes production and transportation of oil and gas in Coastal Plains of Alaska.

From Dwaynesworld:

Another Black Conservative: Video: CAIR confronts Allen West:

Nezar Hamze confronted Congressman West and asked him to point out where in the Koran does it give marching orders to Muslims “to carry out attacks against Americans and innocent people”. West quickly pointed out that the Koran was written long before America even existed and that it does indeed tell believers to kill infidels, and then proceeded to chronicle a lengthy list of historical Muslim acts of aggression.

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

2/14/2011

Call Rules Committee Today for King Amendment to Defund ObamaCare
ACTION ALERT:

First, we want to thank Rep. Nugent who is voting for the King Amendment to defund ObamaCare in its entirety. Thank you Rep. Nugent and staff. Please do not continue to call him.

The Rules Committee is meeting today to work on the Continuing Resolution. The Continuing Resolution does not have the wording to defund ObamaCare in its entirety. This wording is in the King Amendment, which will go before the Rules Committee this afternoon at 5:00 pm.

We need you to call the GOP members of the House Rules Committee immediately and urge them to support Rep. Steve King's amendment to defund Obamacare.

The GOP members of the Rules Committee, and their office phone numbers are:

David Dreier, CA-26 (202) 225-2305

Pete Sessions, TX-32 (202) 225-2231

Virginia Foxx, NC-5 (202) 225-2071

Rob Bishop, UT-1 (202) 225-0453

Rob Woodall, GA-7 (202) 225-4272

Tim Scott, SC-1 (202) 225-3176

Daniel Webster, FL-8 (202) 225-2176

Keep the pressure on and hold the GOP to its promises!

Here's what I say when I call,

"Hi I'd like to register my opinion on something. Please ask the Congressman to support Steve King's amendment to defund Obamacare in the continuing resolution. Thank you."

They may also ask for your name and address. There's no need to dodge this question. Just answer politely and move on to the next call.

The goal is to have such a dramatic volume of calls on the subject that the message is clearly sent.

Thank you for all you do!!

Some of you have had questions about this amendment and how it defunds all of ObamaCare rather than only part. Here are some links to articles to explain it better.

Rush Limbaugh: An Obamacare Defunding Update

Peter Roff: Steve King Pushes Plan to Defund Obamacare

Rules Committee Hearing Information

Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Debbie Dooley, Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, Sally Oljar, Diana Reimer, and Dawn Wildman

TPP Support email: support@teapartypatriots.org
TPP Support phone number: 404-593-0877

Jenny Beth Martin (jennybethm@gmail.com, on Twitter @jenuinejen, on Facebook)
Dawn Wildman (dmwlaw1@cox.net)
Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)
Debbie Dooley (debbie0040@yahoo.com)

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http://teapartypatriots.org/

2/11/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
Two of our tea party members are running for office locally: Rich Allen for chairman and Jerry Luquire for the communications slot. Please come out and get involved! Many precinct captains are needed.

Conservatives need to get involved in local work.

February 12th 10:00 AM Columbus Public Library Auditorium. See info below. Plan on arriving around 9 AM.

Dear Friends,

Recently, information from a source other than the Georgia Republican Party (GAGOP) was distributed across the state regarding the mass precinct meetings and county conventions. The email incorrectly stated that mass precinct meetings this weekend will start at 9:30 a.m.

Per the 2011 Convention Call and GAGOP Rules, all mass precinct meetings held on February 12 must begin at 10:00 a.m. To participate in these meetings, you must be registered or in line prior to that time.

Emails or other releases from the GAGOP office will feature the GAGOP logo. For convention information from the Georgia Republican Party, please visit www.GAGOP.org or visit our official convention website at www.gagopconvention2011.com.

As always, you can also reach the Georgia Republican Party at 404-257-5559 with any questions about the upcoming convention cycle.

Thank you,
GAGOP Staff

2/7/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
"...By the fifth article of the plan, the Congress will be obliged 'on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the states......to call a convention for proposing amendments which shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof.' The words of this article are peremptory........We may safely rely on the disposition of the State legislatures to erect barriers against the encroachments of the national authority."

~ Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist Papers

Supporting Citizen Initiatives

For those who have not been able to attend recent tea party events or meetings, we are supporting Citizen Initiatives, a group which is working to amend the Constitution through the state legislatures. The first amendment we are working on is a federal balanced budget amendment. We need your help. We need volunteers to collect signatures on redress petitions to present to the GA legislature. We need donations or purchases of Charles Kacprowicz' book to raise funds for the national director to travel to various states. If you cannot attend a meeting and would like to help. please email or call me (706-569-8791). In Georgia our new senator, Josh McKoon, is introducing the legislative call in the Senate. We need calls to the House side (contact information below). We need 34 states to cal for an amendment convention. We have support starting in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Montana, West Virginia, and Florida.

Richard Smith
GA District 131
richard.smith@house.ga.gov
Capitol Address:
613-A Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-3904
Fax: 404-651-8086

Kip Smith
GA District 129
District Email:
johnandrewsm@yahoo.com
Capitol Address:
508 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0213

To find your respresentatives, there is a place to enter your zip code at this link:
http://www.votesmart.org/mystate_summary.php?state_id=GA&dist=&go2.x=9&go2.y=16

For information specific to GA legislature: http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx

Constitution Class Plus Dinner - RSVP

Tuesday, 08 February 2011

We will be meeting on Tuesday, February 8th at 6:30 PM at the Mandarin Cafe at 6100 Veterans Parkway. This is the same shopping strip as the Mellow Mushroom.

We have been enjoying the classes and wanted to add a little more fellowship. And they have great Chinese food....

Please email or call me if you are attending and how many. Some are interested in bringing family members.

Get involved!

Please join us and encourage all of your members to attend.
Thank you,

Art
Arthur L. (Art) Smith, III
Chairman, Muscogee County Republican Party

***One of the best ways to influence our elections is to become active in the party. Precinct captains and committee volunteers needed -- to get a conservative agenda and candidates in the future.

Meeting and Constitution Class

Thursday, 17 February 2011 6PM
North Columbus Library, Armour Rd.

Tea Party Patriots national Summit: Feb 25-27 in Phoenix, AZ

Discounted registration til Feb 14th - Register before the price increases!

Are you looking for an escape from the winter weather? Or perhaps an escape from the status quo of our political system? Then book your trip to the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit today!

We are looking forward to having an opportunity for patriots from across the country to come together to discuss the Pathways to Liberty.

To Register go to: http://www.summit11.org
Tea Party Patriots Board

There is so much work to be done to get our country back on track. Please be involved!

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

2/2/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party

Dear Fellow Tea Party members,

I plan on running for Chairman of the Muscogee County Republican Party (MCRP). I am a Tea Party Member and a Conservative, and I will base my leadership on conservative, common sense principles, such as Constitutional authority, limited government, individual liberty and free enterprise. Our Country faces many challenges, but I know that you and I share the belief that this is an exceptional Country, with a proud past, and a great future, if we can just start to take steps in the right direction. This first step can begin by restoring the inspiring vision of American greatness that the Founding Fathers gave us, and the principles laid out for us in the Constitution, and this can best be facilitated by re-establishing strong conservative grassroots leadership at the local level.

To win the chairmanship I will need your support and vote. Therefore, I am asking that you attend both the Saturday, February 12, 2011 Precinct Mass Meeting, (Registration at 9 am), and again on March 12, 2011 at 9 am. That is when the voting for the election for Chairmanship of the MCRP, is conducted. The location of this meeting will be at the Columbus Public Library Auditorium, (Macon Rd).

I would greatly appreciate your attendance at both of these meetings, since the Precinct Meeting is to recognize delegates to vote on March 12th, and when the Official Voting is conducted. On this same day the election of delegates and alternates to the MCRP Convention takes place, so this is an excellent opportunity to take control of the MCRP locally, and to help push our cause of greater presence statewide.

2010 was a great year for our National Elections in which the Republicans took back control of the U.S House of Representatives and we picked up seats in the U.S. Senate. Many Republican Party Chairmen have tried to make us believe that they were responsible for these wins. Everyone knows that the Two Major Parties (R) and (D) only make up less than 1/3 of total registered voters, therefore, neither could “win” on their own merits.

The truth is that it was because the Tea Party Movement motivated conservative candidates to come forth and volunteer to oppose both Democrat and RINO Incumbents. Most of these newly elected members were involved in the Tea Party Movement. The Tea Party Movement across America inspired “We the People” to get off our couches, by getting involved and taking charge in an effective movement that has made great strides into the long process of taking our Country and government back.

One other reason is because Conservative Independents, Constitution Party, Conservative Party, and Libertarian Party voters came out to vote for these new conservative Republican candidates. Neither the Democrat nor Republican Parties could win elections without third party voters. Our first responsibility, if we want to return to having a strong local Republican Party that can win elections is to admit we can’t do it alone and that we must learn to work as a team with both Tea Party and third party conservative voters. Nearly 70% of registered voters fall into this category. Thank God for that.

The Muscogee County Republican Party (MCRP) needs new Conservative Republican Leadership and it starts with the Chairman.

I‘m that Conservative Republican who will takes my responsibilities as Chairman seriously, and I'm willing to lead and make changes necessary to improve our Conservative Republican Party by immediately returning to our Republican “Roots, Values, Standards, and Principles” which are needed to bring back pride and respect to our local MCRP . I will put some Conservative and Tea Party Members on my Staff and Board of Directors, for these are the conservative activists who are winning elections for the Republican Party and influencing its direction.

“We the People” are responsible for Electing Conservative Republican Politicians, but there are some RINO's currently holding these positions. “We the People” will make it clear to all elected officials, - that they work for us, and not just for themselves, or their own self interests. This is what you and I deserve, and this is what we must insist on from our elected officials. If you help elect me as your next Chairman of the Muscogee County Republican Party, we can put together a team based on conservative principles that will bring pride back into the MCRP.

· Can I count on you for support?

· Can I count on you to attend both the Precinct Mass Meeting on February 12th and MCRP Convention on March 12th, 2011, and ask that you to show up at 9 am on each of these dates to register?

· Do you want a strong local Republican Party?

· Are you willing to take the time to select the right Chairman? I believe you will and I’m asking for your support and vote.

To make my final decision to run for Chairman, I must ask that you respond to this email so I can count on the number of voters who will cast their vote on my behalf.

As Tea Party Members and Conservative Voters we are totally responsible for taking back our local government from School Board, City Council, Georgia State House and Senate seats, as well as both the 2nd and 3rd Georgia U.S. Congressional District Representatives who might not share our core conservative beliefs and values. We have some RINO's currently in these positions and they must be voted out of office. It is our mission to find Conservative Republicans to run against these Incumbents.

As Tea Party and Conservative Party Members and Voters we can take back our local government and the local Muscogee County Republican Party.

“We the people” are responsible voters who can make changes and win elections for those that will properly represent us in 2012.

With your help, I will win the Muscogee County Republican Party Chairman position and bring back Republican pride, prestige and influence to Columbus.

Once again, please respond back to me immediately, so I can calculate the numbers and see if true Conservatives and Tea Party Voters want me to win and to take our local Republican Party in the right direction.

Thanks and Respectfully yours,

Rick Allen
Current Columbus GA Tea Party Member, Lifelong Republican and Fellow Conservative American

Note from Sandy: list of precincts was in last newsletter and will be on website. Get involved at the precinct level and vote for Rick!

2/1/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

~ Alexander Hamilton

***Breaking News*** Just received the following from TPP. Please do what you can. Remainder of newsletter follows. Thank you, Mercy

Senate Repeal Vote TODAY or Tomorrow
The House is in recess until February 7th, but the Senate is in session and things are happening there.

It looks as though Sen. McConnell has determined a way to force Sen. Reid to allow a full repeal vote in the Senate today or tomorrow!!

The GOP is going to try to use the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, S 223, as a vehicle for repealing the 1099 provision of Obamacare. The Senate Republicans will add an amendment to S223 and the amendment will be to repeal ObamaCare.

The following are the best Senators to call to encourage to vote for the repeal of government controlled health care.

Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM): (202) 224-5521
Casey, Robert P. (D-PA): (202) 224-6324
Manchin, Joe (D-WV): (202) 224-3954
McCaskill, Claire C. (D-MO): (202) 224-6154
Nelson, Bill (D-FL): (202) 224-5274
Nelson, Ben (D-NE): (202) 224-6551
Tester, Jon (D-MT): (202) 224-2644
Webb, James H. (D-VA): (202) 224-4024

Today's Passion to Action To List:

Regardless of where you live, call your own Senators and tell them to vote for the repeal of Obamacare.

If you live in NM, PA, WV, MO, FL, NE, MT, or VA ask your friends, family, and neighbors to call make those calls to the Senators in your state.

Regardless of where you live, change your facebook, twitter, and other social media statuses to "Call your Senators NOW to tell them to vote for the repeal of Obamacare today."

If you know people who live in NM, PA, WV, MO, FL, NE, MT, or VA, call and email them asking them to call their Senators as well.

Sources for this newsletter article:
ABC News: On Aviation & Health Care: Senate Poised to Vote on Repeal
CNN News: Senate to Vote on Health Care Law Repeal

Constitution Class Plus Dinner

Tuesday, February 08 2011, 6:30pm

We will be meeting on Tuesday, February 8th at 6:30 PM at the Mandarin Cafe at 6100 Veterans Parkway. This is in the same shopping strip as the Mellow Mushroom.

We have been enjoying the classes and wanted to add a little more fellowship. And they have great Chinese food...

Please email or call me if you are attending and how many. Some members are interested in bringing family members…the more the merrier!

For anyone who would like to check out their menu and prices, click on the link:

http://www.allmenus.com/ga/columbus/94231-mandarin-cafe/menu/

Get involved!

February 12th 10:00 AM Columbus Public Library Auditorium.

Please join us and encourage all of your members to attend.

Thank you,

Art
Arthur L. (Art) Smith, III
Chairman, Muscogee County Republican Party

***One of the best ways to influence our elections is to become active in the party. Precinct captains and committee volunteers needed. Tea Party member Rick Allen is running for chairman of the county party.

PRECINCT LISTING FOR MUSCOGEE COUNTY
effective November 2, 2010 was provided in our last newsletter.

From Americans For Prosperity:

*click on the links highlighted in blue

After fighting for years for critical legislation which would shrink the size of state government and allow Georgians to keep more of their own hard-earned money, the passage of this bill now hangs in the balance of the Georgia House.

Although SB 1, The “Zero-Base Budgeting Act,” passed the House and Senate last session without one dissenting vote, Governor Purdue ignored the will of Georgians and vetoed this legislation that would provide necessary accountability to government spending.

Last Thursday, however, the State Senate responded by unanimously overriding Governor Purdue’s veto. It is now headed to the State House, where it needs a two-thirds majority vote to complete the veto override and become law.

SB 1 would require that every agency would not simply start from last year's figure, but be put to zero every fourth year. This would require a tight examination of every dollar spent on every program. This commonsense proposal is crucial to Georgia’s economic health.

Contact your State Representative today and urge them to override Gov. Sonny Perdue's veto!

This key legislation will help rein in government spending and balance the budget.Legislators must look for ways to save money the same way that families are during this difficult economic time, by cutting and prioritizing. SB 1 would do just that. Now is the time to put our fiscal house in order and stop the wasteful spending.

I encourage you to take action. Your message will be sent to your State Representative, asking them to bring state spending under control and override Gov. Purdue’s veto of SB 1.

Virginia Galloway, State Director

Ga Senator Josh McKoon

is sending a newsletter regularly. If you would like to sign up, here's the link:

http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001rlsB_VLrUOmwVLKb6nj89A%3D%3D

Josh has introduced our legislative call for a Balanced Federal Budget Amendment from Citizen Initiatives. Please call your GA House member and encourage their support.

Montana is also on board with the calling process with other possibilities on North Carolina and West Virginia.

If you can donate to Citizen Initiatives to help with travel expenses for the Director of Citizen Initiatives, please email me for donation info. He will be traveling to many states to encourage the legislative calls.

ENTIRE (Healthcare) BILL THROWN OUT! From TPP

In his ruling US District Judge Roger Vinson wrote, "Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire act must be declared void."

He goes on to make reference to the Boston Tea Party:

"It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out to create a government with the power to force people to buy tea in the first place. If Congress can penalize a passive individual for failing to engage in commerce, the enumeration of powers in the Constitution would have been in vain for it would be 'difficult to perceive any limitation on federal power' [Lopez, supra, 514 U.S. at 564], and we would have a Constitution in name only."

This is a big victory in the ongoing battle to defeat this terrible bill. Once again we have made history together. It was pressure from us that brought this case to court and saw it through to this point. The influence of Tea Party Patriots is undeniable. Congratulations!

Blessings,

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

1/24/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
"The American people, the most generous on earth, who created the highest standard of living, are not going to accept the notion that we can only make a better world for others by moving backwards ourselves. Those who believe we can have no business leading the nation. I will not stand by and watch this great country destroy itself under mediocre leadership that drifts from one crisis to the next, eroding our national will and purpose. We have come together here because the American people deserve better from those to whom they entrust our nation's highest offices, and we stand united in our resolve to do something about it." ~ Ronald Reagan

"We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Meeting and Constitution class
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Tuesday, January 25th, 6:30 PM at Burger King at 2033 Wynnton Rd, Overlook Room.
We have changed our focus to education. We are started a series of educational discussions about the Constitution and general consensus was good for our first class. A special textbook for this will be available in limited quantities for $13 each, which is our cost.

We will also be discussing Citizen Initiatives and amending the Constitution through our state legislatures. We have redress petitions available for GA and AL. If you have not signed yet, this will be your chance to add your voice.

Note: food purchase is required.

Get involved!
Saturday, 12 February 2011
February 12th 10:00 AM Columbus Public Library Auditorium.
Please join us and encourage all of your members to attend.
Thank you,

Art
Arthur L. (Art) Smith, III
Chairman, Muscogee County Republican Party

***One of the best ways to influence our elections is to become active in the party. Precinct captains and committee volunteers needed.

Meeting and Constitution Class
Thursday, 17 February 2011

Thursday, Feb 17th, 6 PM, North Columbus Library, Armour Rd.

1/22/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

~ Thomas Jefferson

General Membership meeting:

Tuesday, January 25th, 6:30 PM at Burger King at 2033 Wynnton Rd, Overlook Room.

We have changed our focus to education. We are started a series of educational discussions about the Constitution and general consensus was good for our first class. A special textbook for this will be available in limited quantities for $13 each, which is our cost.

We will also be discussing Citizen Initiatives and amending the Constitution through our state legislatures. We have redress petitions available for GA and AL. If you have not signed yet, this will be your chance to add your voice.

Note: food purchase is required.

Get involved!

February 12th 10:00 AM Columbus Public Library Auditorium.
Please join us and encourage all of your members to attend.

Thank you,

Art
Arthur L. (Art) Smith, III
Chairman, Muscogee County Republican Party

***One of the best ways to influence our elections is to become active in the party. Precinct captains and committee volunteers needed.

PRECINCT LISTING FOR MUSCOGEE COUNTY
Effective November 2, 2010

1. Wynnton/Britt
Wynnton Methodist Church 2412 Wynnton Road

2. Carver/Mack @CPL
Columbus Public Library 3000 Macon Road

3. St. John A.M.E./Belvedere
St. John A.M.E. Church 3980 Steam Mill Road

4. Britt David
Britt David Baptist Church 2801 Britt David Road

5. St. Peter
St. Peter Methodist Church 6507 Moon Road

6. Cornerstone
Cornerstone Church of God 7701 Lloyd Road

7. Northside
Northside Baptist Church 959 54th Street

8. St. Mark/Heiferhorn
St. Mark UMC 6795 Whitesville Road

9. Wynnbrook
Wynnbrook Baptist Church 5 500 River Knoll Way
10. Victory Independent
Victory Independent Baptist 3150 North Lumpkin Road

11. Muscogee/Spencer
Muscogee Elementary School 3900 Baker Plaza

12. Eddy/Key E
Eddy Middle School 2100 South Lumpkin Road

13. Mt. Pilgrim
Mt. Pilgrim Baptist 4400 Old Cusseta Road

14. Faith Tabernacle
Faith Tabernacle 1603 Floyd Road

15. Fort/Waddell
Fort Junior High School 2900 Woodruff Farm Road

16. Rothschild/Georgetown
Rothschild Junior High School 1136 Hunt Avenue

17. Gentian/Reese at LDS
Church Church of Jesus Christ of LDS 4400 Reese Road

18. Clubview/Hardaway @CPL
Columbus Public Library 3000 Macon Road
19. Moon/Morningside
North Highland Assembly of God 7300 Livingston Drive

20. St. Andrews/Midland
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church 4980 Hancock Road

21. Blackmon Middle
Blackmon Middle School 7251 Blackmon Road

22. First African
First African Baptist Church 901 5th Avenue

23. Fox
Fox Recreation Center 3720 5th Avenue

24. Arnold/Johnson at Epworth
Epworth UMC 2400 Devonshire Drive

25. St. Paul
St. Paul Methodist Church 2101 Wildwood Avenue

26. Gallops/Hannan
Marianna Gallops Center 1212 15th Street

27. Edgewood Baptist
Edgewood Baptist Church 3564 Forrest Road

28. Psalmond Rd/Matthews
Psalmond Rd Rec Center 6500 Psalmond Rd.

School Choice Week

http://schoolchoiceweek.com/  

School Choice advocates and organizations, grassroots networks, parents and students are preparing to handle this week of focused attention in their own regions in their own way. Some may hold a rally, some may screen a school choice documentary, some may write a "Letter to the Editor" and some may face the media spotlight.

The point of National School Choice Week is to provide a concentrated focus for our mission - effective education options for every child - a time for the media and the public to hear our resounding message and a time to bring new voices to the chorus.

National School Choice Week needs your PARTICIPATION to succeed as a bullhorn for school choice. Individuals, to sign up and be "In" for National School Choice Week.

Below is the contact information of those presenting at TPP's Local Coordinator Summit in September in Atlanta:

Kyle Olson
Executive Director, National School Choice Week & VP Education Action Group
Kyle@schoolchoiceweek.com  

Lisa Keegan
President, Education Breakthrough Network
Lgkeegan@aol.com  

Leslie Hiner
VP Programs and State Relations, Foundation for Educational Choice
Leslie@edchoice.com  

Tracy Gleason
President & CEO, Gleason Family Foundation

Some Helpful Links Referred to in the Presentation in Atlanta:

National School Choice Week
www.schoolchoiceweek.com
Education Breakthrough Network
www.edbreakthrough.org  


Foundation for Educational Choice
www.edchoice.org  


Education Action Group
www.educationactiongroup.org  

NEA Exposed
www.NEAexposed.com  

AFT Exposed
www.AFTexposed.com  

Union Bargained Agreements at National Council on Teacher Quality
www.nctq.org ,
(go to research tab and click on T3 report )

School Reviews
www.greatschools.net
GA State Reps need some education!

Gov. Deal and some representatives are floating a 4% sales tax to be added on food. And then to rebate assistance to the poor for the added cost. I do not think these legislators have shopped for groceries lately - they have no idea that costs are going up rapidly.

Please call or email your state rep or senator.

Sen. Josh McKoon represents the 29th Senate District which includes Harris and Meriwether counties and portions of Muscogee and Troup counties. He may be reached by phone at 404.463.3931 or by e-mail at josh.mckoon@legis.ga.gov.

Healthcare repeal

Please call your senators and encourage them to keep the healthcare repeal bill passed by the House "on the Senate desk". They need to force a vote in the Senate.

Blessings,

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791

1/19/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party
The following is from TTP:

Greetings Fellow Patriots!

Last week we announced our American Policy Summit in Phoenix, AZ on February 25th - 27th at the Phoenix Convention Center. Since then we have received many questions regarding the details of the Summit and we have created a

Frequently Asked Questions page on our Summit11.org

website.

To sum it up, Tea Party Patriots for the last two years have been entrenched on the battlefield of ideas, holding firm in our positions to ensure that the irresponsibility of our elected officials is halted for the sake of future generations. Millions of Americans have awakened and now realize that government, when you break it down, is only as good as the people it represents. Before February of 2009, many of us neglected to embrace our responsibilities to remain eternally vigilant and keep a watchful eye on the government that represents us. The power that we granted was unchecked which resulted in policies that benefited special interests rather than the majority of the American people. For too long Americans have followed their respective political parties without question, "lead and we shall follow." However, now Tea Party Patriots all across this country understand who the leaders truly are. YOU are the Tea Party Leader, YOU are the one who holds the power, and together WE can MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

On November 2, 2010, we had a major victory on that battlefield of ideas. We slowed the process that all too often focused on special interests without care or regard to unforeseen consequences. Now is our time to come together as Tea Party Patriots to create real solutions that will protect and defend liberty for ourselves and for future generations.

We hope that you will join us in Phoenix on February 25th-27th as we embark on a journey down the Pathways to Liberty. Please stay tuned as we will be releasing more details as they are available.

If you cannot join us in Phoenix but would like to make a donation to help fund the event, please click here.

Your Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Team,
Debbie Dooley, Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, Sally Oljar, Diana Reimer, and Dawn Wildman

TPP Support email: support@teapartypatriots.org
TPP Support phone number: 404-593-0877

Jenny Beth Martin (jennybethm@gmail.com, on Twitter @jenuinejen, on Facebook)
Dawn Wildman (dmwlaw1@cox.net)
Mark Meckler (mark@teapartypatriots.org)
Debbie Dooley (debbie0040@yahoo.com)

Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes.

1025 Rose Creek Dr, 620-322, Woodstock, GA 30189
http://teapartypatriots.org/

1/7/2011

Columbus GA Tea Party

General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Burger King at 2033 Wynnton Rd, Overlook Room.

Now that the election is over, we are changing our focus to education. With this meeting, we are starting a series of educational discussions about the Constitution. A special textbook for this will be available in limited quantities for $13 each, which is our cost.

We will also be discussing Citizen Initiatives and amending the Constitution through our state legislatures. Some members have stated the opinion that working to amend the Constitution may be our most important project. We have redress petitions available for GA and AL. If you have not signed yet, this will be your chance to add your voice.

(****Note: If you absolutely cannot attend our meeting, but would like to collect signatures for redress petitions, please email me with your address and one will be sent to you.)

First presidential candidate for 2012 in Columbus on Friday, Jan 14th, 6:45 PM
John Davis is bringing his bus tour to the Holiday Inn Express parking lot at 7336 Bear Lane (off Veterans Parkway near Carl Gregory Honda and El Vaquero). He will be here for approximately 30 minutes.

Link to his website if you wish to find out more about him: http://www.johndavisforpresident.org/index.html

From Congressman Lynn Westmoreland's newsletter:
...the US Census Bureau released the apportionment numbers for the US House of Representatives for the 113th through the 117th Congresses. The US House of Representatives has 435 members, with the number of members per state determined by the population figures collected during the decennial census. The state of Georgia gained a congressional seat, moving it from 13 representatives to 14 representatives.

I am pleased to see that the great state of Georgia will have another voice in Congress. The population growth in the state has been very significant and gaining a new member will be a great benefit for the people of Georgia.

When it comes to drawing new maps, the most important thing to remember is that a fair map is a good map. It’s impossible to keep the politics out of redistricting, but if people try to overreach, they will just end up with a drawn-out and costly redistricting process like we had in Georgia last time.

The full and complete census data will not be released until April 2011. Once that happens, state legislatures or commissions can begin the process of determining the makeup of the new state and federal districts.

Breaking News from Newsmax.com
Money Magazine: Inflation Wave Coming

The latest issue of Money magazine is warning of a significant trend for the coming year the Federal Reserve will reinflate the economy, spurring significant inflation.

In its “Investor Guide 2011,” the magazine identifies inflation as the top trend investors need to watch for in the new year. “After listening to recent statements by the Fed, I’m convinced central bankers will reinflate this economy by any means necessary,” Pat Dorsey, director of equity research for Morningstar, writes in Money. “Yet it’s hard to reinflate the economy just enough to get job creation going, but not so much that inflation remains perfectly in check. In fact, there are precisely zero historical examples of that kind of macroeconomic fine-tuning, which means the risk of the Fed overshooting is high.”

Dorsey isn’t alone in warning of looming inflation. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said at last year’s shareholders meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. that “the prospects for significant inflation have increased.” He said more recently that “a country that continuously expands its debt as a percentage of GDP and raises much of the money abroad to finance that, at some point, it’s going to inflate its way out of the burden of that debt.” Other financial experts who see inflation on the horizon include Robert Wiedemer, co-author of the best-selling book “Aftershock,” who in 2006 predicted the economic meltdown, and Richard Rahn, chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth.

David Skarica, author of the new best-selling book “The Great Super Cycle: Profit from the Coming Inflation and Dollar Devaluation,” says that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are actively inflating their currencies to monetize staggering debt loads.

This, in turn, will lead to a significant dollar devaluation with the greenback set to devalue by as much as 50 percent during the next few years, Skarica says.

General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
6:30 PM at Burger King at 2033 Wynnton Rd, Overlook Room.

We will be continuing our ongoing discussion of the Constitution...several CGTP members who have been attending the Constitution seminars will be speaking.

Blessings,

Sandy Toth
706-569-8791