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8/10/2010
Columbus GA Tea Party
“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.” ~ Samuel Adams
MEMBERS MEETING:
Tuesday, Aug, 24, 6:30 PM at Burger King, 1218 Veterans Parkway.
Donna Driskell from Freedom Works will be guest speaker about elections.
Please note that food purchase is required.
CONSTITUTION WEEK ~ September 13 - 19
"If the children . . . are untaught, their ignorance and vices will in future life cost us much dearer in their consequences, than it would have done, in their correction, by a good education." (to Joseph C. Cabell from Thomas Jefferson)
**Please note the Public Law below. I encourage members to contact their local school boards and ask what they are doing for Constitution Day (September 17th). We already have a volunteer for Muscogee County, who is offering to teach a class on the Constitution.
Public Law 108-447
SEC. 111. (a) The head of each Federal agency or department shall—
(1) provide each new employee of the agency or department with educational and training materials concerning the United States Constitution as part of the orientation materials pro-vided to the new employee; and
(2) provide educational and training materials concerning the United States Constitution to each employee of the agency or department on September 17 of each year.
(b) Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution.
Original Documentation can be found at the following url on page 4: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/pdf/108-792/108-792_p537-638_divj.pdf
Additional resources can be found here.
Sorry Liberal people...but I'm on ARIZONA's SIDE!! Want to understand illegal immigration and its impact on Arizona? Watch this 10 minute video.
Have you wondered if there is a valid reason for Arizona to want to pass a law to help police apprehend illegal immigrants? Do these look like the family man taking his kids down for an ice cream cone, which is how President Obama described the focus of this law? It reinforced my opinion that if the federal government can't do it, then the state needs to do it. - anonymous
http://cis.org/Videos/HiddenCameras2
HOUSE PARTIES: We are getting a DVD on the history of the tea party.
If anyone would like to set a date to invite some friends and neighbors for a viewing the film, please contact me to borrow the movie. Add the viewing to a weekend barbecue, or just serve some chips and dip. The movie will be a great opener for discussion!
LOCAL TEA PARTY ON 9/12 for those who can't make the trip to DC:
We will have interesting speakers, music and a great raffle! Details to follow.
Criticisms and the van fund:
I periodically get critical feedback about how we do things.
We do not let people voice their opinions during meetings, or conversely, our meetings are too rambling. This usually comes from someone who has attended one meeting. We don't do enough or we do too much.
First of all, we are a grassroots group with no activist training. We are trying different things, and we do want people to propose ideas and then volunteer to help.
Secondly, it is easy to be critical when you are not involved or volunteering to help. If you think things can be improved, we are always open to new ideas and people who are willing to participate.
As leader, I have averaged over 30 hours of work per week, every week, for the tea party for 16 months now (weekly conferences with the TTP, managing 150 emails per day, writing documents and newsletters, handling permits and plans for events, meetings, printing, attending every event and protest, etc). I have done this voluntarily with no compensation for all the work (except my own need to work for our country), and even spent extra money on gas and office supplies out of my pocket. If anyone would like to step forward and take my place, I would happily step aside. I never intended to be doing this for such a long period when I founded this tea party.
Which brings me to my final explanation about the van fund, and criticisms that I have just used the tea party to get a van.
With the chair lift on the back of my 1992 SUV, I have had to get help from volunteers to load it and help me get back home, or I have had to use my walker in pain if I could not get help. As my back pain was increasing, and after discussion with my doctor, I had a choice to make in February. I offered to resign as leader, and put out an email request for someone to assume the leadership. No one wanted to or could take over, and all the email responses were for me to continue. The members who responded feared that the tea party would end without a full time leader.
The Executive Committee then voted to raise money for a used van so that I could get my wheelchair out whenever I needed it (my income is literally at the federal poverty level). Our VP wrote the initial email requesting donations from those who wanted to help. Out of the $5600 raised which I used for the van, $3000 came from an individual donor for whom I had done work for years, $1300 came from the shotgun raffle (with the shotgun being donated by the owner of Shooters for this purpose), and $1300 came from individual donations from tea party members. I have spent 4 months searching a tri-state area trying to find a van with the funds available and finally found the 1995 Ford. Wheelchair conversions are very expensive initially ($14,000), and the price of such vans stays comparatively high. I hope this clears up the misconceptions I have heard about.
Again, I would like to thank all the members who donated from the compassion and caring in their hearts. I know some of you donated more than once to help me, and I will always be grateful.
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
8/2/2010
Columbus GA Tea Party
8/28 Restoring Honor and 829 Tea Party Patriots Tea Party in DC
When Glenn Beck announced his 8/28 Restoring Honor event at the Lincoln Memorial, thousands of you made plans to attend. You also let us know that for many of you, returning to D.C. just two weeks later for the 9/12 March was too hard on your wallet (gee, if only Congress had this much sense), and suggested we have a Tea Party the next day, on Sunday, August, 29.
So, on Sunday morning, August 29, Tea Patriots will hold a rally at Upper Senate Park before you head out of DC and back home. Our theme will be Recycle Government: Repeal, Reduce, Restore, as it will be at the 9/12 March two weeks later. Our website TeaPartyPatriots.org/Recycle has many details for it.
http://bit.ly/aC0BRa view this on the CSGTP Event Calendar for updates.
912 March on DC, 912 East, 912 West, 912 Central
Tea Party Patriots will return to Washington, D.C. on 9/12 this year with our coalition partners at FreedomWorks, Institute for Liberty, the Ayn Rand Center, and the National Taxpayers Union. But that isn't all. Two regional cities have been added: Sacramento, CA and St. Louis, MO.
http://bit.ly/dh9kjs view more info from the FreedomWorks website.
8/1/2010
Columbus GA Tea Party
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks."~ Samuel Adams
(This email contains two messages - the first from Sandy, our President and the second from Lori, our VP.)
I have been extremely perplexed by dwindling participation in our tea party events and activities to the point there were only 2 of us protesting last Saturday - myself and another woman, who is, by the way, 70 years old, and who helped with passing out flyers about the Gulf. So I am asking each one of you receiving this: what is your perspective of the last year?
One of Glenn Beck's questions has really impressed me.
"Will you bury your head in the sand or will you draw a line in the sand?"
WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE?
1. Do you think if you ignore what is happening in our country, it will all go away by itself?
2. Are you uninformed about our loss of freedom, and the country heading toward socialism - and even communism in some things?
3. Are you content to live in a country 10 years from now where your power usage at home is controlled by the government, where health care is rationed according to the decisions of bureaucrats in Washington, where taxes will take more of your income, where your right to own a gun no longer exists, where all the news media disseminate the propaganda of our government, where our government could be a dictatorship and congress will be the pawns?
4. Do you understand that we can no longer be sunshine patriots going to vote once every 4 years, and consider that the end of our civic duty? The days of our complacency brought us to this point. All the years, actually decades, of being busy with our jobs, families, and activities while ignoring our government and the media has created this crisis.
5. Do you think that nothing we do matters, and that the tea party is a waste of your time? The fifth step in the eight steps to a social movement's success is "perception of failure". It is exactly the time to fight harder and do more.
MY ANSWERS
I would like to preface my answers by thanking those who have had some commitment: those who have donated financially to keep us going, those who have tried to attend some events, those who have worked to help us function, like our treasurer and vice president, and those who volunteered to help with events. You all know who you are.
If you do not realize how bad our government has become and what we are losing, the link below is a must read.
This is a long article - 6 pages, but one of the best I have read which summarizes our predicament. The author, Angelo M. Codevilla, is professor emeritus of international relations at Boston University. I hope each one of you will take the time to read it; it answers 1-4 above.
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/07/16/americas-ruling-class-and-the
Which leaves me to answer #5.
I can only surmise that many who came to our tea party on 4/15/09 thought we would have a big tea party statement and that would change things. WRONG! One or two tea parties was not going to undo 100 years of Progressives and revolutionaries taking over our government. The one thing that we all must understand is that this is the long haul. It will take our commitment for years to undo what took decades for the Progressives to accomplish. And here is where each of us should examine our own commitment. Will we take some time each week to be more informed? Will we spend a few hours each month at a tea party or protest or working to get a good candidate elected? Will we take the time to call or email our legislators?
(Besides doing a lot of the work for each event, I remind you all that I have participated in every tea party, protest, candidate event, and meeting during the last 16 months. My commitment has averaged over 30 hours each week. I say this not to boast - I think that many do not realize the amount of blood, sweat and tears that go into these events.)
Let's look at what the tea parties have accomplished. Tea Party Patriots, our national group, has grown from around 800 groups to over 2,000 now.
We stopped Cap and Trade in the Senate after it had passed in the House.
We would have health care with the public option if we had not protested.
We have also received publicity which has helped to awaken other people, locally almost every one of our events in the last 6 months has received some attention in the TV and/or print media.
We have passed out pocket Constitutions and literature.
Nationally, the tea parties are influencing some of the elections. We have influenced more of our legislators to vote the right way. Locally, we could be doing more, but I cannot do it alone or with the help of just a few. We need to help Mike Keown defeat Sanford Bishop. We need to get out the vote for our conservative candidates.
I hope each of you will respond. I would like to know how many patriots I can depend upon.
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
I have made many attempts to write something regarding the dismal turnout last week for our two events held in support of our fellow Gulf neighbors and protest against the drilling moratorium.
Everything has turned out sounding judgmentally angry.
And I'm not.
Just dreadfully disappointed...and fundamentally frustrated.
We have over 700 people on this list - and only 6 showed on Thursday and 2 on Saturday. Maybe 50 showed up a few weeks ago to support Arizona. But yet many of you think nothing of traipsing to DC at the drop of a hat.
I just. don't. get. it.
The local media is finally giving us decent coverage, but folks?
They won't keep showing up if our turnout is low. Not to mention that it makes our local Tea Party look pathetic, thus playing right into part of what the Leftist media on a whole portrays us as - weak and ineffectual.
Part of our mission is to educate. That entails a whole lot more than just forwarding emails. Sometimes it means standing on a street corner, passing out from heat exhaustion.
I understand that many of us work, have our own businesses, care for elderly parents and children, have myriad responsibilities. I also realize that, as Sandy pointed out, that some of us are doing "behind the scenes" work, writing letters, making calls, etc. Heck, I'm the Veep and because of my personal situation, erratic work schedule and health issues am not able to make every event.
But I try.
And that's all I'm asking of you.
We have a long hard fight ahead of us. It won't end in November. Please don't disengage now.
Yours in Freedom,
L aka Mercy
Neither a summer soldier nor sunshine patriot be. Rather, shoulder the responsibilities of maintaining the liberty that our Founding Fathers and Mothers fought so valiantly to give us. ~ me
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for advertising, printing,
public events, and other activities.
Please donate to
Columbus GA Tea Party
PO Box 6903
Columbus, GA 31917-6903
*Contributions are not tax-deductible.
7/28/2010
1. General members meeting: Tuesday, August 3, 6 PM, North Columbus Library, Armour Rd, large conference room. Lots of plans to be made - please try to attend. Agenda includes plans for 9/12 and the elections.
2. Protests about gulf moratorium last week: In spite of the small number of us, we managed to distribute 100 flyers about the gulf problems to stopped traffic. Ch 3 covered our protest on Thursday.
3. Tea Party Caucus Approved - 24 Members have Inaugural Meeting
Conservative and controversial Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Mn) has formed the Congressional Tea Party Caucus.
A full list of the initial 24 members is found on this website. To read the article: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6359749-tea-party-caucus-approved-24-members-have-inaugural-meeting Congressmen Paul Broun, Phil Gringrey and Tom Price are members. We now know Lynn Westmoreland, who represents part of Columbus, is NOT on the list.
Tea Party Patriots consensus indicates this group being helpful to our objectives. and our leadership will be vigilant about their objectives.
4. I would like to thank all of the members who have donated to the wheelchair van fund. You have kept me going in these 5 months while we searched for something. I finally found one that was in the fund range - a 95 Ford Windstar in Atlanta with a dropped floor and wheelchair ramp. It needs a bit of work including a paint job to stop the rusting, and some mechanical issues. If you can donate again to help with repairs, it would be much appreciated. Please contact me for info to send checks. Hopefully, the work will be done within the next 2 weeks and I will be mobile on my own.
5. ATLANTA PRESS CLUB TO HOST RUNOFF DEBATES
The APC Primary Runoff Election Debates
The Atlanta Press Club will host 9 primary run-off debates giving candidates a chance to debate the issues. The debates will take place at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), located at 260 14th Street in Midtown, in front of a live studio audience. Press club members, journalists, college students, and supporters are invited to be part of the live audience.
Please call 404-577-7377 with questions or if you would like to attend a debate.
All debates will be archived on the Atlanta Press Club's website under the Debates section. Please click here to watch past debates
Please see below for the taping schedule and air times.
The following will air on Friday, Aug 6
*Public Service Commission, District 2 Republicans
Invited candidates include John Douglas and Tim Echols
This debate will tape from 5-5:30 p.m
*Insurance Commissioner Republicans
Invited candidates include Ralph Hudgens and Maria Sheffield
This debate will air live from 7:30-8 p.m.
The following will air live Sunday, August 8
*Governor Republicans
Invited candidates include Nathan Deal and Karen Handel
This debate will air live from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m
*Attorney General Republicans
Invited candidates include Sam Olens and Preston Smith
This debate will air live from 7:30 - 8 p.m.
6. From Mike Keown, winner of Republican primary and opponent to Sanford Bishop:
The response to our win in the Republican primary has been huge! Winning with 80.9% of the vote in a three man race made a statement that we are ready and able to take on and defeat Sanford Bishop. People throughout the 2nd Congressional district have hope for the first time in a long time that they can have a Congressman who will truly represent SW Georgia.
It was clear that Sanford Bishop was expecting my win. Several months ago, the City of Coolidge where I was Mayor for four years, and the Thomas County School Board where I served for 14 years, received open records requests from some law firm. They wanted everything that I ever did. That is fine with me. My time in public service is an open record.
Less than 24 hours after the primary, Sanford's Press Secretary published an article using some of that information on the official congressional website and sent it to the Thomasville Times Enterprise. We fired back. Take a look at the news on my website. Bishop Uses Taxpayer Funds for Attack Piece ( mikekeown.com)
7. From Tea party Patriots
828 Restoring Honor and 829 Tea Party Patriots Tea Party in DC
When Glenn Beck announced his 8/28 Restoring Honor event at the Lincoln Memorial, thousands of you made plans to attend. You also let us know that for many of you, returning to D.C. just two weeks later for the 9/12 March was too hard on your wallet (gee, if only Congress had this much sense), and suggested we have a Tea Party the next day, on Sunday, August, 29.
So, on Sunday morning, August 29, Tea Patriots will hold a rally at Upper Senate Park before you head out of DC and back home. Our theme will be Recycle Government: Repeal, Reduce, Restore, as it will be at the 9/12 March two weeks later. Our website TeaPartyPatriots.org/Recycle has many details for it.
912 March on DC, 912 East, 912 West, 912 Central
Tea Party Patriots will return to Washington, D.C. on 9/12 this year with our coalition partners at FreedomWorks, Institute for Liberty, the Ayn Rand Center, and the National Taxpayers Union. But that isn't all. Two regional cities have been added: Sacramento, CA and St. Louis, MO.
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Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
7/26/2010
Columbus GA Tea Party
General Members Meeting
Tuesday, August 03 2010, 6:00pm
Lots to discuss and plan.
Location : North Columbus Library, Armour Rd
Contact : columbusgateaparty@gmail.com
Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally
Time: August 28, 2010 from 10am to 1pm
Location: At the steps of the Lincon Memorial
City/Town: Washington DC
Website or Map: http://www.glennbeck.com/828/
7/22/2010
1. Change in Saturday's protest:
We are holding a protest this week against the ban on drilling in the Gulf and the incompetent cleanup efforts: Saturday, July 24, 11 AM - 1 PM. We will use one high traffic location: Manchester Exp and Armour Rd. There is a vacant gas station across from Logan's and will provide a chance to get out of the sun. Please email me if you plan on attending, so I will know how many will turn out. Bring water and chairs if you need to take a break.
****If ayone can help with my wheelchair, please call me: 706-569-8791
Suggested signs to bring:
Stop the Ban on Drilling in the Gulf
Waive the Jones Act!
Clean up the oil before it hits the Beaches!
End the Bureaucratic Red Tape in the Gulf!
Government Get Out of the Way
Drill Baby Drill
2. IF you cannot attend the protest, please call the White House comment line and express your opinion.
202-456-1111
OR call the congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121
Talking points
OUR DEMANDS ARE SPECIFIC:
· More waivers of the Jones Act - get every vessel possible into the Gulf. Stop the oil at the source not at the beach
· Get Government Agencies out of the way of cleanup effort - Clear the government red tape
· Hire a qualified crisis coordinator who will concentrate and prioritize the needs of the Gulf states and will interface with the Government Agencies eliminating conflicts
· Use every resource available to remove the oil from the Gulf of Mexico
· End all court action seeking to ban offshore drilling. Stop the economic destruction of the Gulf States.
· You are the federal government. This oil is on your hands! DO YOUR JOB!
To view a sample letter, go to www.TheGulfSpeaks.com
Thank you for help and support.
The Gulf
3. General members meeting: Tuesday, August 3, 6 PM, North Columbus Library, Armour Rd, large conference room. Lots of plans to be made - please try to attend.
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
7/20/2010
Columbus GA Tea Party
Protest Against the Ban on Drilling in the Gulf
We are holding protests this week against the ban on drilling in the Gulf and the incompetent cleanup efforts: Thursday, July 22, 5 - 7 PM and Saturday, July 24, 11 AM - 1 PM. We will use three high traffic locations: Manchester Exp. and Veterans Pkwy, Manchester Exp and Armour Rd, Adams Farm Dr and Veterans Pkwy (Cheddars, Krispy Kreme intersection). I will be coordinating at the Veterans Pkwy- Manchester Exp location. I need volunteer coordinators for the other 2 locations and dates. Please email me if you want to volunteer and include your cell number for contact purposes.
Suggested signs to bring:
Stop the Ban on Drilling in the Gulf
Waive the Jones Act!
Clean up the oil before it hits the Beaches!
End the Bureaucratic Red Tape in the Gulf!
Government Get Out of the Way
Sandy Toth
columbusgateaparty@gmail.com
Freedom isn't Free Join us in raising funds to get out the word --
for advertising, printing,
public events, and other activities.
Please donate to
Columbus GA Tea Party
PO Box 6903
Columbus, GA 31917-6903
*Contributions are not tax-deductible.
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7/17/2010
***Remember to vote in the GA primary Tuesday, July 20th. Our tea party decided against endorsing candidates. However, I do have some opinions to pass on. Email me for list. - Sandy
1. We are holding protests this week against the ban on drilling in the Gulf and the incompetent cleanup efforts: Thursday, July 22, 5 - 7 PM and Saturday, July 24, 11 AM - 1 PM. We will use three high traffic locations: Manchester Exp. and Veterans Pkwy, Manchester Exp and Armour Rd, Adams Farm Dr and Veterans Pkwy (Cheddars, Krispy Kreme intersection). I will be coordinating at the Veterans Pkwy- Manchester Exp location. I need volunteer coordinators for the other 2 locations and dates. Please email me if you want to volunteer and include your cell number for contact purposes.
Suggested signs to bring:
Stop the Ban on Drilling in the Gulf
Waive the Jones Act!
Clean up the oil before it hits the Beaches!
End the Bureaucratic Red Tape in the Gulf!
Government Get Out of the Way
2. FROM THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
July 15, 2010 | By Amanda J. Reinecker
Offshore drilling ban kills jobs and weakens economy
Banning offshore drilling will not clean up the Gulf spill. It will, however, kill jobs and further devastate our economy. That's why it's a good thing federal judge Martin Feldman ruled against the President's proposed deepwater drilling moratorium. And why it's a good thing a federal appeals court rightly upheld his decision to strike it down.
But the President has introduced a new ban.
On Monday, the Department of Interior issued a new moratorium on deepwater drilling that will last until November 30. Interior, along with the President, claims the moratorium on drilling will help prevent a future spill. But The Heritage Foundation's Nick Loris challenges this extraordinary claim. He argues:
One accident, no matter how tragic, is not indicative of an evolving pattern. The explosion of one rig could have been caused by any number of isolated factors unique to the BP rig and cannot be assumed to carry over to all deepwater drilling...The moratorium would do nothing to address the oil spill. Instead, it would unnecessarily destroy jobs in a region struggling to manage an environmental and economic crisis—largely in part because of the federal government.
This ban is salt in the Gulf states' wounds. Even the President's own oil spill commission recognizes the ban's adverse impacts. Heritage's Rob Bluey explains, "Commission co-chairman Bob Graham, a former Democratic senator from Florida, bluntly declared Tuesday that there's a 'disconnect between Washington and the Gulf region about the sense of urgency needed.'"
And the Republican co-chairman on the commission, former Environmental Protection Agency chief William Reilly, was quoted as saying, "If there's a single point of consensus as we've been down here, it's that the moratorium is doing very significant economic damage to this area."
A team of Heritage experts recently returned from the Gulf, where they saw firsthand the economic and environmental devastation the spill has caused. (Read their Live Reports from the Gulf series on the Foundry). They were able to break through the political and media blockades and speak one on one with the people of the Gulf Coast. Based on what they studied, they compiled a to-do list for the government. First on that list is "end the oil drilling moratorium…really."
A drilling moratorium is not worth the national pain it is causing.
- Stephen Congdon
3. THE GULF SPEAKS
The Gulf Speaks
A coalition of concerned citizens from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that demand that the government lead, follow or GET OUT OF THE WAY! Let us protect our shorelines! Our lives and livelihoods are being destroyed across the Gulf Coast because of government obstruction and incompetence.
wwwTheGulfSpeaks.com
4. CALL TO ACTION!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Gulf Speaks! A grassroots coalition of concerned Gulf Coast residents need your help! The Obama administration's response to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill has resulted in devastation of our coastlines and related industries. www.TheGulfSpeaks.com
July 22nd-24th a nationwide campaign for "Adopting the Gulf Coast" will be held in all 50 states. We ask all concerned organizations, including tea parties, 9/12 groups, environmental groups, civic groups and individuals to email, phone, fax and snail mail legislators in all 50 states demanding action to protect the Gulf Coast beaches from the landfall of the oil that is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.
ACTION: If you believe that an act of criminal negligence was committed by your Federal Government with their lack of urgency to help the Gulf Coast, you can file a complaint with your state's Attorney General's office:
Florida - Bill McCollum
Louisiana - James "Buddy" Caldwell
Mississippi - Jim Hood
Alabama - Troy King
Texas - Greg Abbott
PROTESTS will be held for 3 days in cities nationwide, state capitals and at local legislator's offices. The focus of these protests will be to demand leadership and action from the State and Federal government to minimize the oil damage.
OUR DEMANDS ARE SPECIFIC:
· More waivers of the Jones Act - get every vessel possible into the Gulf. Stop the oil at the source not at the beach
· Get Government Agencies out of the way of cleanup effort - Clear the government red tape
· Hire a qualified crisis coordinator who will concentrate and prioritize the needs of the Gulf states and will interface with the Government Agencies eliminating conflicts
· Use every resource available to remove the oil from the Gulf of Mexico
· End all court action seeking to ban offshore drilling. Stop the economic destruction of the Gulf States.
· You are the federal government. This oil is on your hands! DO YOUR JOB!
To view a sample letter, go to www.TheGulfSpeaks.com
Thank you for help and support.
The Gulf
6. I WOULD ADD CALLING AND EMAILING OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND THE WHITE HOUSE TO STOP THE MORATORIUM AND COORDINATE THE CLEANUP BETTER.
7. lost and found:
Cane from the 7/11 rally
Sunglasses from 7/15 forum
If you lost either of these items, please contact me.
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
7/13/2010
Gulf Coast Coalition Group - http://thegulfspeaks.com
7/7/2010
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
Thomas Jefferson
1. Sunday, July 11th, 3-5 PM, Support Arizona Rally, 100 Tenth St (Government Center), Columbus. We will have our raffle, live music and some candidates. Come hear Mike's song "We the People". Author Tom Foster will be keynote speaker.
2. **** Reminder to volunteers: If you offered help for the 6/27 event, please confirm if you will help on 7/11. Call or respond by email. Also need coolers, donations of ice and water.
3. Thursday, July 15th, 6-8 PM, Columbus Main Library auditorium, 3000 Macon Rd. This will be a candidate forum, with candidates speaking and with time for direct contact and questions.
4."An Admission of Fiscal Failure" Good link to what's happening with the budget in DC.
5. More About Elena Kagan, and why the Republicans should filibuster.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/1/kagan-the-conqueror/
6. Sign the Petition Against President Obama's Plan to Take Authority Over Immigration Away from Congress!
http://www.numbersusa.com/petition?ID=16&jid=593205&lid=9&rid=698&tid=970750
7. More on the Gulf spill:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0619/Jones-Act-Maritime-politics-strain-Gulf-oil-spill-cleanup
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791
7/1/2010
As many of you know, our event on 6/27 was cancelled due to severe thunderstorms in area. Two events are now scheduled to make up for this. Candidates can attend one or both, or send a representative. If candidates attend, they will be given time to speak.
We do not charge candidates as some groups do; this is our policy. We want our members to learn abut the candidates and decide. We are close to the primary in GA on July 20th, and we need to choose good candidates.
1. Sunday, July 11th, 3-5 PM, Support Arizona Rally, 100 Tenth St (Government Center), Columbus. We will have our raffle, live music and some candidates. Come hear Mike's song "We the People".
2. Thursday, July 15th, 6-8 PM, Columbus Main Library auditorium, 3000 Macon Rd. This will be a candidate forum, with candidates speaking and with time for direct contact and questions.
3. Action Alert: vote on Elena Kagan may proceed next week.
"The good people at the Liberty First PAC have spent the past several weeks preparing for this fight and have put together a great website, including their own "No Elena Kagan" petition at: http://www.NoKagan.com
Simply put, Elena Kagan is totally unqualified for the Court. She is an inexperienced, leftist activist who believes in liberal activism on the bench and not a constitutionalist approach. We here in the Tea Party movement learned that it was the deviance from our Constitution that led so many politicians to fail us. We can't repeat that pattern on the U.S. Supreme Court, or else the consequences for America could potentially be far graver."
Please sign the petition at the link above, then email or call as many Republican senators as possible recommending a filibuster. It is time for the Republicans to show some spine and quit caving in on nominees. At the very least the minority can filibuster until requested documents from archives are received and reviewed.
Senate Judiciary Committee members: Jeff Sessions - AL, Orrin Hatch- UT, Chuck Grassley- IA, Jon Kyl - AZ, Lindsey Graham -SC, John Cornyn - TX, Tom Coburn- OK.
For contact links:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Sandy Toth
706-569-8791