The Tomball Tea Party will meet on Monday, May 24, 2010, at 6:30pm. Here are the particulars.
Place: Pecos Grill, 28900 Tomball Pkwy
Our guest Speaker is DANIEL MILLER, President of the TEXAS NATIONALIST.
Here’s a great educational opportunity, but you must act quickly!
The Houston-based 9-12 group “We The People Are The 9-12 Association” (yes, it’s a mouthful!) are hosting an all-day seminar on the Constitution and founding of our country entitled “The Making of America” on Saturday, May 22. The seminar is presented by the National Center for Constitutional Studies (NCCS), and I just learned that the presenter is the brother of Arizona Senator Russell Pearce, who sponsored SB-1070, Arizona’s new immigration legislation.
If you want to attend, you must register by this Monday, May 10! Details are below. I’ll also post this as a Meetup on the Texas Conservative revolution site, but you must register for the event with We The People Are The 9-12 Association.
The fees for this event cover the costs of the workbooks and airfare to get the instructor here and are as follows:
$25.00 for Members of We The People Are The 9-12 Association, Inc. Children ages 10 to 16 attending with an adult are welcome at no additional charge! Email information@912membersusa.com with children’s ages and names for reserved seating.
$35.00 for Non-Members
Online Reservations & Payments: http://912membersusa.com/education
Hope to see you there,
Erin Anderson
Texas Conservative Revolution
Texas Conservative Revolution
The Tomball Tea Party will meet on Monday, May 10, 2010, at 6:30pm. Here are the particulars.
Place: Pecos Grill, 28900 Tomball Pkwy
Tomball Tea Party Agenda May 10,2010
Welcome to members and guests.
Invocation
Flag Salute
Agenda:
1. Announcements from the general membership.
2. Treasurers Report
3. Old Business
A. Precinct Work
a. Jobs and positions
b. Responsibilities
c. How can I help?
d. Delegate – Local, County, State
e. Resolutions
B. Review upcoming meetings.
a. May 25th David Miller President Texas Nationalist.
b. June 4th Allen Fletcher Representative 130th District.
4. New Business.
A. Successful Preparedness Meeting May 3rd at Fallenkanps home.
a. Committees
b. Resources
c. Goals.
d. Future field trips
Cannery, Garden sites.
County Agent – Harris County/ Montgomery
5. Guest Speaker: Pam Lowe, No. Houston Chapter Leader, ACT FOR AMERICA
6. July 4th Event
A. Suggestions from members
B. Fund Raising ideas
C. Social event… Picnic… Bar B Q
7. Any business from the floor.
Adjourn
Thanks for your support.
ACTION ALERT |
The Obama Administration and the Progessist Congress are pushing very hard to get their Progressive Agenda through. We need all Patriots to get involved on all those fronts.
You must act NOW to stop adding a 51st State to the USA! Vote on the House Floor Today!!There is a vote scheduled to take place TODAY (Thursday, April 29th) in the U.S. House of Representatives on HR 2499, which would force Puerto Rico to become the 51st U.S. State. Three times in the past 43 years Puerto Ricans have voted against becoming the 51st state in the Union. The last time was about 11 years ago. They enjoy their commonwealth status which allows them to enjoy the protection and freedoms and even financial benefits of the United States without paying federal income taxes. HR 2499 would actually force a yes-or-no vote by Puerto Ricans on whether Puerto Rico should maintain the “current political status” of the island. This doesn’t seem so bad until the second part of the legislation comes into play; a second vote would take place, this one giving Puerto Ricans no option but statehood or full independence if the majority expresses dissatisfaction with the current political status. Even if there is no dissatisfaction and the “current political status” is favored, every eight years henceforth from the passage of HR 2499 Puerto Rico is forced to conduct another plebiscite on the matter at their own expense. The problem of reassigning some seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is that by handing at least six or seven seats over to Puerto Rico, it would deprive six or seven existing states of one representative each because of the congressional mandated 435 seat cap. (This type of political maneuvering seems partisan because the seats in the Senate and the House would likely become Democratic ones, and electoral votes awarded Puerto Rico might outnumber those of 22 current states.) Want more information? Here is a Must Read: What would statehood for Puerto Rico mean – the need for facts! Here are some quick facts:
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (TN) Phone: 202-225-2811 202-225-2811 – Fax: 202-225-3004 In addition you can find a copy of the entire bill here: Thank you for your diligence concerning this matter! Time is of the essence. Do You Support Arizona’s New Law?Tea Party patriots is getting a lot of emails from inside of Arizona asking for support of their state’s new law and from outside of Arizona expressing their opinion about the new law. Do you support Arizona’s new immigration law and believe in the right of each state to protect its own citizens from the effects of illegal immigration? If so, go to Tea Party Patriots petition site and sign the petition. After signing the petition, share the link with everyone on your Facebook pages and email lists. Finally, use the ‘I Support Arizona’ image on your Facebook and Twitter profiles. For further information, here is a link to the text of the bill. |
The Tomball Tea Party will meet tonight, April 26, 2010, at 6:30pm. Here are the particulars.
Place: Pecos Grill, 28900 Tomball Pkwy
YOU’RE INVITED to a Viewing Party this Thursday, January 14, to watch Debra Medina and the other two “Republican” candidates debate the issues that are vital to the future of Texas: fiscal responsibility, limited government, property rights, gun ownership, immigration, education, and most importantly, our State Sovereignty rights under the Constitution.
Give “Political Party” a whole new meaning! Meet new people as you learn where the candidates stand, so you can decide who will BEST represent Texans in these challenging times. Come early if you want a snack or dinner before the show (on your own tab) – room opens at 6:00pm. The debate runs 7:00-8:00pm – then afterwards we can have our own “debate” about the candidates’ responses. The issues are serious, but we can have a little fun with our politics!
Fox & Hound – Willowbrook
17575 Tomball Parkway, Houston 77064
(Southbound between 1960 and Gessner – next to Hooters)
Tel: 281-894-6100
We’ll be in a private room in back.
Please reply if you plan to attend, so I’ll have an idea how many to expect. If not, please watch the debate at home (live or rebroadcast) – all PBS channels will show it, including our local Channel 8, and other networks may show it as well. Details below.
Hope to see you there!
Erin
Remember to come to the next Tomball Tea Party meeting on Mondsy, January 11 at 6:30pm at Los Arcos in Tomball, slightly north of Wal-mart. It is located at 28048 State Highway 249 # B, Tomball, TX 77375. Their phone number is 281-351-9677. Our meetings are normally the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month and will be at Los Arcos until further notice.
Please come and tell us how we can help you. We need to know the direction of the Tomball Tea Party and want your input. Think about what you need from us and we will try to accommodate you.
Betty Eddy
Ray Stevens, comic song writer and performer extraordinaire, has done it again. This time no one is streaking and there are no squirrels involved. No, Ray has gone political and he’s right on the money. Check out this video that has gone viral on YouTube.com.
From Erin Anderson:
Health Care tops the list (again!) this week as the Senate Finance Committee debates the latest health care proposal from Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) starting Tuesday morning. Already Senators on both sides have hundreds of amendments to offer, but the Committee will try to vote on a final bill by the end of the week, so the time for YOUR input is NOW!
GET INFORMED
A summary of the Baucus plan is in this Wall Street Journal article:
Public Option Lite: The Baucus plan would make insurance even more expensive.
Some “highlights” of Baucus’s proposal (which would have to be combined with the HELP Committee version to create one Senate bill) include:
- An individual mandate requiring EVERYONE to buy health insurance (with tax-funded subsidies for lower-income people) or pay a penalty.
- Government requirements on what must be included in every insurance plan.
- Set pricing that can’t be tied to risk (not a good business model for insurance, which is all about risk).
- Limits on what people pay in but not on what insurers pay out (sounds good except again, it’s not a sustainable business model).
- No refusals for pre-existing conditions (again, sounds good, but people can wait until they’re sick then sign up for coverage, which is bad).
- Expansion of Medicaid rolls, which pushes costs to the states. (Harry Reid says it’s “not right for Nevada”!)
- A 35% tax on “high-end” insurance plans. (Dems and Repubs hate this one – see below)
- Taxes on pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.
- Insurance “co-ops” instead of an overt “government option”.
- About $400 billion in Medicare cuts.
The federal government defines it, prices it, and makes you buy it – so how is this NOT a governnment takeover?
For a more general discussion of government-controlled health care – and a trip down memory lane – listen to this audio clip by Ronald Reagan on the dangers of socialized medicine froom back in the 60’s: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/29847/
TAKE ACTION
Contact your Senators and let them know what you think about the Baucus plan and Health Care reform in general. Don’t want the federal government to dictate health insurance? Let them know! Think they should focus on eliminating waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid before starting any new programs? Let them know! Wonder why lawsuit reform isn’t mentioned in this plan? Let them know! If you have more time, you can contact ALL Senators on the Finance Committee – I’ve attached a list with their phone, fax, and email information.
FYI: On the Dem side, Blanche Lincoln is withholding support due to the cost (yea!), while Rockefeller and others won’t support the tax on “Cadillac” plans because many of their union supporters have those plans. On the Repub side, Snowe was wavering but also opposes the high-end tax because insurance is so expensive in her home state of Maine that many of her constituents will be negatively affected.
FYI: We are fortunate here in Texas to have a choice of dozens of insurance companies that are free to offer a variety of plans, which are made affordable due to choice and competition as well as the fact that Texas enacted tort reform (which has attracted more doctors to our state). But health insurance is currently (heavily) regulated by state government, and that regulation affects prices and choices in each state. Yet federal regulations prohibit the sale of health insurance across state lines, so some states are stuck with only a few expensive options. Might we easily allow interstate insurance sales to increase choice and competiton? Or consider Massachussetts, where a program similar to the Baucus plan was implemented with poor results – costs much higher than anticipated, escalating insurance prices, and many people still choosing not to participate in the “mandatory” system. Not the best model for a national plan – in fact, NO one national plan could hope to serve the needs of every state, which is why I contend that the federal government should take a BIG step back. If you agree, LET THEM KNOW!
Today is Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. It’s undergone a few revisions in its 222-year history, but our Constitution remains an amazing and unique guide to governing a democratic republic that operates under the rule of law and vests power in “We The People” above all others.
I encourage everyone to re-read this vital founding document, which is relatively short. Notice that it grants only a few specific powers to the federal government, reserving all others to the states or to the people.
You might ask yourself whether in recent years our government has stayed within its Constitutional boundaries or has strayed off course, consolidating more and more power (and tax dollars) at the federal level, at the expense of states and the people.
You can find the text of the U.S. Constitution by following this link.
Enjoy your reading. Renew your appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy under the Constitution, and then decide what you’re willing to do to uphold, protect and defend it against all enemies.
Happy Constitution Day,
Erin Anderson
