Virginia@: November 2016

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Parties! - NorthernVirginiaGOP.com AGENDA Newsletter-December 2016

NORTHERNVIRGINIAGOP.COM AGENDA Newsletter
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* CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Christmas & Holiday Parties!
* NOVA GOP TV - 40+ cable systems serving 1,000,000+ homes and streaming online at www.arlingtonmedia.org/programming/live-stream and www.dctv.org/Live
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Christmas & Holiday Parties!

* CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY PARTIES! - Looking for which Republican groups are holding Christmas and Holiday Parties before the end of this year? We have links to many local Republican party organizations and more at www.northernvirginiagop.com. Please tell your friends!

Yours for Republican (and ANTI-TAX!) Victory,
James Parmelee - President - Republicans United for Tax Relief
Chairman - NorthernVirginiaGOP.com-The NOVA GOP PAC

* LOCAL CONSERVATIVE TV! - NOVA GOP TV is hosted by James Parmelee on 40+ cable systems including… ALEXANDRIA: Comcast-Ch.69 every Sun.@8:30 PM. ARLINGTON: Comcast-Ch.69 & Verizon-Ch.38 every Mon.@11 AM & Tue.@7:30 PM. Also on Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. FAIRFAX CITY: Cox-Ch.10, Cox-Ch.810 & Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. FAIRFAX COUNTY: Cox-Ch.10, Cox-Ch.810 & Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. FALLS CHURCH: Cox-Ch.11, RCN-Ch.2 & Verizon-Ch.35 every Sun.@9:30 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Wed.@4:30 PM. Also on Cox-Ch.10, Cox-Ch.810 & Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. FREDERICKSBURG, STAFFORD & SPOTSYLVANIA: Cox-Ch. 25 & Verizon-Ch.43, times rotate. LEESBURG & LOUDOUN: Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. PRINCE WILLIAM, MANASSAS & MANASSAS PARK: Comcast-Ch.2 every Mon.@7 PM. Also on Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. RESTON: Comcast-Ch.28 every Sat.@Noon & Mon.@7 PM. Also on Comcast-Ch.10 & Verizon-Ch.10 every Mon.@12 AM, Tue.@11:30 AM & Thurs.@7 PM. WASHINGTON DC: Comcast-Ch.95, RCN-Ch.10 & Verizon-Ch.10, times rotate. RICHMOND, CHESTERFIELD, HENRICO, HANOVER, ASHLAND, GOOCHLAND, POWHATAN & LOUISA: Comcast-Ch.95 & Verizon-Ch.36 (Comcast-Ch.17 & Verizon-Ch.27 in Chesterfield), times rotate on these 8 systems. ONLINE STREAMING: Every Mon.@11 AM & Tue.@7:30 PM at www.arlingtonmedia.org/programming/live-stream and times rotate at www.dctv.org/Live (schedule at www.dctv.org/Schedule). Times & stations subject to change. For more information on NOVA GOP TV, call (703) 502-0161.

GOP CALENDAR (for more events go to www.NorthernVirginiaGOP.com)

Do you know of an event our 30,000+ subscribers should know about? Let us know at (703) 502-0161 or JTParmelee@aol.com. NOTE: Some event details may change after publication, so we recommend you check www.NorthernVirginiaGOP.com before attending.

12/TBA - Christmas and Holiday Parties - For an updated list of parties, please see our online calendar at www.northernvirginiagop.com.

12/1 - Alexandria GOP Committee Volunteer Appreciation Dinner & December Meeting - 7:30 PM, Minnie Howard School, 3801 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria. $5. Call: (571) 281-7042.

12/3 - "Road to Richmond" Political Roundtable - 10:30-11:30 AM, NOVA GOP PAC Chairman James Parmelee debates Dems live on Fairfax Cox Cable Channel 10. Also airs tape delayed on other stations across NOVA.

12/3 - NOVA GOP TV Taping - for more information, call (703) 502-0161.

12/4 - Monticello Council of Republican Women Christmas Party/Brunch - 10 AM-12:30 PM, Springfield Golf and Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. Buffet $25. Call: (703) 256-2781.

12/7 - Northern Virginia Republican Business Forum Breakfast w/Carly Fiorina - 7:15 AM Coffee and Networking, 7:45 AM Breakfast, The Tower Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Tysons Corner. $45. Call: (703) 922-6768.

12/7 - Fairfax County GOP Committee 2017 Legislative Session Briefing w/VA House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell - 6-8 PM, 884 Alvemar Ridge Drive, McLean. $65/$120 couple.

12/9-12/10 - 33rd Annual Republican Party of Virginia "Donald W. Huffman Advance" - Richmond. Call: (804) 780-0111.

12/10 - Mason Magisterial District (Fairfax County) GOP Committee Breakfast - 8:30-9:30 AM, Magill's Famous Pizza & Buffet, 7201 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. $10. Call: (703) 766-4467.

12/15 - Fairfax City GOP Committee Meeting - The Old Firestation #3, 3988 University Drive, Fairfax.

12/15 - Liberty Republican Women's Club Meeting w/a representative from Fisher House - 7 PM, Sully Government Center, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly.

1/11 - Virginia General Assembly Convenes - Richmond.

2/20 - Alexandria George Washington Birthday Parade - 1-3 PM, to march with the Alexandria GOP, please meet at Noon at the staging area, for details please call (703) 823-1801.

2/22-2/25 - 44th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) - Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD. Call: (202) 347-9388.

3/4 - Alexandria St. Patrick's Day Parade - Noon-2 PM, to march with the Alexandria GOP, please meet at Noon at the staging area, for details please call (703) 823-1801.

5/2 - Election Day for City and Town Offices - To help the GOP, call (804) 780-0111.

5/6 - 17th Annual NOVA GOP PAC Kentucky Derby Day Fundraiser - Call: (703) 502-0161.

5/20 - McLean Day - 11 AM-5 PM, Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Volunteers needed for the GOP booth.

6/9-6/11 - Celebrate Fairfax - Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Volunteers needed at the Fairfax County GOP booth. Call: (703) 766-4GOP.

7/4 - Independence Day - Daytime Parades & Evening Fireworks - Many campaigns will be looking for volunteers to hand out literature, participate in floats, etc. For details, call your local campaigns and/or check out our updated list at www.NorthernVirginiaGOP.com.

7/4 - Leesburg Independence Day Parade - Marching w/local candidates & more - 9 AM (parade at 10 AM), Ida Lee Recreation Center, 60 Ida Lee Drive, Leesburg. Call: (703) 627-LCRC.

7/4 - Dale City Independence Day Parade - Marching w/local candidates & more - 9 AM (parade at 10 AM), Dale City Boys & Girls Club, 5070 Dale Boulevard, Dale City. Call: (703) 680-7388.

7/4 - Fairfax City Independence Day Parade - Marching w/local candidates & more - 9:30 AM (parade at 10 AM), Massey Building. Call: (703) 352-1337.

7/4 - The Leadership Institute's Conservative Soirée - Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville. Call: (703) 247-2000.

7/8 - USA & Alexandria Birthday Celebration - 7 PM (fireworks 9:30 PM), Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison Street, Alexandria. To volunteer at the Alexandria GOP booth, call (571) 969-4467.

7/11-7/15 - Fauquier County Fair - Fauquier County Fairgrounds, 6209 Old Auburn Road, Warrenton. Volunteers needed at the GOP booth. Call: (540) 729-0265.

7/24-7/29 - Loudoun County Fair - 17758 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg. Volunteers needed for the Loudoun County GOP. Call: (703) 627-5272.

8/11-8/19 - Prince William County Fair - Manassas. Volunteers needed for the Prince William County GOP. Call: (703) 680-7388.

9/5 - Arlington Civic Federation Candidates Night Debate - Virginia Hospital Center, 1701 N. George Mason Drive, Arlington. Call: (703) 685-2488.

9/9-9/10 - Burke Centre Festival - Burke Centre Conservancy Festival Grounds, 6060 Burke Centre Parkway. Volunteers needed at the GOP booth. Call: (703) 766-4GOP.

9/TBA - 21st Annual NOVA GOP PAC Monday Night Football Fundraiser - Call: (703) 502-0161.

9/16 - Haymarket Day - Volunteers needed for the Prince William County GOP. Call: (703) 680-7388.

10/31 - Leesburg Halloween Parade - Marching w/GOP local candidates & more - Ida Lee Park. Call: (703) 627-LCRC.

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Parties! - NorthernVirginiaGOP.com AGENDA Newsletter-December 2016

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Give thanks!

96th District, Virginia House of Delegates November 23, 2016

Stay Connected!

www.BrendaPogge.com

Contact Delegate Pogge

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 196

Norge, VA 23127

Phone: 757-223-9690

DelBPogge@house.virginia.gov

Legislative Aide
Amanda Johnston

Amanda@brendapogge.com

If you've gone shopping within the past few weeks, you've likely noticed that most retailers seem to have bypassed Thanksgiving en route to Christmas. With holiday tunes playing in many stores and Black Friday sales flyers filling our mailboxes, Thanksgiving can seem like nothing more than a commercialized kickoff event for the Christmas season.

Pause for a minute. 397 years ago, English colonists celebrated the first Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation in neighboring Charles City County. On December 4 of 1619, the settlers gave thanks for safe arrival after a treacherous journey from England. Compared to the lifestyles Americans enjoy today, these settlers had nothing. The colonists were in an unknown and unsettled land with no idea of the hardships that would befall them. Survival was a daily struggle. These early settlers gave thanks because they were simply grateful to be alive and to have the opportunity to pursue a new life in a new land.

Consider how blessed we are today! Many of the hardships faced by the colonists are completely inconceivable to those of us blessed to live in the twenty-first century. Tomorrow let us give thanks for the countless blessings--both great and small--that we enjoy and too often take for granted. From my family to yours, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,

Delegate Brenda L. Pogge

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Monday, November 21, 2016

FOIA Docs Received on Refugee Resettlement

Make Virginia Great Again Update

Be a FOIA Virginian!   You can and I Did!

And ... Make Virginia Great Again!

The Virginia Citizen is not privy to the FOIA documents we just received and just because Trump won, we can not relax as we must get transparency at the state and local level.

Can I make a statement?

NEVER DEPEND ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FIX ANYTHING LOCALLY!

Trump Admin could freeze refugee resettlement until the next presidential election or end up in court.

UPDATE:

On November 17th I picked up a large box of documents from my FOIA request (freedom of information act) from the Office of Newcomer Services downtown Richmond.

These were available to me in hard copy only. I must say, they responded fast and were very proactive on my request, and nice as can be!

But to make these available to all Virginians, have to get the thousands of pages into the digital and searchable world.

So, for the last week, my resources have been going through the cumbersome and time consuming scanning process which is using the correct software to produce searchable documents in a PDF with OCR (Optical Character Recognition technology). This allows citizens, legislators and others to search the entire FIOA by keyword. Plus you have dozens and more stapled docs which have to be unstapled, examined, settings adjusted, scanned and then re-staple the documents. This is a truly laborious process

My hope is to share this publicly to all Virginians and allow the grassroots to have true transparency and see how the inner workings look like between the refugee resettlement contract, the state of Virginia and the federal office of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

I have looked to see if anything like this has been done in other states and haven't seen it, but could well have been done.

This is also the reason you have not received a newsletter in many days as the presidential election and other priorities, such as this research, has devoured the time.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

[LPVA Announce] Running for office or volunteering for a campaign in 2017, 2018, or beyond?

Hello, Virginia Libertarians!

I know that many of you are planning to run for state legislature or local office this year or next, and most of the rest of you are planning to support these campaigns as volunteers and/or donors. Thus, I'd like to let you know about some great political training opportunities right here in Virginia.

The Leadership Institute in Arlington offers a variety of short workshops and multi-day schools for future candidates, campaign managers, and other political activists. While their stated mission is to train "conservative leaders and activists," they also welcome Libertarian students, and their lessons in the day-to-day nuts-and-bolts of campaigning tend to be applicable regardless of ideology.

Here are some courses coming up over the next six months that I think our candidates and activists could learn a lot from:

Speechwriting Workshop

Wed Nov 30 & Thur Dec 1, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=33857

Future Candidate School

Mon Dec 5 through Thur Dec 8, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=28721

Television Workshop, On Camera

Tue Dec 13, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=28883

Also offered Jan 18, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 25, May 16, and beyond

Public Speaking Workshop

Thur Feb 2, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34268

Written Communications Workshop

Wed Feb 8 & Thur Feb 9, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34070

Television Workshop, Introduction to Techniques

Tue Feb 14, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34124

Debate Workshop, Advanced

Wed Feb 15, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34127

Public Relations School

Tue Feb 28 through Thur Mar 2, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34133

Public Speaking Workshop, Advanced

Tue Mar 7, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34136

Comprehensive Fundraising Training

Tue Mar 14 through Fri Mar 17, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34019

High-Dollar Fundraising School

Tue Mar 14 & Wed Mar 15, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34022

Direct Mail School

Thur Mar 16 & Fri Mar 17, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=34025

Campaign Management School

Tue May 30 through Fri Jun 2, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/school.cfm?SchoolID=33686

This list is not complete. They also offer online classes and training in other topics:

https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/training/

Enrolling in a political training class? Or need help paying for one?

Are you planning to attend a future Leadership Institute class, CPAC activist bootcamp, or other political training class? Do you want to know more about possible scholarships from the LPVA or setting up your own tuition fundraiser through GoFundMe?

Please join our new Libertarian Political Training Study Buddies group on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LPStudyBuddies/

You can use this group to connect with your fellow Libertarian classmates in your upcoming courses, exchange advice about what kind of training is the most useful for candidates and other activists, and present your case as to why funding your training would be a good investment for our donors.

Want to invest in developing our party's human capital? Please donate to the LPVA Political Training Scholarship Fund!

Tuition for these Leadership Institute courses ranges from $60 for short workshops to $300 for comprehensive 4-day schools (the latter includes meals and dormitory lodging). This may not seem like a lot of money to many of you, but we often find that our volunteers with the most time to give to the party are also the ones least able to afford these extra expenses.

Can you please help our most dedicated candidates and activists learn the skills they need to succeed by sponsoring one or more LPVA members for training? If yes, please donate at:

http://scholarship.lpva.com/

- $250 sends one student to Future Candidates School or Campaign Management School

- $300 sends one student to Comprehensive Fundraising Training

- $125 sends one student to an On-Camera Television Workshop

- $100 sends one student to one of the Public Speaking, Public Relations, or Debate workshops

Or donate whatever amount you can afford and we will apply it to the next available training opportunity.

If you'd like to sponsor LPVA members for training but would prefer to decide which students and classes to sponsor on a case-by-case basis, please contact me at Secretary@LPVA.com or 434-473-2361 and tell me more about your budget and funding priorities. I'll then followup with you as specific needs arise. However, donating right now via http://scholarship.lpva.com/ will allow us to act quickly to get as many potential state delegate candidates as possible into December's Future Candidates School.

Let's learn how to make 2017 our best year yet. See you in class! :)

In Liberty,

Jacqueline Passey Mason

Secretary, Libertarian Party of Virginia

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Sad News

Fellow Hobbyists: I've attached Don's obituary from today's Daily Press. Don was a great fellow club member and delegate to the VPCCC.

VPCCC Delegates: Please pass to your memberships.

Thanks Al!

Larry

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Subject: Don Baker

Just found out, Don Baker passed last Wednesday, 9 Nov. Obituary in today's (Sunday 13 Nov) Daily Press.

Al Crane

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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Since 1991, we have been the only organization promoting a pro-liberty agenda within the Republican Party. We work hard to help elect principled Republican candidates, from libertarians to constitutional conservatives.

2016 is a pivotal year not only in politics, but for America. We'll let you know which candidates we support, inform you on where your representatives stand on the issues, advocate for liberty legislation, and keep you updated on local happenings.

TODAY is Election Day America, it's time to VOTE!

It's vital that libertarians and conservatives vote for the most principled candidates in Congress. Since Ron Paul ran for Congress in 2008, our size and influence has only grown. Though still a minority, today there are more libertarians and constitutional conservatives serving in Congress than ever before in our lifetime. If liberty is to truly take foothold we must be resilient and continue voting in principled and dedicated public servants, not self serving career politicians. Vote for individual rights, limited government and free markets.

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Federal Candidates: Endorsements,
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This year we officially endorsed 14 candidate for both chambers of Congress:

Dr. Rand Paul (KY) and Colonel Rob Maness (LA) in the Senate

Justin Amash (MI), Thomas Massie (KY) , Ted Yoho (FL), Walter Jones (NC), and Sue Googe (NC) in the House

Endorsees who lost in their primaries were fighters Dr. Rex Rammell (WY), Dr. Greg Brannon (NC), Tim Donnelly (CA), Dan Bongino, Rebekah Johansen Bydlak, Pat Mooney and Mark Bircher all of Florida.

Since 1989 longtime RLC legend Clifford Theis has compiled the "Liberty Index," an in depth scorecard for all members of Congress. Theis is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Shendendoah University, an author at the Independent Institute and the Chairman of the RLC of Virginia.

This year Rand Paul (KY) and Justin Amash (MI) scored the highest. Rand topped the Senate with a 93 and Justin Amash scored a perfect 100%

Senators who scored a 90 or above:
Rand Paul (KY), 93
Mike Enzi (WY), 92
Ted Cruz (TX), 92
Mike Lee (UT), 91
Steve Daines (MT), 90
James Lankford (OK), 90

Representatives who scored a 90 or above
Justin Amash (MI), 100
Jeff Duncan (SC), 98
Raul Labrador (ID), 98
Thomas Massie (KY), 98
Scott Perry (PA), 97
Rod Blum (IA), 95
Mo Brooks (AL), 95
Tom McClintock (CA), 95
Mick Mulvaney (SC), 95
Dana Rohrabacher (CA), 95
Mark Sanford (SC), 95
Dave Brat (VA), 93
Jody Hice (GA), 93
Louie Gohmert (TX), 93
Jim Jordan (OH), 93
*Cynthia Lummis (WY), 93
Barry Loudermilk (GA), 93
*Reid Ribble (WI), 93
*Curt Clawson (FL), 92
Scott DesJarlais (TN), 90
John Duncan (TN), 90
Scott Garrett (NJ), 90
*Tim Huelskamp (KS), 90
David Schweikert (AZ), 90
*Matt Salmon (AZ), 90

Least principled members of Congress
*Senator Harry Reid (NV), 12
Senator Angus King (ME), 8
Representative Emmanuel Cleaver (MO), 11
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), 8

Past Endorsees from 2014
Tim Scott (SC) - Senate
Mike Lee (UT) - Senate
Ted Cruz (TX) -Senate
Pat Toomey (PA) - Senate
Dana Rohrabacher (CA)
Tom McClintock (CA)
Mark Sanford (SC)
Bill Posey (FL)
Raul Labrador (ID)
Jeff Duncan (SC)
*Tim Huelskamp (KS)
Mick Mulvaney (SC)
John Duncan Jr (TN)
Louie Gohmert (TX)
Alex Mooney (WV)
Jim Jordan (OH)

*lost primary or retiring

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State Chapter News

Florida: We recently announced our slate of endorsed candidates for the Florida Senate and House of Representatives for 2016. The majority of our endorsed candidates were victors in their primaries and we expect similar results in the General Election. One of our own members Rosy Palomino is running for State Representative in the 112th district in southern Miami, she is the former Vice Chair of the Miami Republican Party.

In September, the RLC of Central East Florida hosted its annual Constitution Day Dinner in Melbourne with keynote speakers Dan Bongino and Loren Spivack and successfully raised over $11,000. The Jefferson Cup Award was given to Phil Blumel, the President of U.S. Term Limits, current member of the RLC of Palm Beach County and one of the original founders of the RLC in '91. In February we will be hosting our annual pilgrimage to Tallahassee to lobby the legislature for liberty and present legislators with our agenda for the upcoming session. Please send us an email here to register or inquire about the trip

Ohio: Liberty-minded Ohio Republicans met for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio 2016 Convention on Saturday, September 24th at King Avenue Five in Columbus. Top leaders from all over Ohio were in attendance – Republicans who believe that Ohio should be a state that stands on Constitutional and free market principles. The keynote address was given by the newest member of the United States House of Representatives, Warren Davidson. Congressman Davidson replaced Speaker John Boehner in Ohio's 8th Congressional District. Rep. Davidson spoke about his commitment to the oath that he has taken, "to serve, protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic".

The first panel, "What can citizens do in the fight for a better Ohio?" looked at activism and what works to make a change at a local and state level. Panelists included: Garrett Kehr, Ohio President, Young Americans for Liberty, Greg Lawson, Senior Policy Analyst, Buckeye Institute. Maurice Thompson, Executive Director of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law and Tom Zawistowski, President of the We the People Convention, President of the Portage County TEA Party and former Chair of the Ohio Liberty Coalition. The second panel, "Liberty in the Legislature" focused on Ohio's General Assembly and politics in the State of Ohio that have moved us closer or farther away from Liberty. Panelists included: Former State Rep John Adams, State Rep John Becker, State Rep Tom Brinkman, State Rep Ron Hood and State Senator Kris Jordan

We presented the "Champions of Liberty" award to State Senator Kris Jordan, and State Representative Tom Brinkman as the legislator with the most consistent, liberty minded voting record. The Chairman's Choice Award for Inspirational Volunteer was also presented to Public Relations Chairman Mathew Erickson. RLCOH members elected a new governing board: Chairman – Bill Yarbrough of Columbus, Vice-Chairman – Chris Sawicki of Medina, Secretary – Kelly Sanders of Pickerington and Treasurer – Jim Rovenski of Columbus. At Large Board Members: Ann Becker of West Chester – Chairwoman of the Field Development Committee, Mathew Erickson of North Canton – Chairman of the Public Relations Committee, Scott Jeryzk of Columbus – Chairman of the Candidates Committee and Michael Newbern of Delaware – Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee. Videos of the event can be found on the RLCOH YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4xpE-iynG2EEnC4lrfUnw

Oklahoma: We have endorsed Jason Murphey for State Representative. Jason Murphey is a third generation life-time resident of Logan County. He has been married to wife Raleah for 20 years and they have two sons. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree from Charter Oak State College in May of 2006 with National Honors, attends church at Church of God Outreach in rural Logan County and has achieved Toastmasters International's highest award for communication and leadership (DTM). In 2001, Murphey was elected to the Guthrie City Council where he worked to place government proceedings on television and the Internet, defeated property and sales tax increases and called for spending reductions. In 2006, Murphey campaigned for State Representative on a platform of never accepting contributions or gifts from lobbyists or groups that employ lobbyists. Since 2006, as a state legislator, he has sponsored successful legislation to open up access to government spending and performance data, created the data.ok.gov and documents.ok.gov web portals and removed statutory barriers to government agency use of social media.

On September 17th we hosted a meeting at Gage's Steakhouse in Guthrie with Marc Hyden of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. If you're interested in Marc coming to speak to you and your group about the dangers of the death penalty, please send us an email.

South Carolina: The RLC of South Carolina hosted its biennial convention on Saturday, September 24th at the Capstone Center in Columbia. Video addresses were received from Representative Mark Sanford, Representative Mick Mulvaney, Senator Lee Bright and newly elected SC representative Steven W Long. We also heard from Jeff Davis from Palmetto kids first Scholarship program discussing School Choice, R Josiah Magnuson newly elected Representative spoke eloquently about State Sovereignty. and Stewart Jones, who is a County Councilman from Laurens County and SC RLC Board member spoke to us about the importance of making a difference in local Government. National Board member and former SC Regional Director Steve Hoffman spoke about the direction of the RLC, and it's progress in fundraising, chapter formation and electing Liberty minded individuals to office.

The Board presented three awards: Statesman of the Year Award to Senator Tom Davis, Freshman of the Session to Representative Jonathon Hill and Lifetime Liberty Award to Senator Lee Bright. Elections were held for the new Board: Chairman - Mike Wallace, Vice Chairman John Katsanos, Treasurer - Nick Katsanos, Secretary - Kathryn Chasity Jones Douglass. New Board of Directors was also elected: Jordan Pace, Will Eddis Freeman, Stewart Jones, Dan Douglass and Jason Clouse

Texas: We are gearing up for the 2017 Texas Legislative Session. This session's focus will be on at least two issues of major importance to liberty advocates everywhere: property tax reform and civil asset forfeiture reform. Property Tax Reform: Liberty advocates worked diligently during the Texas convention season to push for the addition of a section of legislative priorities to the Platform of the Republican Party of Texas. The list of priorities would signal to the legislators what Republicans wanted them to focus on while they were in session. The property tax reform priority item reads: "To replace the property tax system with an alternative other than the income tax and require voter approval to increase the overall tax burden." On Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform: One of the most overlooked issues of civil liberties in our time is the deplorable practice of Civil Asset Forfeiture. RLC of Texas is also designating the reform of the CAF system in Texas a major legislative priority for the 2017 session. Several legislators are already working on crafting bills to rein in or otherwise curtail these practices, and the RLC of Texas will be working to increase the number of legislators backing reform.

We hope to see such reforms in upcoming bills as:

provisions to require exact accounting for funds and assets seized by municipalities and LEOs
provisions for raising the burden of proof required to permanently seize assets
provisions for property owners to contest the seizure of their assets
protections for innocent owners

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RLC Joins the 1st Amendment Alliance

On October 1, the congressional deadline to prevent the IRS from trampling over the free-speech rights of nonprofits will expire. In early August, the Tax Revolution Institute (TRI) — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes "justice and integrity in the tax system" — launched the First Amendment Alliance (1AA): a nonpartisan effort to protect the free-speech rights of nonprofits. The Alliance now has over 50 groups that represent every segment of the political spectrum and civil society. The 1AA's mission is to prevent the IRS from implementing Regulation 134417–13, otherwise known as the IRS "muzzle rule."

Some of the organizations that currently form the 1AA include: Ax the Tax, Blue Republican, Christian Party of America, Christian Party of North Carolina, Citizens In Charge, Coffee Party USA, Common Ground Movement, Fight for the Future, Free the People, Legal Immigrants for America, Liberty Guard, Liberty Initiative Fund, Liberty Justice Center, Move to Amend, Muslims For Liberty, National Association of Parents, Our America Initiative, Parents Teachers and Advocates, Patriot Coalition, People Against the NDAA, Popular Resistance, Put Growth First, Restore the Fourth, Taxpayer Education Foundation, Taxpayers United of America, and many more. See the full list at 1stAA.org

In November 2015, Congress intervened to defund the IRS from taking action on this new rule, but those protections are set to expire on October 1 of this year. TRI has previously called on concerned citizens and organizations affected by this rule to act now by joining the First Amendment Alliance and taking the fight back to Congress.

"The IRS disregards the rights of citizens, businesses and non-profits on a daily basis," said RLC Chairman Matt Nye. "The Republican Liberty Caucus is gladly joining the First Amendment Alliance to lead the fight against crony bureaucrats who threaten our most important freedom. We will always stand to protect the First Amendment, and ask other non-profits to join the 1st Amendment Alliance to stop this abridgment."

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OPINION: We Should Have Nominated Rand Paul

By Brandon Morse, RedState

If you pay any attention to politics, I'm sure you've seen a few articles floating around with headlines like "Hillary Was Afraid of Rand Paul." The articles talk about the leaked emails and how the Hillary campaign analyzed the different candidates they would have to face. They wanted to face people like Trump, and Cruz. The last person they wanted to put Hillary up against was the Senator from Kentucky. Many of my friends and I supported Rand Paul from the beginning, and now I'm happy to see that we were correct in our assumptions.

According to the leaked Clinton campaign emails, Paul was terrifying because he appealed to everyone Hillary goes to for easy votes. Her campaign's strategy was to attempt to make him seem like someone whom those groups would not have voted for, but that would have been a very tall order.

"What to undermine: the idea he is a "different" kind of Republican," said the email. "His stance on the military and his appeal to millennials and communities of color."

Hillary was already up against the wall with the black vote, seeing as how she and her husband championed measures that put so many young black men in jail, tearing apart families, and.....

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