Middlesex County Republican Committee - Upcoming Events January 18-19-20 - Protect our Second Amendment Rights

Dear MCRC Members and Friends of MCRC,

Attached is information about two upcoming events you may want to attend.  The first is a two-day learning session, January 18-19, at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Richmond Airport.  January 20 is Lobby Day at the State Capitol.  Both events offer opportunities for us to voice our support to protect our Second Amendment Rights.

The learning session at the hotel will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning to allow time to drive in that morning.  Hotel reservations will be needed for both Saturday and Sunday nights if you plan to stay over to attend Lobby Day, Monday, January 20.  Please note that a bus will be made available for us on Lobby Day to ride from the Hilton Garden Inn to the state capitol building with return to the hotel not later than 3:00 p.m. that afternoon.  A fee of $25/person will be charged to ride the bus, but given the expected crowd in Richmond, questionable available parking and fees for parking in Richmond, this $25 is a bargain!

For those of you who attended MCRC's Christmas dinner, December 19, you'll be aware that a new website has been developed, www.2AAllTheWay.com, by Jake Walker, Laura Walker and Lynda Muller.  If you visit the website, you can order lapel buttons or t-shirts, hoodies, etc., containing the message, 2A All The Way.  Note:  on the website you'll find an invitation to meet, January 8, opening day of the General Assembly in Richmond at the state capitol.  If I receive additional information about January 8 activities, I'll let you know.

Hope to see you at the learning session and/or Lobby Day!  Let me know if you have questions, TrudyF@Reagan.com or 804-776-0833.

Happy New Year!

Trudy Feigum

MCRC Chairman

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12/16 - Colonial Republican Women's Club Membership Event w/Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation - 7 PM, John Marshall Library, 6209 Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria. Contact: colonialrepublicanwomen@gmail.com.

12/17 - Rob Jones for Congress (VA-10) Reception Fundraiser - 6:30 PM, 9507 Beach Mill Road, Great Falls. $75. Contact: (703) 201-7776 and/or gretchen@gretchenmoss.com.

12/18 - Nick Freitas for Congress (VA-7) Reception Fundraiser - 6:30 PM, The Palm, 1750 Tysons Boulevard, McLean. $75. Contact: (703) 201-7776 and/or gretchen@gretchenmoss.com.

12/18 - Loudoun County Republican Women Holiday Happy Hour - 6:30-9 PM, Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar, 43135 Broadlands Center Plaza, Ashburn

12/19 - Nick Freitas for Congress (VA-7) Reception Fundraiser w/Senator Bryce Reeves - 6:30-8 PM, Bravo Cucina Italiana, Spotsylvania Town Center, 1 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 3500, Fredericksburg. Contact: (703) 201-7776 and/or gretchen@gretchenmoss.com.

12/23 - Loudoun County GOP Committee Meeting - 7-9 PM, Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, SE, Leesburg. Call: (703) 627-5272.

1/2 - REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON VIRGINIA'S BUDGET - Virginia House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees Regional Public Hearings - 10 AM, MANASSAS - George Mason University, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theatre, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas. BLACKSBURG - 10 AM, Virginia Tech, Classroom Building, 1455 Perry Street, Room 206, Blacksburg. For more information on signing up to speak and making your voice heard about high taxes, please call (804) 698-7480.

1/2 - REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON VIRGINIA'S BUDGET - Virginia House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees Regional Public Hearings - RICHMOND - Noon, J. Sargeant Reynolds Parham Road Campus, Workforce and Conference Center, 1651 E. Parham Road, Richmond. SUFFOLK - Noon, Old Dominion University, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, 1030 University Boulevard, Suffolk. For more information on signing up to speak and making your voice heard about high taxes, please call (804) 698-7480.

1/8 - Virginia General Assembly 2020 Regular Session Convenes - Richmond.

1/18 - Loudoun Conservatives Care Gala w/Larry O'Connor of WMAL - 7-10 PM, Trump National Golf Club, 20391 Lowes Island Boulevard, Sterling.

1/21 - Fairfax County GOP Committee Meeting - 6:45 PM reception, 7:30 PM meeting, W.T. Woodson High School, 9525 Main Street, Fairfax. Contact: (703) 766-4GOP and/or info@fairfaxgop.org.

1/27 - Loudoun County GOP Committee Meeting - 7-9 PM, Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, SE, Leesburg. Call: (703) 627-5272.

2/26-2/29 - 47th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) - Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD. Call: (202) 347-9388.

2/24 - Loudoun County GOP Committee Meeting - 7-9 PM, Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, SE, Leesburg. Call: (703) 627-5272.

4/TBA - Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Tax Rate Hearing (yes, this is different from the Budget Hearings) - 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. To sign up to speak on the Tax Rate, please call (703) 324-3151.

4/TBA - Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Public Budget Hearings - 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Think taxes are too high? To sign up to speak, please call (703) 324-3151.

5/1-5/2 - Virginia Republican State Convention - Liberty University, Vines Convocation Center, 1971 University Boulevard, Lynchburg. For preregistration information and rules, call (804) 780-0111.

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KGTP Newsletter - 22 December 2019 - The Militia Question

Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:

This Newsletter is not your usual news "data dump."  Yes, it is vvvveeeerrrryyy long.  Please read it in its entirety.

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a most prosperous and Happy New Year.  I trust that everyone will spend this joyous time reveling in family get-togethers, great food, and remembrance for why we celebrate this very special birthday - even after more than 2,000 years.  And as for prosperity, all you need to do is look to the rockin' economy to see that America is greatly benefiting from President Trump's policies.

The Second Amendment Sanctuary (2AS) movement has reached significant milestones.  At present, there are 85 counties, 10 cities, and 17 towns that have adopted some form of a 2AS resolution.  That is 85 out of the 95 counties in the Commonwealth (89.5%) or 112 out of Virginia's 132 localities (84.8%).  As much as Governor Northam has poo-pooed this success as reported in recent news articles, it is quite evident that this is a grassroots-driven leave-our-guns-alone mandate if there ever was one.  The push for 2AS resolutions is quickly drawing to a close… so now everyone is asking, "What do we do next?"

Which brings me to the issue of militias.

I am unaware of any other state within the USA that specifies that a militia to be stood up and officially sanctioned as is outlined in the Code of Virginia.  For the big picture description, the Virginia militia consists of three parts: the National Guard, the Virginia Defense Force, and the "unorganized militia."  Specifically, I draw your attention to the following website and the hyperlinks that pertain in the Virginia Code:

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title44/chapter1/

Everyone is pretty aware of the Army and Air National Guard and their mission.  Most people, however, are quite unaware of the Virginia Defense Force (VDF) and are even less aware of what constitutes the "unorganized militia."

Information about the VDF can be found here (http://vdf.virginia.gov) but one only really needs to look at the VDF Units sub-page to recognize what their core competency is.  Bottom line is that the only active VDF unit, the 1st Regiment, is focused on providing civil support security (specifically for facilities) and communications capabilities to the Virginia National Guard.  Period.

There really isn't much within the Virginia Code to address the unorganized militia.  The intent, as specified in Virginia Code, is to activate and incorporate the unorganized militia into the VDF.  While unorganized in nature, they are specified to augment the VDF's two missions (facility security and communications support) in support of the National Guard.  Period.

But the VDF's and the unorganized militia's aspects are NOT what is at issue.  Governor Northam's underling, Democrat Representative Donald McEachin, is the one that recently made some inflammatory comments about calling out the Virginia National Guard to impose and enforce future gun control legislation.  His comments were made specifically in response to the success of the 2AS movement throughout Virginia to thwart those proposals.  From Newsweek:

VIRGINIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS NATIONAL GUARD BE CALLED TO FORCE ENFORCEMENT OF NEW GUN LEGISLATION

https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-state-representative-suggests-national-guard-called-force-enforcement-new-gun-1477242

"I'm not the governor," McEachin said, "but the governor may have to nationalize the National Guard to enforce the law. That's his call, because I don't know how serious these counties are and how severe the violations of law will be. But that's obviously an option he has."

I suspect you, Dear Reader, thought that Governor Northam cannot do such a thing.  Well, there is a passage within the Virginia Code that McEachin probably had in mind as justification for saying so.  Recognize that the Army and Air Force National Guard is one component of the Virginia militia when reading the below:

§ 44-75.1. Militia state active duty.

A. The Governor or his designee may call forth the militia or any part thereof to state active duty for service in any of the following circumstances:

2. When any combination of persons becomes so powerful as to obstruct the execution of laws in any part of this Commonwealth;

So the conclusion to be taken is that yes, a Virginia Governor **can** mobilize the National Guard to enforce laws in accordance with Virginia Code.  The question on the table, and one that Governor Northam really should carefully consider before making, is whether or not he **should** do such a thing.  My assessment is that if Governor Northam were to mobilize the Virginia National Guard to enforce his proposed gun legislation he (and his fellow Democrats) would be immediately viewed as the totalitarian that he has so far seemed to be.  Political consequences for the Democrat Party would result.  While the majority of Virginians did vote for the Democrat Party to lead both the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate, it did NOT automatically provide authorization to impose radical, unconstitutional gun control legislation.  Doing so would not go over well with the vast majority of We The People Of Virginia, Republicans and Democrats alike, as illustrated in the 2AS graphic below.

Many Virginia patriots, both within the TEA Party movement as well as the many other pro-America and pro-Constitution groups throughout the Commonwealth, have taken McEachin's comments and Northam's policy proposals as overt threats to our nation.  This is true especially when you recognize that what is at issue is supporting and defending the Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic.  For many, Northam, McEachin, and the rest of the gun control-supporters are domestic enemies because they have overtly and directly threatened to implement legislation that subverts the Constitution and are doing so over the objection of We The People.

In response there is much talk about mobilizing a militia.  Iconically, Tazwell county's Board of Supervisors even passed a resolution emphasizing the right to establish a militia - a militia that seems to be outside what is specified in the Virginia Code.  This weekend I had a chat with someone while visiting Big Dog Outfitters and the issue of militias came up.  Also, several other people have e-mailed me or come to me to talk about establishing a militia.  As far as I can tell, this is definitely a trending subject and is the "what's next" thought now that the 2AS movement has reached its goal.

Virginia county passes resolution emphasizing 'right to a militia'

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/virginia-county-passes-resolution-emphasizing-right-to-a-militia

Militia development is not, however, a TEA Party core competency.  Additionally, and important for the survival of the TEA Party as a movement, is the need for the TEA Party to remain independent from the militia movement.  When the TEA Party first began in 2009 we were immediately smeared with claims of being militant militia members.  To overcome this impression we have consistently demonstrated not to be so.  Furthermore, there has been significant value in non-militia activities such as information collection, organization, analysis, and dissemination (e.g., weekly Newsletters and monthly meetings) throughout America that has supported education and mobilization for the ballot box.  Because the TEA Party has demonstrated restraint we are able to transcend party politics and focus on the fundamental issues associated with Constitutionality.  Our efforts have been successful, i.e., many TEA Party groups throughout America have been active over the past decade, and collaboratively we gave rise to the resurgence of the very powerful America First nationalism we see today.

Separately, however, I see great value in keeping an internal check on national power (especially corruption within) just as much as I do in defending our country against external adversaries.  As such, I see great value in developing defense-focused militia groups throughout the Commonwealth (as well as the rest of America) to accomplish just that.  America's enemies, both internal and external, should fear We The People and maintaining the capability to call for arms is precisely why our Founding Fathers crafted and included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights (no, it was not for hunting game or competitive sport).  Furthermore, every American should desire to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and should also feel free to do so outside of a wayward Virginia legislature's constraints if the nation's Constitution is threatened.

When any service member enlists into the military they take an oath **for life** and do so outside the bounds of many constraints - personal, religious, political, legislative, foreign, or domestic.  This is the perspective of the Oath Keepers organization (see https://oathkeepers.org) and is, in my opinion, well-founded.  Another patriot group that is committed to supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States is the III Percenters (https://www.thethreepercenters.org).  They, too, prepare to stand ready to defend the Constitution if the situation is called for.  Turning desire into action, however, MUST be done with forethought.  My recommendation for anyone that is interested in a "what's next" beyond the TEA Party's current efforts would be to research organizations such as Oath Keepers and III Percenters in order to make a personal decision to affiliate with them.

The most important point that I can make, however, is that now is not the time for militant action.  In a twisted version of Chess, Governor Northam voiced his desire to impose unconstitutional gun control legislation upon the Virginia citizenry.  In response, We The People Of Virginia have collaborated, organized, and mobilized ourselves to petition our local governments (town, city, county) and achieved, in almost 90% of the cases, local government (i.e., local law enforcement) protection from that very same proposed unconstitutional Second Amendment legislation.  The next Chess move will be by the Virginia Delegates and Senators who are supposed to be, by design, responsive to their constituents.  It is thus incumbent upon you, my fellow TEA Party member, to consider attending Lobby Day on 20 January 2020 in Richmond and speaking out against those gun control proposals BEFORE the Delegates cast their votes.  The most information about this opportunity is available via the VDCL, found at: https://vcdl.org.

In the meantime there are other asymmetric vectors We The People Of Virginia can pursue.  One effort that is making its way through the e-mail threads is the Virginia Constitutional Conservative's effort to recall Governor Northam (https://virginiaconservatives.net/recall-radical-ralph-northam).  The steps required to accomplish that are noted in the below article (but please do read the final two paragraphs):

What Would It Take To Recall Governor Ralph Northam?

https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2019/12/15/what-would-it-take-to-recall-governor-ralph-northam/

Another would be to petition the federal government to take the steps to pass an executive order that recognizes the common, almost ubiquitous AR-15-type rifle -and it's 30 round standard magazine- as a Constitutionally protected firearm under the Second Amendment.  Such a petition could be crafted and posted at the site below.  It would be then incumbent upon We The People Of Virginia to gain enough signatures to gain visibility and action.  Doing so would certainly thwart the gun-grabbers that want to, or have already, declared it an "assault weapon" based upon its appearance and subject them to state regulation.

Petition the White House on the Issues that Matter to You

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov

As always, I welcome any questions or comments you may have.

James Hull

King George TEA Party

King George, Virginia

james@kinggeorgeteaparty.com

http://www.kinggeorgeteaparty.com

No Gov. Northam, Your Gun Ban is NOT Constitutional

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NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS VOLUME 26, NUMBER 46

LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS   No Gov. Northam, Your Gun Ban is NOT Constitutional

As Virginia gun owners have shown their displeasure with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam�s proposed attack on their rights in city and county meetings across the Old Dominion, Northam has been forced to answer questions about he and gun control financier Michael Bloomberg�s gun ban agenda. In doing so, the governor has proclaimed that he supports the Second Amendment and that his gun ban does not violate the U.S. Constitution. In truth, Northam�s proposed gun ban would violate the Second Amendment as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS   Virginia Gov. Northam Seeks Gun Registration as Down Payment on Gun Confiscation

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) must think that Old Dominion gun owners are stupid. After months of Northam and his Michael Bloomberg-backed General Assembly allies advocating for the enactment of gun confiscation legislation, the governor has told the Virginia Mercury that he will support a gun ban bill that would grandfather currently possessed firearms but require owners to register the newly-prohibited firearms with the government. As astute gun owners know, gun registration facilitates gun confiscation. Northam wants law-abiding gun owners to register their guns with the same people who have already stated that they want to confiscate them.

LEGAL & LEGISLATION  NEWS   First Amendment Defends the Second

On April 24, 2019, shortly after the City of Los Angeles adopted an ordinance that was clearly designed to weaken support for the Second Amendment, NRA filed a lawsuit, calling the city�s outrageous action a violation of the First Amendment. Last week, U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson issued a preliminary injunction against Los Angeles, temporarily blocking it from enforcing the ordinance.

NEWS   Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit Holders Lose NICS Exemption for Private Transfers

Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit holders are set to get a lump of coal in their stocking this Christmas. Nevadans with a permit have long-enjoyed NICS-exempt status, which exempts these law-abiding individuals from having to undergo a National Instant Criminal Background Check System check every time they purchase a firearm from a gun dealer. Thanks to SB 143, which criminalized the private transfer of firearms in the Silver State, as of January 2 permit holders will be forced to undergo a NICS check when they purchase a firearm from a private individual through a dealer.

NEWS   Texas Gun Control Advocates Deride Actual Firearms Safety Efforts

Gun control advocates are not concerned with gun safety. This reality was brought home once again by the anti-gun reaction to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and the firearm industry�s work to ensure Texans have free access to gun locks.

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Re: Great job, everyone!

Pam and Russ. Terrific job. The momentum is building for a CoS. You could see and feel in those we met.

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On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 11:09 PM -0500, "Dennis Denton" <ddenton736@gmail.com> wrote:

I'd like to throw in my congratulations for a job well done.  I am trying to find out if this # of petitions is a record for a two day event. That would be neat, but more importantly you all made some new acquaintances yesterday and today that may become part of our great team and possilby new friendships. You may have changed some minds and found some new supporters. Who knows, youu may have awakened a new citizen activist.  I've said this before, but I feel blessed to have such a hard woking team of patriots.  So many of our volunteers and supporters make a sacrifice to be a volunteer, drive many miles (sometimes 300) to help, give up some of their time and resources to be a part of a reawkening in this great county of ours. We are in a fight for our freedoms, our liberties, our Constitution and all the things that we expressed our thanks for this past Thursday.   Pat yourself on the back - you did a great and worth while job these past two days. 

And PS, I hope you are feeling better, Toni!

We are the Resistance For Liberty,

Dennis Denton

State Director - COS Virginia

dennis.denton@cosaction.com

434-922-7183 (h)   540-430-9868 (mobile text) 
Who Decides? It's as Simple as That!

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On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:03 PM Pam Wilson <pamwilson757@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you all for all of your hard work. You guys are the best! 

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 7:49 PM james thomas <heatherstone2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Russell,

Thank you for the updates and the privilege to help out Saturday morning!

Deb is going to follow up with Pam about the quilting shows at the Colosseum and perhaps sponsoring a COS quilting competition!

All the Best,

Jay & Deb Thomas


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On Sunday, December 1, 2019, 6:56 PM, Russell Beyer <russ.beyer@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you all!

We collected 181 paper petitions the first day, and another 160 today, for a two day total of 341!  We probably had a dozen or less that were entered straight into the computer, too.  The quality of the conversations are important, too, and I think those were very good, too.  We will never be able to recruit everyone we see, but you got a lot of people to think about it even if they didn't sign up.

  As always, let us know if you have suggestions for improving the gun show event.  I would say it was pretty darn efficient, but there is always a fresh idea somewhere that can improve things.  (Note to myself...bring even more handout cards!)  

Pam and I really appreciate you taking the time to help with the project, and hope to meet up with you again!  Keep watch for email announcements for future gun shows, breakfast meetings, and Lobby Day in Richmond.  We are collaborating with VCDL on MLK day and you can expect a lot of interesting activity throughout the general assembly.

Pam will need a hand from time to time for various things, so please let her know if you are able to help with future events.  Many hands make light work.

Thanks again,

Russell Beyer

Convention of States Volunteer

804-218-1440 cell

Re: Great job, everyone!

I'd like to throw in my congratulations for a job well done.  I am trying to find out if this # of petitions is a record for a two day event. That would be neat, but more importantly you all made some new acquaintances yesterday and today that may become part of our great team and possilby new friendships. You may have changed some minds and found some new supporters. Who knows, youu may have awakened a new citizen activist.  I've said this before, but I feel blessed to have such a hard woking team of patriots.  So many of our volunteers and supporters make a sacrifice to be a volunteer, drive many miles (sometimes 300) to help, give up some of their time and resources to be a part of a reawkening in this great county of ours. We are in a fight for our freedoms, our liberties, our Constitution and all the things that we expressed our thanks for this past Thursday.   Pat yourself on the back - you did a great and worth while job these past two days. 

And PS, I hope you are feeling better, Toni!

We are the Resistance For Liberty,

Dennis Denton

State Director - COS Virginia

dennis.denton@cosaction.com

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On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:03 PM Pam Wilson <pamwilson757@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you all for all of your hard work. You guys are the best! 

On Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 7:49 PM james thomas <heatherstone2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Russell,

Thank you for the updates and the privilege to help out Saturday morning!

Deb is going to follow up with Pam about the quilting shows at the Colosseum and perhaps sponsoring a COS quilting competition!

All the Best,

Jay & Deb Thomas


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On Sunday, December 1, 2019, 6:56 PM, Russell Beyer <russ.beyer@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you all!

We collected 181 paper petitions the first day, and another 160 today, for a two day total of 341!  We probably had a dozen or less that were entered straight into the computer, too.  The quality of the conversations are important, too, and I think those were very good, too.  We will never be able to recruit everyone we see, but you got a lot of people to think about it even if they didn't sign up.

  As always, let us know if you have suggestions for improving the gun show event.  I would say it was pretty darn efficient, but there is always a fresh idea somewhere that can improve things.  (Note to myself...bring even more handout cards!)  

Pam and I really appreciate you taking the time to help with the project, and hope to meet up with you again!  Keep watch for email announcements for future gun shows, breakfast meetings, and Lobby Day in Richmond.  We are collaborating with VCDL on MLK day and you can expect a lot of interesting activity throughout the general assembly.

Pam will need a hand from time to time for various things, so please let her know if you are able to help with future events.  Many hands make light work.

Thanks again,

Russell Beyer

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