Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:
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As you will recall your history, the 'real' American independence day occurred the day of the Lexington-Concord battle on 19 April 1775. I warmly welcome you to read an account of those days as written by Paul Revere's pen. Many thanks to Bob for sending this.
Letter from Paul Revere to Jeremy Belknap, circa 1798
Barbara forwarded to me an e-mail that she sent to Rob Wittman and she gave me permission to share it with the larger Membership. Like her, I am frustrated with how election integrity is being systematically compromised. Please consider crafting your personal thoughts on the matter and sharing them with all of our elected leaders.
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Dear Sir:I am a frail, old grandma who likes to sit in my chair and knit, but now I'm MAD AS HELL! ( And I don't use that word loosely.) Gov. Northam has recently rescinded all voter ID laws in Va. According to this new situation anyone can vote. My vote will be diluted and, therefore, negated by people who vote several times using different names, illegal aliens, any alien, people who are brought in from other states and counties, convicted felons, etc. This goes against my rights as a citizen of the U.S.A. I hope this action is blatantly unconstitutional. A person should have to prove that he is a U.S.A. citizen and a legal resident of his county and state before he is allowed to vote.How much longer are we going to allow the Progressives (i.e. Communists) to take our government away from us. According to the founding fathers our government is supposed to do what the people want, not rule the people. Whenever you hear a politician say we must control the people you know he's a Communist.We need to do something decisive NOW! Attacking this as unconstitutional will take too long. The governor seems to fear the people, so rallies and marches might work. A deluge of mail might have some effect. You, personally, need to bring this to the attention of the media. Get it publicized. Get Trump to help. The longer this action stands, the harder it will be to get rid of it.Thank you for your work as our Congressman. Keep up the good work. Let me know how I can help in this cause.Sincerely yours,BarbaraP. S. Maybe we should take W. Va. up on their offer after all.
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I received a letter from Delegate Margaret Ransone and a couple of passages from it were quite disturbing. They, too, support Barbara's perspective above. If you do not receive Delegate Ransone's e-mails I encourage you to get on her e-mail distro list. She provides a wealth of information from Richmond. Here is just one passage from that e-mail:
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"While a couple of these bills will be beneficial to our Commonwealth, the bulk of them will lessen the integrity of the ballot box.For example, the Democrats absolutely gutted Virginia's popular voter ID law, and they have no answer for what voters should do if someone casts a vote in their name, other than 'call the police.'"
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On another subject, I warmly welcome you to view Nelson Velez' YouTube video. As you are probably aware, Nelson Velez is the Chairman of Virginia TEA Party. The video is quite informative and worth the time to take it in.
Philip Van Cleave on Virginia Tea Party channel
And now, for a re-cap of the past week's news that you might find of interest.
TEA Party / Nationalism Movement
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"'The current protests are because of government overreaching and infringing on our rights,' said Tea Party Patriots founder Jenny Beth Martin. 'The protests are an extension of what the Tea Party movement has stood for the last 11 years — constitutionally limited government, personal and economic freedom. In the time of crisis and to remain on solid ground with those whom they represent, elected officials should lean on the Constitution, not abandon it.'"
Could anti-lockdown protests be new Tea Party movement?Trump Defends Lockdown Protesters: Some Governors Got 'Carried Away'Fear or freedom? It is time to chooseFreedom Is Starting to Break OutFIVE FREEDOM PROTESTS Against State Government Lockdowns Held on Sunday in Tennessee, Washington, Colorado, Illinois and Florida ...More Planned!Hundreds Protest Against Coronavirus Lockdown RulesFreedom Protests to Reopen Economy Planned in 21 States - Including California on Monday, Missouri on TuesdayProtesters descend on Annapolis to demand that Gov. Hogan 'reopen Maryland'Protesters Flock to Minnesota Governor's Mansion, Chant 'Open Up!'#LiberateMinnesota Coronavirus Protest Planned at Governor's Mansion TomorrowWatch Live: Residents Protest at Statehouse to 'Open Our Ohio'Maine lawmaker organizes protest of governor's coronavirus stay-at-home order'Social Shredding': Defiant Residents Grab Shovels, Dirt Bikes After Cali Authorities Dump Tons Of Sand In Skateparks For 'Social Distancing' | The Daily WireCalifornia protest erupts over state's coronavirus stay-at-home rules | Fox NewsProtest Showdowns: Anti-Lockdown Protesters Carry Guns In Pennsylvania, Kansas City Counter-Protesters Block TrafficDefensive Democrats Scold Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters As Demonstrations Spread Across CountryWatch Live: Pennsylvanians Descend on Capitol to Demand State's ReopeningWisconsin Sheriff Says He Will Not Enforce Stay-at-Home Order'I Took an Oath to Uphold the Constitution' - Racine Sheriff Will Not Enforce Wisconsin's Authoritarian Stay-at-Home Order'I Believe In Our Freedoms And Liberties': South Dakota Governor Responds To Critics Of State's Coronavirus Response
Regulation
From the top article below:
"DeMuth points out that Trump has empowered state and local governments, while enlisting the help of the private sector and cutting red tape. He has asserted federal prerogatives, but mostly as a way of keeping people in line — not abusing his power. Contrary to claims that the federal government mismanaged the early stages of the crisis — in testing, for example — DeMuth notes that departments like the FDA did exactly what they were supposed to, until Trump intervened to reduce regulations."
DeMuth: Unlike Bush and Obama, Trump Succeeded in Crisis by Decentralizing PowerBattle Lines Drawn: Texas Opts for Liberty, While Washington State Makes Liberty IllegalLawsuit Challenges Connecticut Governor's Order for Masks in PublicMichigan businesses sue Whitmer over executive order amid coronavirus crisis: 'What we need is a dose of common sense'Watch: PA Business Owner Says They Are Being 'Unconstitutionally Closed Down''I'm not asking, I'm opening': Ohio racetrack owner vows to reopen despite government dictatesNew Jersey Woman Charged With Plotting to Violate Governor's Stay-at-Home OrderNew Jersey Shuts Down Drive Through Tulip Farm, Threatens to Arrest OwnerTyrannical Governor Phil Murphy Bans Annual Drive Through Tulip Farm -- Threatens to Arrest Farmer if ONE CAR Drives ThroughProtest Against NJ Gov. Murphy Stay-at-Home Order: 'No More Fear'Nancy Pelosi Wants You to Sit Down, Shut Up, and Obey Government Coronoavirus DecreesSoCal Beach City Dumps 37 Tons of Sand in Skate Park to Stop 'Illegal Skateboarding' After 28 Coronavirus Deaths in Orange CountyRETALIATION? Michigan's Democrat Governor Threatens to EXTEND Stay-At-Home Order in Response to #OperationGridlock ProtestersBread Lines Next? Maryland County Proposes Plan to Limit Grocery Shopping Trips Based on Last Names
National Debt / Its the Spending, Stupid!
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"Why would the U.S. give a grant like that to China?" a reporter asked.
"'The Obama administration gave them a grant of $3.7 million, I've been hearing about that, and we've instructed that if any grant going to that area — we're looking at it, literally, about an hour ago — and also early in the morning, we will end that grant very quickly,' Trump said. 'But it was granted quite a while ago. They were granted quite a substantial amount of money.'"
Obama NIH Bankrolled Wuhan Lab Where Coronavirus May Have StartedUnprecedented Public and Private Debt Accumulation Could Lead to Economic DisasterIL Senate Democrats Using Wuhan Coronavirus to Get Federal Aid to Solve Their Financial MessAgreement on $470B 'phase 3.5' coronavirus stimulus package now imminent, sources sayTrump Administration Announces $19 Billion in Aid to America's Farmers
Economy
From the top article below:
"The narrative changed less than two months later and panic ensued. The lockdown came. Since then, more than 16 million workers, over 10 percent of the labor force, have filed for unemployment benefits. Most have done so not because they hate their jobs or don't want to work or (unlike in typical economic crises) because there is no demand for their efforts, but because state governments are forcefully preventing them from working."
Liberation From Lockdown NowDonald Trump: We Are Reopening America 'One Careful Step at a Time'Trump Releases Guidelines to Reopen America in PhasesDemocrats Will Keep the States Closed to Tank the Economy and Take Down TrumpTrump: What's up, Doc?Ohio Protester: This Disease Is Not as Dangerous as Killing the EconomyMore economic disasters due to government imposed shut downsWe Are Needlessly Devastating Our Country | Power LineGeorgia and Tennessee Announce Plans to Lift Economic Lockdown Orders -- Georgia Gyms, Salons, Bowling Allies to Reopen by End of the WeekSouth Carolina to reopen public beaches, retail stores next week amid pandemicNY, NJ, Connecticut announce reopening of marinas amid coronavirus shutdownsGov. Abbott Details Plan to Reopen State: 'We Will Open Texas'Texas reopening: Greg Abbott plans to restart economy after coronavirus
Patriotism / America First
From the top article below:
"Orator Evangelo (Vann) Morris recently received a standing ovation following his moving tribute to the nation's veterans in which he personified the American flag. 'I would like for you to know that I believe that if our flag could speak, these are the words that it would say. Ladies and gentlemen, I now present, Old Glory,' the retired Navy officer told attendees at the Reagan Round Up GOP 2020 in Spring Lake, North Carolina."
Orator Vann Morris Honors Veterans with Patriotic 'Old Glory' SpeechArtist Projects American Flag onto Swiss Alps: 'God Bless America'American Flag projected onto Matterhorn in Swiss Alps in show of coronavirus solidarity
First Amendment / Freedom of Speech / Freedom of Religion
From the top article below:
"The US Constitution guarantees 'the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances' in the First Amendment."
What Constitution? New Jersey Woman Charged for Organizing a Peaceful Protest Against the NJ Governor's Stay at Home OrdersOrganizer of NJ coronavirus stay-at-home protest hit with criminal violationDrive-In Church Bans Violate Religious Freedom During Coronavirus CrisisNC Governor Gives Troubling Answer on Church Gatherings, Encourages Counties to Be More Restrictive If NeededJudge Blocks Democrat KS Governor's Order Limiting Church GatheringsJudge halts Kansas governor's order limiting church gatherings to 10 people: report
Second Amendment / Right to Keep and Bear Arms
From the top article below:
"Trump said this after a reporter asked about actions that particular governors have taken while coronavirus shutdowns have been in place. Trump stressed that he did not want to call out governors by name, then highlighted how troubling he finds 'what they've done on guns' in Virginia."
Trump: We Can't Allow Virginia Governor to Play with 2nd AmendmentTrump: Yes, It Is Appropriate to Defend 2nd Amendment NowBARR: The FBI Is Playing Games With Gun Background Checks
Fourth Amendment / Right to Privacy
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"'Bang, send a photo like this, and we will make sure that enforcement comes right away,' the NYC mayor said. 'Enforcement will come to get the help we need,' de Blasio said. 'Sending that photo in is going to help make sure that people are kept apart, and that's going to stop the disease from spreading, and that's going to save lives.' On April 6, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he was raising the maximum fines for violating the state-mandated social distancing rules from $500 to $1,000."
NYC mayor advises people to snitch on anyone not social distancingDe Blasio Wants New Yorkers To Rat On Neighbors. Don't Do It.De Blasio: New Yorkers can report social distancing violations by texting photos to authoritiesNew York City and Los Angeles set up hotlines to report businesses violating coronavirus shutdown ordersFauci: Mandatory Coronavirus Immunity Cards Under ConsiderationGoogle Will Continue to Harvest Your Data Through Chinese Virus Screening
Corruption / Rule of Law
From the top article below:
"The President correctly made the accusation. John Kerry violated the Act many times in recent years, and If the Act was ever enforced, Kerry would be spending time in a federal penitentiary. During interviews to promote his book in Sept. 2018, Kerry told an interviewer that he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif three or four times since leaving office and that their talks touched on the international nuclear agreement which Kerry negotiated, and President Trump killed ( because it was such a bad deal for America). This was the first time Kerry admitted a Logan Act violation. However, many of his offenses were reported earlier."
Trump's Correct: Kerry Violated Logan Act (More Than Once)GOP seizes on newly declassified material to raise further questions about Steele dossier
National Sovereignty / Border Security / Illegal Alien Invasion
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"'Before now, there has never been a full analysis of how many undocumented students are pursuing higher education in the U.S.,' states the report, which was released by New American Economy (NEA), a research and advocacy organization focused on the impact of immigration on the economy, and the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, an association of college leaders that advocates for welcoming policies for immigrant and international students. 'The findings in this report show that far more undocumented students enroll in higher education than was previously thought,' the authors write."
Researchers Estimate 450,000 Undocumented Immigrants are Enrolled in Higher EducationWhy Did This Exist in the First Place?! California Shuts Down Chinese Birth-Tourism Motel That Took Advantage of American Birthright CitizenshipTrump's policies, border wall have been critical in containing coronavirus, CBP chief says: 'We're much better positioned now'
Censorship / Social Media Censorship
From the top article below:
"'How do you deal with the fact that Facebook is now being used to organize a lot of these protests to defy social distancing guidelines in states. If somebody trying to organize something like that, does that qualify as harmful misinformation?' he asked Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg responded, 'We do classify that as harmful misinformation and we take that down.'"
Re: Zuckerberg: Lockdown protests organized on Facebook will be taken down as 'harmful misinformation'Facebook won't allow promotion of protests 'that defy government's guidance' on social distancingGovernors: Facebook Contacted Us About Protests, Not Other Way AroundThe Jihad Attacks on Churches in Illinois That You Heard Nothing About | News and PoliticsLawsuit: U. of North Texas Prof Fired for Saying 'Microaggressions' Are 'Garbage'Land O Lakes Bows to Political Correctness, Scrubs Indian Maiden
Denial / Deception / Propaganda / Social Engineering
From the top article below:
"'When we adjust for population, it is clear that the U.S. has fared very well at each date after the first death compared to Western Europe. Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom all have higher coronavirus death rates than the U.S.,' Lott said of what happens when you look at the data from the time of the first death."
The Real Numbers Show US's COVID Response Is World-Class, Far Superior to Anti-Trump Media's PortrayalQ Praises Shocking Out of Shadows Documentary and Millions Watch itBeware Andrew Cuomo's Proclaiming 'New Normal' - Victory Girls BlogKamala Harris: Coronavirus Crisis Should 'Give Us Courage' to Change Voting BehaviorMSNBC Spends an Entire Segment Talking About How Lockdown Protestors Are Racist ConfederatesHarvard Magazine Calls for a "Presumptive Ban" on Homeschooling: Here Are 5 Things It Got WrongHarvard Law Prof Calls for Ban on Homeschooling, Saying It's 'Dangerous' to Leave Children with Their Parents 24/7IRS Refutes WaPo's Claim that Trump's Name on Stimulus Check Delayed Delivery
Attacks Against Conservatives
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"'We firmly understand that Baylor, as a private university, has the absolute right to deny us a charter,' he added. 'However, by denying us, they are showing us their true colors — that they are against free speech and against conservative values being presented on campus.'"
Baylor U. Denies Official Recognition for Turning Point USA ChapterAnti-Trump celebrities now targeting Trump supportersCalifornia Public School Teacher Admits to Teaching Her Students That Trump is Fascist, Trashes Republican Students On Social Media
As usual, I welcome any questions or comments you may have.
James Hull
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia
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