November 15 2010 Newsletter

November 15, 2010

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Senate to Vote on Earmark Ban - Tuesday

Greetings!
POST ELECTION PARTY SUMMARY

Your Nevada County Tea Party Patriots held a Post Election Celebration on Friday, 11-12-10 at the Grass Valley Elks Lodge. It was a packed house with engaged members and non-members having a good time meeting and talking with one another, sharing our successes, and enjoying fine food brought in by our members.

We celebrated the House victories of Tea Party backed candidates as well as Nevada County's support of Conservative candidates and support of the seven of the nine propositions that the NCTPP recommended. We had an aggressive campaign to get out the vote using The Union and KNCO as our primary advertising media. We also had five 4" x 8" billboards put up around the county.

The party's success was due to the hard work of our membership who gave much time and effort to our cause. A special thanks goes to our events chairperson, Lou Wilson and her team. Also, a very big thank you to Eddie Garcia, who put together all the music and videos for our entertainment.

Let us not forget your Board of Directors, past and present, which brought us to this point with their hard work and dedication.

The highlight of our party was a special video presentation made for this event by Mark Meckler, co-founder of the national Tea Party Patriots, and a resident of Nevada County. The video was produced by and filmed by Gary McFadden and Shawn McFadden, who are big supporters of the Tea Party Patriots.

The video we watched at the party is now on YouTube. We had to load it in two parts to meet their length requirements. Below are the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16P9aUPWxi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH2i3SB0tJw

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As I write this, Mark is in Washington, DC meeting with the newly elected members of Congress to make sure that they understand that we will be watching them over the next two years to insure that they abide by the Constitution and the principles of the Tea Party Patriots. The link below is to an email sent to the Local Coordinators from the National TPP leadership today. It has more information about the Freshman Orientation.

Click here to read it.

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There are two excellent articles about the party Friday night and the TPP movement that are posted in the Blogs of Russ Steele and George Rebane. The one by Russ has a link to a video of Mark and Jenny Beth Martin's (the other co-founder of the TPP) comments while in Washington.

When you connect to their blogs, scroll down to the posts on November 13, 2010. Russ's article is entitled: Tea Party Patriot Update: We the People's Forty Year Plan. George's article is entitled: The Tea Party Movement - here to stay.

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There is a very important vote in the Senate on Tuesday to ban earmarks. Be sure to read the article in this newsletter written by Dick Morris with instructions on what you can do to help get this passed.

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In my last newsletter I asked for you to be part of this with your comments. In the Members' Comments section is a response I received from Jody Black, a member of the NCTPP.

Thank you, Jody. This is the kind of input that we need from those if you that want to express yourself to your fellow members. You will be reaching over 2,500 Patriots in Nevada County. Let me hear from you.

Stan Meckler, President
Nevada County Tea Party Patriots

Members' Comments

The recent election sent a strong message to our elected officials at all levels, that "we the people", want our government restored to a government "of the people, by the people, for the people". We must continue to work toward that goal.

Our leaders seem to have lost sight of the fact that they are in office to serve the people. They are not there to promote their own agendas, nor to become wealthy at the cost of good government. Lobbying is meant to be a way for individuals or organizations to present their goals to the elected officials who can help them achieve those goals. We must take a close look at lobbying to make certain that it is not just an accepted form of bribery.

Our representatives in government are not elected to become an elite group, set above the rest of the public; worthy of privileges not available to the people. They are allowed to, and do, raise their own salaries and benefits, while finding formulas to show there is no cost of living increase. No Social Security raises were allowed for 2010 or 2011 in spite of the inflation we face everywhere, and in 2011, most Medicare Rx policies will have a $310 deductible as well as increased monthly premiums. I believe that only if our elected officials share the same health care and retirement programs that are in place for the people of America, will we ever achieve a fair health care and retirement system.

Best regards,
Josephine Black

EARMARK BAN VOTE TUESDAY: MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

Published on DickMorris.com on November 15, 2010

Tuesday is the first day of the rest of our lives because on that day we will see if the Republican Party is serious about reform or just mouths the words to get back power.

The Senate Republican caucus is set to vote on a ban on earmarks. Eighteen Senators have committed to support the proposal. Twenty Senators have committed to back the ban and seven are opposed. But nineteen are still undecided. We need twenty-four to pass the proposal.

Please call your Senator to weigh in! Earmarking is one of the key causes of the massive federal deficit. It promotes projects that are usually wastes of time and money. It is a disgrace that the Republicans did not end this obnoxious practice when they held power in the Senate before the 2006 election. They must commit to ending it now.

Yes votes already in hand are: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky) (Congratulations Mitch for seeing the light!), Kelly Ayotte (NH), John Barrasso (WY), John Boozeman (Ark), Richard Burr (NC), Dan Coats (Ind), Tom Coburn (Okla), Bob Corker (Tenn), John Cornyn (TX), Jim DeMint (SC), John Ensign (Nev), Mike Enzi (WY), Orin Hatch (Utah), Mike Johanns (Neb), Ron Johnson (Wisc), Mark Kirk (Ill), Mike Lee (Utah), Rand Paul (KY), Marco Rubio (Fla), Jeff Sessions (Ala), and Pat Toomey (PA).

The no votes -- the enemies of reform -- are Lamar Alexander (Tenn), Thad Cochran (Miss) -- the granddaddy of earmarks, newly elected Senator John Hoeven (ND), James Inhofe (Okla), Richard Shelby (Ala), and Roger Wicker (Miss).

And here are the twenty we have to work on!

* Roy Blunt (Missouri) = 202-225-6536

Newly elected, Roy was part of the House establishment but had pledged to be a reformer in the Senate. Let's see.

* Scott Brown (Massachusetts) = 202-224-4543

We all hailed his election. Now lets see if he really is a reformer.

* Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) = 202-224-3521

A southern conservative, let's see if he really will hold the line on spending!

* Susan Collins (Maine) = 202-224-2523

Perennially undecided. Lets she how she goes.

* Mike Crapo (Idaho) = 202-224-6142

Normally a dependable conservative, this should be an easy vote for him.

* Lindsay Graham (South Carolina) = 202-224-5972

He campaigned for John McCain and praised him for his opposition to earmarks. Now its time for him to vote!

* Chuck Grassley (Iowa) = 202-224-3744

We all cheered his opposition to Obamacare. We hope he does the right thing on earmarks. Chuck was embarrassed when he tried to get an earmark for an indoor rain forest in Iowa -- there was one nearby in Omaha. He got it passed but couldn't generate enough local support for matching funds. No more indoor rain forests, please. Not on our dime!

* Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) = 202-224-5922

Running in the Texas Governors' Primary, Kay Bailey assured us she was a conservative. Now let's see if she meant it!

* James Inhofe (Oklahoma) = 202-224-4721

A conservative leader from a conservative state, he should be with us on this one.

* Johnny Isakson (Georgia) = 202-224-3643

For a southern conservative like Isakson, this should be a no-brainer.

* John Kyl (Arizona) = 202-224-4521

Kyl has always been a staunch conservative. What's to think about?

* Richard Lugar (Indiana) = 202-224-4814

Does this member of the GOP old guard need replacing? Lets see how he votes on this one!

* John McCain (Arizona) = 202-224-2235

Just returning from a foreign trip. We assume he'll vote right. Its always been his issue.

* Jerry Moran (Kansas) = 913-945-2413

He won the Kansas Senate primary by saying he was a solid conservative. Now he has to prove it!

* Rob Portman (Ohio) = 614-824-5513

As former head of the Office of Management and Budget, Portman, of all people, should appreciate what a disaster earmarks are. Is he going to be a true conservative or a Washington sellout? This vote will tell.

* James Risch (Idaho) = 202-224-2752

For a western conservative, this is a no-brainer.

* Pat Roberts (Kansas) = 202-224-4774

A conservative, he should be with us.

* Olympia Snowe (Maine) = 202-224-5344

Why do all votes boil down to Olympia?

* John Thune (South Dakota) = 202-224-2321

If he wants to run for president, this vote is make or break.

* David Vitter (Louisiana) = 202-224-4623

We trusted him and re-elected him. Now we'll see if he deserved it.

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATOR RIGHT NOW. THE VOTE IS TUESDAY!

We will send out an email telling you how your member voted!

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