News from Albuquerque Tea Party

If you're tired of receiving canned responses from your Representatives, if you're sick of your Representatives ignoring your concerns, there's a solution. In an effort to unseat those incumbents that are up for election or re-election in 2010, the Albuquerque Tea Party is pleased to bring to your attention a number of discussion groups that have sprung up around the city. These groups offer information and knowledge about political actions and what we can do about them. Most important, you will meet like-minded individuals and come to realize that you are not alone in your anger and frustration at the government's usurpation of our individual rights and Constitutional freedoms.
There are many organizations on the net that you can contact. However, here in Albuquerque are several discussion groups you can visit and talk face to face with those who share your values and point of view. These groups are non-partisan, attended by Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and Objectivists (known politically as Radicals for Laissez-faire Capitalism).

Listed below are four such discussion groups.

· Conspiracy Brews: Meets every Saturday morning, 9:A.M. at Southwest Learning Center, 10301 Candelaria NE, near the corner of Morris and Candelaria. Initiated by Janice Arnold-Jones, Republican State Legislator for the 24th district, Mrs. Arnold-Jones often attends the meetings. Past guests have included newly elected city councilman, Dan Lewis, political analysts with fascinating insight into political campaigns and activism, Peter St Cyr, Chief Political Reporter for KKOB and Rick Abraham, Bernalillo County GOP Chairman. The attendees are eager and exuberant in their commentary. The meetings are orderly.

· Marianne Chiffelle's Breakfasts: Meets every Friday at 7:30 A.M. at the Golden Corral on 10415 Central Ave. NE. A guest gives a brief talk. A Q&A session follows. The breakfasts are delicious: price is a little less than $8. 00. The meeting is held in a private room. The crowd often exceeds 40 attendees.

· Concerned Citizens for Limited Government: Meets the first and third Thursdays of every month at the Village Inn on 6390 Coors Boulevard NW, from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.

· South Valley Citizens for Common Sense: Meets every fourth Saturday of every month at Abuelita's New Mexican Kitchen, 6083 Isleta Boulevard SW, from 9:A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS
In addition to discussion groups, other types of forums exist. Public forums offer an opportunity to get involved at the grassroots level in changing the actions if not the thinking of elected and appointed government officials. ATP's Community Outreach Team is promoting attendance at these forums and we will be reporting more about them in our next newsletter.
Meanwhile consider the following: Pension fraud, otherwise known by its slang name as "Double Dipping," is widespread across the nation at all levels of government, including New Mexico. This corrupt practice not only robs taxpayers, it also creates barriers against the young. Youths graduating from school are often prevented from finding work because double dippers, usually in their sixties and already retired with one pension, have been given the job to do little more than rake in a second pension. Yet this malfeasance is seldom discussed at public forms. Something to start talking about and demand it ceases.

Belated happy Thanksgiving to all of our supporters. The ATP Board of Directors hopes each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. At this time of year we like to remember with gratitude and affection the courageous men and women who fought for and helped build this country. We extend also special thanks to the philosopher John Locke who identified our individual rights and to Thomas Jefferson who worked to put Locke's ideas into our Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.
And, as an American general said to the Nazi who demanded his surrender, "Nuts!" to our enemies. We will take back our country.