Friends,

at our previous meeting The Lynchburg Tea Party voted to endorse a Virginia Senate Candidate.

This vote will take place at our next meeting (February 2, 2012).

Please familiarize yourself with these candidates:

• www.radtkeforsenate.com (Jamie Radtke
• www.jacksonforvirginia.org (E.W. Jackson)
• www.georgeallen.com (George Allen)
• www.senaterace2012.com (David McCormick)
• www.bobmarshall2012.com (Bob Marshall – Late Arrival)

Members will receive a ballot when entering the room.

This ballot will be used as a visual cue during nominations for Lynchburg Tea Party Leadership.

Only members will be allowed to nominate leadership for the following year

Only members may serve in leadership.

By: Kurt Feigel – Chairman

Campbell County Republican Committee

When most families realizes they are taking in less than they are sending out, they must step back and ask “What Now?” This seems to be an impossibility for most government officials. Those that are tasked with representing the people of their district, can quickly forget that and begin to see the people’s money as their own.

It’s happening in D.C. so why not here too? Well for one thing we don’t have a printing press. Campbell county can’t just make more money out of thin air.

So the solution? Well, if you are the majority of the County Supervisors( Pendelton(R), Falwell(R), Goldsmith(R), Puckett(R),Gunter(I), & Shockley(I) ) it is to institute a meals and occupancy tax. Effectively increasing your taxes to 9% when getting that cup of coffee, McDonald’s breakfast, or whatever else you might buy when eating out.

In a recent News and Advance article they stated that:

The funding gap is expected to grow to $7.5 million in fiscal 2013-2014.

The decline in state revenue for public education is going to be so significant,” said County Administrator David Laurrell, “that without a significant source of additional revenue, public education is going to suffer.

There it is folks. The old standy plea “IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN”. The “we need the money” approach was rejected by 75% of the voters, so now that the schools and the state got addicted to federal stimulus money they can’t conceive of cutting programs across the board and certainly not in the schools.

There have been months when our family could barely pay the rent. There was no choice but to STOP SPENDING. We had to cut all the fun out of our budget for a time to make things work. We didn’t get to go to Chic-Fil-A or Starbucks and all trips were canceled. Our solution wasn’t to knock on our neighbors door and put a gun to their head. I could have said to my neighbor “hey it’s for the children” but would that really have mattered? Theft, and certainly armed theft, is still theft.

Make no mistake. If the meals tax is instituted, it will NEVER go away. It will likely increase. Take the City of Lynchburg for example with their 11.5% meals tax, the highest in the nation. It was sold as a plan “for the children” and “for the roads” and what do we hear constantly from the City of Lynchburg? That they need more! Drive around the city and see if they’ve used the money for the roads. Or the schools for that matter.

You are being lied to and you know it!

This is why elections have consequences. It’s a shame that the Eddie Gunter and Steve Shockley, the so called “Independent Conservatives” who left the Republican Party have within only 2 months become tax and spend liberals.

It’s equally shameful that the candidates who still carry the Republican mantle. Who swore to uphold the Republican creed that contains this; “That fiscal responsibility and budgetary restraints must be exercised at all levels of government” Can’t uphold that creed.

I condemn the Campbell County Supervisory board for this latest attempt to fleece the citizens of the county. It won’t be the people “passing through” as they claim. But, will in fact, be all of us paying this bill.

There is a simple solution. It is painful. It is a reality that every family in Campbell County is facing right now. CUT spending!

The next meeting of the BOS is Tuesday February 7, 2012 at 4 P.M. You need to make your voice heard.

http://www.co.campbell.va.us/bos/Pages/agendas_minutes.aspx

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Bedford GOP Meeting information:

Dear Republican Friends,

I trust that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas and that your New Year is off to a great start.

We have a big year in front of us as a party as we strive to recapture the White House and the U. S. Senate.

This spring our Unit will hold its biennial mass meeting to elect a new committee, chairman, and delegates to the congressional and state conventions. I hope all of you will be able to participate.

Our next meetings in Bedford are scheduled for January 31 and March 5. Both will be at 7pm, both at City Council Chambers in the City Municipal Building, 215 Main St.

At these next couple meetings we will approve a call for our mass meeting. Also, we will discuss unit priorities and campaign opportunities for the upcoming campaign season. Thank you all for all your hard work for our local candidates last year, we had a great year with very impressive numbers for our Republican candidates in Bedford. Looking forward to a successful year in 2012, thanks for being part of it.

Hope to see you soon,

Nate Boyer – Chairman

Campbell County Republican Committee:

The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 7:00PM at Timberlake Baptist Church in Lynchburg.
The Ministry Center building (GREEN ROOF) is the at Brush Tavern Rd stoplight across from the Walgreen’s Pharmacy on Timberlake Road.

Kurt Feigel – Chairman

Join the Lynchburg Tea Party and other groups like the Virginia Citizens Defense League in Richmond, VA on January 16,2012 at 9 AM.

The LTP will be meeting in the Target Parking lot at 5:30 A.M. to carpool (share gas costs if possible) to the state capitol.

Lobbying activities begin with the VCDL at around 8:30 A.M.

Enjoy boots on the ground activism and lobby your representatives in Richmond, VA for Liberty.

VCDL is by far the largest organization next to the Tea Party to participate in this event.

Every year on MLK day the General Assembly is filled with visitors. These people are citizen lobbyists trying to make their voices heard. The largest group is usually the VCDL. On January 16, 2012 so you’ll likely see lots of “Guns Save Lives” stickers in Blaze orange. I’ll be on hand this year for the 3rd time since moving to Virginia in 2008 to serve as a group volunteer.

The VCDL (Virginia Citizens Defense League) is Virginia’s ONLY no compromise gun rights group. Thousands of active members will be legally carrying guns in the Capitol for Lobby Day 2012. Don’t miss out! This is a fun time to bring your family and help expand liberty in the commonwealth. Guns Do indeed save lives, over 2.5 Million times per year in fact. Other Gun Rights groups like to take credit for victories in Virginia. But it’s VCDL’s no compromise attitude which in a very short time has proven: More Guns = Less Crime just as Author John Lott illustrated in his book!

Question: What does the title mean: More Guns, Less Crime?

John R. Lott, Jr.: States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes. Thirty-one states now have such laws—called “shall-issue” laws. These laws allow adults the right to carry concealed handguns if they do not have a criminal record or a history of significant mental illness.

We’ve seen the reality of this. As more and more states have expanded your RIGHT to carry a gun. Some places have refused; New York, Chicago, and Even Washington D.C. have all refused to allow citizens to defend themselves. Don’t take my word for it. View the stats yourself. My grandmother is fond of saying “why do you need a gun, crime is low here in Virginia”. To which I respond “crime is low here cause I can carry a gun” and I do!

Join Us!

FACEBOOK EVENT:

Open Carry inside the General Assembly building is allowed for CHP holders.

We will be assembling outside the main entrance at 8:45 a.m., and hope to be done with team and individual lobbying by 11:00 a.m. at which time we will have our rally at the bell tower.

Feel free to POST Car Pool information on the FACEBOOK EVENT. Ride needed from where or # of seats available from where.

January 19, 2012

Time 7:00 PM

Visulite Theatre

901 Lakeside Drive

Lynchburg, VA 24501

“In 1957, Ayn Rand introduced the world to a new kind of Hero. A Hero molded from the best within man; a Hero who exemplified the joy of individual achievement and, therefore, the joy of life.

With passion and conviction, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged speaks to the Hero in all of us.

I will always consider bringing Ayn Rand’s masterpiece to the silver screen my greatest honor.”

John Aglialoro

Producer, Atlas Shrugged

Each ticket is $5 and being sold in packs of four for $20.

Visulite has set a special deal for a small drink and small popcorn for $4.

There are only 100 tickets available, so act fast!

2011 and it’s political successes is gone and we are gearing up for 2012!

Our January meeting will be held on Thursday the 5th of January at 7 p.m. at LU Law School.

Bring a coat (sometimes the walk from the parking lot is a long one) and join us!

Agenda:

• At this time he will not be openly teaching how the TP can take over the Republican party.
• Presentation followed by Q and A
• Nate will stay after the meeting to answer any question you might have

• Nominations are fast approaching so:
• What do those positions entail?
• Considering serving in leadership within the LTP?

January 19, 2012

Time 7:00 PM

Visulite Theatre

901 Lakeside Drive

Lynchburg, VA 24501

“In 1957, Ayn Rand introduced the world to a new kind of Hero. A Hero molded from the best within man; a Hero who exemplified the joy of individual achievement and, therefore, the joy of life.

With passion and conviction, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged speaks to the Hero in all of us.

I will always consider bringing Ayn Rand’s masterpiece to the silver screen my greatest honor.”

John Aglialoro

Producer, Atlas Shrugged

Each ticket is $5 and being sold in packs of four for $20.

Visulite has set a special deal for a small drink and small popcorn for $4.

There are only 100 tickets available, so act fast!

This past Tuesday his father died.

On behalf of the LTP I want to extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers for Tom and his Family.

I’m acutely aware of the impact a father has on a son and Tom’s solid character are a good indication of the kind of man his Father was.

Kurt Feigel

LTP President

Thomas Alexander Garrett, Sr., 67, of Scottsville, VA, joined his heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Tom was born January 14, 1944, in Williamsburg, Virginia to Thomas Clarke Garrett and Mary Carolyn Harris Garrett.
Tom earned a degree from the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond in 1966, where he was also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He joined the National Guard, trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and served during the Vietnam War. Tom was a lifelong supporter of athletics at the University of Richmond and was an avid Spider fan. He had a great love for the outdoors. Tom enjoyed bird and fowl hunting and was an accomplished dog trainer and lover. He faithfully walked miles, with his dogs by his side, every morning for more than twenty years. He was an active member of the Louisa Rotary Club.
Tom was a man of great character, which made him successful in several lines of business. He enjoyed a career with Bethlehem Steel Corporation, while living in Atlanta, Georgia and Signal Mountain, Tennessee. After retiring from Bethlehem Steel, he and his family returned to Louisa County, Virginia where he enjoyed a second career, specializing in rural properties of Central Virginia.
Members of Louisa United Methodist Church, the Garretts regularly attended Gilboa Christian Church and Scottsville United Methodist Church, as well.
Tom is survived by his devoted wife Lois T. Garrett, his daughter Paige Garrett Delbridge and her husband Dudley Delbridge, his son Senator-elect Thomas Alexander Garrett, Jr., and Dana Garrett, his brother Frank C. Garrett and his wife Georgia Garrett, and his grandchildren Carolyn Garrett, Abigail Delbridge, Emma Delbridge, Laura Garrett, Rett Delbridge, Ian Delbridge and Luke Delbridge. He is also survived by his nephews Dr. Clarke Garrett, Randy Troutman, and Chris Troutman, and nieces Suzanne G. Ryder, and Dr. Linda T. Zellows and many in his extended family.
Visitation with his family will be held on Friday, December 16, 3pm to 6pm, at Louisa United Methodist Church, in the Town of Louisa. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, December 17, at the Louisa United Methodist Church, at 11 am. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery, west of the Town of Louisa.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Tom’s honor to Louisa Young Life, P. O. Box 1990 Louisa, VA 23093 or to Gilboa Christian Church, Rebuilding Fund, c/o Joe Leslie, 30 Ebenezer Road, Mineral VA 23117.

As a Tea Partier it has bothered me that we should jump through so many government mandated hoops to hold a protest. Should we allow them to place absurd conditions upon us with the potential and real possibility that we might not hold our protests? I know of at least 2 instances where we’ve canceled the idea of doing something because it was too expensive. At one event in Lynchburg we were required to pay more than $800 to hold an event. We had to pay for 2 portable toilets and hire off duty police (as if that was needed being that 1/3rd of our group was armed).

As of this writing the City of Richmond hasn’t charged the occupy protestors a dime. They didn’t ask permission to utilize their rights. Contrast that to the Richmond Tea Party who was charged over $10,000 for the privilege to protest.

Is something a right if you need permission to use it? It’s always irked me that we comply and get permits to hold a rally or protest. Notice that for the most part OWS gets a pass for over a week? It isn’t till the protestors make such a mess they become a health hazard or till crime and rape becomes a problem that they shut them down. Why? Cause the police and government KNOW that the 1st amendment gives them the right to peaceably assemble.

Those that might disagree with this would say: Does a protestor have the right to block a road,bridge, or impeded my travel? The answer to that is no. That person would be infringing on your Liberty. That’s not what I’m saying or advocating. But government, be it local,state, or federal has no right to dictate IF you can protest or the terms that will make it possible to protest (toilets,cops,etc). At some point a case could be made that a 2 week siege on a public park or damage from such a protracted protest to the park is infringing on my liberty to use that park. But all this gets into a broader topic of Liberty and it’s beyond the scope of this article.

When it comes to OWS there isn’t much I agree with them on. They are protesting what they think is capitalism. Try to educate them through their drunken, drug or public education induced stupor that they are wrong and you’d have better luck trying to have a conversation with a brick wall. However, we can agree that Crony Capitalism is bad. That bailouts are bad. That the FED (Federal Reserve) is a detriment to our economy. But they would rather we institute communist policies to counter these problems. I and others would institute free market policies to counter them.

But on this we can agree; you don’t need a permit to use a right given to you by God. Lets hope we remember this next time.

Kurt Feigel
Lynchburg Tea Party

It is not difficult to become a candidate for public office, but you need to be aware of certain requirements and deadlines. Most folks understand that running for office is a significant commitment of time and energy, but many do not understand the preliminary and follow-up steps that are involved including petitions, organizational paperwork and campaign finance reporting requirements.

The League of Women Voters of Lynchburg is sponsoring a workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Lynchburg Public Library. Lynchburg Registrar Carolyn Sherayko will present the program on how to become a candidate.

Everyone is invited, whether they anticipate running for office or are just curious about the process. Lynchburg City Council’s four ward representatives will be elected next May, so this informative workshop may be useful to potential candidates.

JOAN MACCALLUM
Lynchburg

I wanted to make sure that the contribution of the Tea Party wasn’t lost in this latest election. A large portion of the victory in these 2011 elections was because of Tea Party groups across the state. In the case of Bill Stanley (20th State Senate District) it was the Danville, Lynchburg, Southside, and Franklin Tea Party groups knocking on thousands of doors and making tens of thousands of calls for over 8 weeks that put us over the edge in this close race.

The same is true here in Lynchburg. In the race for the 22nd Bert Dodson spent over $300K and yet he was still stomped by Tom Garrett with a 58.4% lead as reported by the News and Advance. The Lynchburg Tea Party knocked on over 5000 doors [NOTE: Mike Troxel LTP Vice President is largely responsible for organizing this herculean effort ] and other Tea Party groups had similar GOTV efforts taking place. We also participated in phone banking, though our efforts were dwarfed by the Liberty University College Republicans who made something in the order of 50,000 calls.

During the primary we were told by the Establishment that we needed a candidate that could “beat” the other guy. Principle and political drive were not what was important. If that had been achieved, I’m not so sure we would have won.

How is it that the Establishment and the Tea Party were found to be working together? Simple. We had a principled candidate that we could work FOR! Were it not for principled candidates like Tom Garrett and Bill Stanley many of us would have gone home. We might have worked AGAINST the ‘other guy’, but there are no guarantees of that.

Politics is a delicate balance between pragmatism and principle. For too long it has been weighted towards pragmatism. Look at John McCain,Bob Dole,George Allen, and a host of other examples. The GOP (Grand Old Party) or the Republican Party has forgotten it’s creed.

The Virginia Republican Creed:

We Believe . . .

That the free enterprise system is the most productive supplier of human needs and economic justice

That all individuals are entitled to equal rights, justice, and opportunities and should assume their responsibilities as citizens in a free society

That fiscal responsibility and budgetary restraints must be exercised at all levels of government

That the Federal Government must preserve individual liberty by observing constitutional limitations

That peace is best preserved through a strong national defense

That faith in God, as recognized by our Founding Fathers, is essential to the moral fibre of the Nation

© Copyright 1975, 1997 by Republican Party of Virginia, Inc.

I’ve highlighted the two that I think are the most important above. The pragmatist would be quick to throw those under the bus if it meant “beating the other guy”. The Tea Party would not. The Tea Party is driven by principle and at the core of our principles are those 2 statements. This is why we have such a hard time working with the Establishment. It is our belief that without principled representatives that can hold the line and defend the creed above that this nation will continue to be sold out for expediency! The pragmatists (guys like Shaun Kenney at Bearing Drift) would vote for the prince of darkness if it meant defeating the other guy.

In Virginia much of Republican politics is run like a fiefdom of lords and dukes and we are the lowly serfs that must do their bidding. When the surfs rise up the ruling elites would rather burn the castle down than work with us.

For the first time in a long while this didn’t happen. The Establishment and The Tea Party worked together in races all across Virginia to defeat the Democrats. The Virginia Tea Party Federation, a coalition of over 45 different Tea Party groups across the state, had one goal “FLIP THE SENATE”.

We were committed to that and so was the Republican Party of Virginia.

The success of this race however would not have been possible with the Republican Party or the Tea Party alone. There is a machine of politics that must be turned on and in many parts the Republican Party has the keys and we are the foot on the gas pedal.

The Republican party could take a lesson from this in some future races we are hoping to win. Give us a candidate with principle and we will crawl over broken glass to get them elected. Many people will not vote for the likes of George Allen or Mitt Romney. The days of Voting for the “lesser of 2 evils” are over for many in the Tea Party. They’ve read Atlas Shrugged and are ready to “Go Galt” ( referring to exiting the system completely ). Don’t think for a second that the disdain they have for Tim Kaine and Barack Obama will be enough to overcome this. Many believe that the Federal government is a lost cause.

We are all reveling in the victory today. Victory is indeed sweeter than defeat!

Give us a principled candidates or be prepared to taste defeat once again.