| | Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! Next General Meeting Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7pm
What's wrong with Textbooks?
What Every Student and Parent Should Know
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AND SPEAK OUT!!!
Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day 11 a.m. until we sell out Early birds needed at 8 a.m. to start cooking. Call Cathy Cabe (883-5259) for details and ways you can help cook, sell, or serve chili | | | | Join Our List | 
To unsubscribe, use the SafeUnsubscribe feature at the bottom of this newsletter. | Our next General Meeting Our next General Meeting | | | Issue: # 27 | MARCH 12, 2012 | | | DID YOU KNOW??? Who needs high speed internet service if our local officials won't respond to e-mail? Hanover County residents are reporting that e-mail correspondence to some Supervisors at the official address given on the County website are never unanswered. Since the citizens of Hanover are paying for these County e-mail accounts, why are our elected representatives not taking advantage of this way to communicate with residents in their district? The email address for your supervisor can be found on the county website (also in this newsletter). It sure would be nice if our Supervisors responded to citizens since they are supposed to be open and transparent and represent our best interests. Kind of makes you wonder: 1. Does my supervisor not have or know how to use the technology? 2. Is my supervisor ignoring me because he or she disagrees with the information I provided? 3. Does my supervisor choose not to communicate in a manner which becomes a permanent record of fact? "Hands Off My Healthcare" Rally March 27th (Tuesday) 1 p.m. On steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Bus Transportation: Only $10 from various stops in the Richmond area | | General Assembly Watch | | | We are making a difference General Assembly 2012 Scorecard The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation will score 20 bills covering critical legislation in the 2012 General Assembly primarily in the areas of property rights, environmental issues, and assaults on our Federal and State constitution and the rights of individual citizens. Our delegates and senators can't hide from their voting record. They must be held accountable. | | History Lives at Scotchtown | | | History Lives at Scotchtown On Sunday, March 25th, Scotchtown will showcase a dramatic production of Patrick Henry (portrayed by talented actor Mark Wilcox). This event at Scotchtown commemorates the 237th anniversary of Patrick Henry's historic "Liberty or Death" speech. Scotchtown was the home of the Henry family from 1771 to 1778. Patrick Henry is depicted working on the speech he is preparing to give to the Second Virginia Convention. He is joined by a friend with whom Patrick Henry discusses the politics of the day. There will be multiple performances throughout the day rain or shine. If the weather is clear, productions will be outside on the back portico. If rainy, the house will be available. Spread the word. Enjoy a wonderful spring day in the country and wrap yourself in history. | | How Does Your Garden Grow? | | | How Does Your Garden Grow? Are you interested in a Garden Exchange in western Hanover? Cathy and Vernon Cabe have volunteered the use of the Goodway Store parking lot on Saturday mornings from 7 - 11 a.m. during the growing season for an informal community produce stand. No obligations - just show up with fresh produce to share, barter, or trade on the honor system. This is also a good opportunity to learn more about growing and preserving your own vegetables. Local heirloom plants will be for sale. Let the kids help out. Meet your neighbors, exchange information, and enjoy those famous Hanover tomatoes and so much more ... Contact Dale Taylor, 449-6702, for information. | | Senate Candidates | | Senate Candidates Will Appear at Hanover GOP Meetings This is an opportunity to meet and question candidates in the June 2012 Republican Primary. Nothing is more important than face-to-face contact with people who want to be Virginia's next U.S. Senator, especially at a nearby location. Location is Bass Pro Shop off I-95 near Lewistown Road. Jamie Radtke spoke in February. http://radtkeforsenate.com/ George Allen - Candidate for U.S. Senate Mass Meeting -Location TBD E.W. Jackson- Candidate for U.S. Senate Bob Marshall - Candidate for U.S. Senate As you study each Senate candidate, ask for their specific plan to stop the insanity in Washington. Compare and decide. Vote in Republican Primary: June 12, 2012. | | UPCOMING EVENTS | | | March 15, 2012 Hanover GOP Meeting 7pm
Bass Pro Shop George Allen, candidate for Senate www.hanovergop.com March 15 MARK OBENSHAIN VA State Senator & Candidate for VA Attorney General Meet/Greet Q & A Mechanicsville TEA Party Gathering/Meeting 7pm 8700 Bell Creek Rd Mechanicsville, VA 23116 March 16, 2012 Patriots Assembly 7-9pm Shady Grove United Methodist Church Dr. Kimber will be available for a Q & A period. Cost of $10 will include your own copy of the DVD, A Tale of Two Constitutions. For ticket information call Denise Calton (804)781-0431 March 17 Chili Sale Goodway Store 11am until? March 22 How to Defeat Progressive Republicans & Democrats 7 PM Speaker: JOHN TAYLOR President of VA Policy Institute, Tertium Quid & host of The Tuesday Morning Group. KW TEA Party KW County Admin Building Bob S. 769-8884 March 25, 2012 Scotchtown will have a dramatic production of Patrick Henry composing his Give me Liberty or Give me Death speech! We will be commemorating the 237th anniversary of that historic speech. March 27 "Hands off My Healthcare" Rally in D.C. Supreme Court of the United States of America Bus Rides Available: www.HandsOffmyHealthcare.com Questions: Ajackson@AFPhq.org www.AFP.org April 4 Public Hearing on Hanover County Budget April 5 KEN CUCCINELLI VA AG & Candidate for VA Governor 7 PM Defeating Obama & Progressives Radical Agenda Mechanicsville TEA Party Gathering/Meeting April 14 - Celebrate Liberty at Chesterfield Fairgrounds -- Patriotic family-friendly events. Family Fun: "Everything PATRIOTIC!" Phil R. 441-3749 Chesterfield Fairgrounds FREE: All Welcome! | | BILL OF RIGHTS | | | TENTH AMENDMENT
The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution is a guarantee of States' rights. The Constitution designed the federal government to be a government of limited and enumerated, or listed, powers. This means that the federal government only has powers over the things that are specifically given to it in the Constitution. All other powers are reserved to the States. The 10th Amendment in the Bill of Rights reads like this: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Purpose of the 10th Amendment Why did the Founding Fathers put the 10th Amendment into the Bill of Rights? The explanation is that they did not want the central government to become too powerful. They didn't want a government that was located far away from their homes dictating how they lived their daily lives. They wanted as much power as possible to be retained in their local state legislatures. Today, the 10th Amendment idea of limiting the federal government's power has been severely weakened by many years of gradual changes in the view of what is and what is not a federal power. The main culprits in this weakening of the 10th Amendment have been the Supreme Court and Congress itself. History of the 10th Amendment To better understand the modern day position of the 10th Amendment in our culture, we have to look back at the history of this Amendment and the reasons the Founding Fathers added it in the Bill of Rights. If you remember your history, you will remember that during the Revolutionary War, on July 2, 1776, the thirteen colonies all declared their independence from Great Britain at once. The day the declaration was voted upon and passed was July 2, not July 4 as most people think. The decision was publicly announced for the first time on July 4 and that is why Americans celebrate independence on that day. You can learn more about the Declaration of Independence here. As soon as the thirteen colonies declared independence, they became thirteen individual sovereign states or countries. Each state created its own new government. They had no legal ties to the other states except in the few arrangements they had made to cooperate together in their war against Great Britain. It would be as if the United States, Canada, Mexico, England and France all got together as a group today and declared war on China. The leaders of these five countries would get together and make agreements about who would do what in the war and how they would cooperate. This wouldn't make them all one great big country. They would still be five separate, but cooperating countries. That was the state of things after July 4, 1776. It should be stated that the new states were already studying ways to formally join themselves together at this time, but they hadn't done it yet. On the same day a declaration of independence from Britain was proposed to Congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, which was June 6, 1776, he also proposed "That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the respective Colonies for their consideration and approbation." The Congress immediately put together an exploratory committee to consider this issue. You can read the Lee Resolution here, in which Richard Henry Lee made his proposal.
Read more: http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/10th-amendment.html#ixzz1oATbaIJy
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
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