What Can I Do?

One of the most common and frustrating questions about how to reverse 100 years of Progressive attacks against the U.S. Constitution is "What Can I Do?" Many people feel powerless. Some even say "I Don't Vote Because It Doesn't Make Any Difference," or simply "My Vote Doesn't Count."

Well, if there is anything that the Tea Party movement has shown is that everybody's vote and everybody's opinion does count, and when you sit on your couch and don't say anything the Progressives, who represent the minority (<20%) in this country, gradually erode away your God given inalienable rights.

So, what can you do? The Tea Party Patriots make the following recommendations (slightly edited to be more generalized):

1. Hold rallies and vigils in very public places and try to get as much media as you can
2. Write letters to the editors of local newspapers.*
3. Write articles on your own blogs and comment on other blogs, especially those that seek to propagandize the Progressive agenda
4. Call, email, and fax Congress.*
5. Post the facts on your Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.*
6. Respond through press releases to local media.
7. Form your own rapid response team to combat the Obama and Progressive machines.
8. Most Democrats like to trot out personal, anecdotal stories about how their "crisis-du jour" will hurt a specific person, so tell your story about how Obama and the Progressive movement will hurt you.
9. Take the time to confirm and double check the facts and arguments.*
10. Use your network and the experience you gained from working for campaigns to reach out to people in your area - i.e. schedule phone banks, door belling, sign waving - basically, instead of working to educate your neighbors about a candidate, work to educate your neighbors about the dangers of the Obama and Progressive agenda.

*I find these (2, 4, 5, and 9) to be something anyone can do.

In addition:

• make sure to vote in Primaries and Elections, and badger your friends and acquaintances into voting. Make sure they know how important their vote is, and point to the 2010 election to drive home your point.
• Get involved in something, whether its a Tea Party, the local school board, county or state issues and election, national elections, whatever, just get involved.
• Know what is going on in your local community.

Letter on the Repeal Amendment

This past Saturday, January 15, 2011 The John Locke Foundation and the Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots held a Constitutional Workshop in Morehead City, NC. During the workshop, there was a good discussion of the proposed Repeal Amendment that is being considered by a number of state legislatures.

The Repeal Amendment states “Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be repealed by the several states, and such repeal shall be effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same provision or provisions of law or regulation to be repealed.” The Repeal Amendment would give two-thirds of the states the power to repeal any federal law or regulation, in effect countering the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and restoring power to the states eroded by the Federal government (http://www.repealamendment.org/).

I know that the new Republican majority in the NC Legislature has a lot on it's plate after over 100 years of Progressive government in NC, but the Repeal Amendment would seem to rank as a high priority by the NC Legislature in order to regain the right of our State to control our own destiny sans Federal interference.

I hope that you will contact your NC State Legislators and ask them to make passing the Repeal Amendment a high priority on this years agenda. It would indeed be historical if NC became one of the first states to pass the Repeal Amendment, a good first step in reversing decades of progressivism and Federal domination.

Letter to the Editor, Candidates to Replace RINOs

The Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots encourages conservatives of either party or political affiliation to consider becoming a candidate to replace NC elected officials who do not embrace the principles of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, and Free Markets that promote U.S. products, businesses, and labor.

It seems like the 2010 election was just yesterday, but we've already seen that many of those who portrayed themselves as conservatives and who were recommended by Tea Party organizations including the Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots are not being faithful to our principles.

Senator Richard Burr, just reelected to a second term with the recommendation of the Crystal Coast Tea Party, voted in the Lame Duck Congress with the liberals by voting for The Food Safety and Modernization Act that expands government and the deficit while hurting small farmers in NC; The new Tax Bill that extended most the current tax rates but also increased the deficit with subsidies for ethanol, and wind and solar power, as well as bailouts for mass transit unions; and voting with the Democrats to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in the military. Senator Burr’s next election is six years away, but we need start now to find a conservative candidate to replace him in 2016. As demonstrated by his votes in the 2010 Lame Duck Congress, Senator Burr pretends to be a conservative, but he is a Republican In Name Only (RINO).

Senator Kay Hagan votes her party’s line consistently, voting 90% of the time with her party (according to http://www.opencongress.org). Conservative candidates from both parties are needed to run against Senator Hagan when her term expires in 2014. Democrats would be wise to find a conservative to run against Senator Hagan or they will surely risk losing the seat.

NC 3rd District Representative Walter B. Jones, recommended by the Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots in 2010, is an enigma. He votes with his party 86% of the time, abstained in 2010 a whopping 4% of the time, and votes against his party 10% of the time (according to http://www.OpenCongress.org). On December 2, 2010 Representative Jones was one of only three Republicans to join the Democrats in passing H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization and Job Creation Act. From December 17 to December 22, 2010, Representative Jones abstained from voting on 17 bills (http://www.opencongress.org) prompting one to ask “Where was Representative Jones?” I’ve heard that Representative Jones promised to support term limits in Congress, and that he vowed not to serve more than 6 terms; he is now in his 9th term. I guess he likes living in Washington, DC more than he likes eastern NC. Eastern North Carolina desperately needs a conservative candidate to run against Representative Jones in 2012. The Democrat 3rd District candidate in 2010 was somewhat to the left of Nancy Pelosi, and didn‘t stand a chance of unseating Representative Jones. If the Republicans won’t replace Representative Jones, then the Democrats need to get serious and find a conservative candidate that will bring Representative Jones back to NC where he belongs.

This is the time to decide. If you are a conservative who embraces the principles of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, and Free Markets that promote U.S. products, businesses, and labor, please consider running in opposition to Senators Richard Burr and Kay Hagan, and Representative Walter B. Jones. Contact us at http://www.crystalcoastteaparty.com.

Letter from Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) re. Border Security

     October 18, 2010

Dear Friend,

Thank you for contacting me regarding the security of our borders. I greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts on this important issue.

The problem of illegal immigration is a threat to our nation's security and economy, and we must prioritize strengthening our borders. I believe law enforcement and border security agents need additional resources and support in order to perform their important duties and to ensure our laws are being enforced adequately and equally in all situations. Increased technology -- including security cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles, and electronic sensors -- as well as fences along the border where appropriate, are critical components of maintaining security along our southern border. With fair and equal enforcement of our laws, and enhanced border security, we can more effectively combat illegal immigration.

I strongly believe in the need for comprehensive immigration reform. I oppose amnesty, and believe we need to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices and crack down on entities that knowingly employ illegal workers. This is why I support the E-Verify program as a tool to help employers ensure they are hiring legal workers. I am committed to achieving practical, bipartisan, comprehensive reform that will protect taxpayers and address the problem of illegal immigration at its core. With our economy in peril, it is more important than ever to ensure that we are protecting the jobs, wages and working conditions of American workers.

Again, thank you for contacting my office. It is truly an honor to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate, and I hope you will not hesitate to contact me in the future should you have any further questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Kay R. Hagan

Please do not reply to this email. Instead, if you have further questions, please visit www.hagan.senate.gov and fill out my web form for your inquiry. Thank you.

Moving to Mexico

Dear President Obama:
I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.

We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. Into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.

We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws.

I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over?

Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:

1. Free medical care for my entire family.

2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.

3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.

4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers.

5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history.

6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.

7. Please plan to feed my grand kids at school for both breakfast and lunch.

8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.

9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws.

10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.

11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put U S. Flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.

12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.

13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy.

14. I want to receive free food stamps.

15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.

16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.

17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car.

18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.

I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. From Mexico. I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.

Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!