Petition Drive for Jamie Radtke
Petition Drive for Jamie Radtke THIS Saturday, January 14, 8:30 a.m. Several weeks ago, the Richmond TEA Party endorsed its very own Jamie Radtke for US Senate. An endorsement, however, will not get her on the ballot. The rules for the Senate race require that each candidate file petitions with 10,000 validated signatures in [...]
New Leadership, New Direction for a New Year
New Leadership, New Direction for a New Year The Richmond Tea Party has embarked on a new direction with fresh faces in 2012. This year will be about communication and elections. If we don’t make a difference in Virginia and national politics—especially as a battleground state for the presidential race—we might as well pack [...]
RTP Organizational Changes
RTP Organizational Changes Fellow supporters and volunteers: As we turn the page on 2011 and enter into a new year, RTP is excited to announce some structural changes within the organization that we believe will bring fresh new ideas and a streamlined operational model for the group going forward. In 2012, we are reclassifying the [...]
Update: City of Richmond Audit of RTP
Want an update on the RTP/City of Richmond exchange? Check Richmond Tea Party volunteer Colleen Owens’ guest post at Righsidenews.com Along with background information of the events, you can read the City of Richmond audit notification letter sent to RTP. An excerpt of Ms Owens’ closing remarks is provided: The Richmond Tea Party stands for constitutional [...]
City of Richmond Responds to Our Refund Request
A few weeks ago, I reported on how the Richmond Tea Party invoiced the City of Richmond for a refund of the expenses incurred from our three Tax Day Rallies in Kanawha Plaza, the same place where Occupy Richmond illegally camped for two weeks without paying a single fee to the City. We figured [...]
Time for All Tea Parties to Force Equality Under the Law
For two weeks, the Occupy Richmond group camped out in Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond. They acquired no permits, followed no regulations, paid no fees, and broke the law for their continued presence. In contrast, the Richmond Tea Party held three separate Tax Day Rallies in the same location, for which we acquired every permit, [...]
What is the Cost of Free Speech?
The following post was submitted by Richmond Tea Party board member Corky Mann. —- Let me start with a little about where Tea Parties in general, and Richmond Tea Party specifically, stand in regard to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. For starters, EVERYONE is entitled to free speech. EVERYONE is entitled to peacefully assemble. [...]
Press Release (10/26/2011): Refund for Tax Day Rallies
On Wednesday, 10/26/2011, Richmond Tea Party issued the following press release. It quickly became a national (story. See here, here, and here for starters.) —- The Richmond Tea Party along with the rest of the tea party movement is very much about getting back to the basics of our founding documents, particularly the Declaration of [...]
Interview with RTP President
To give you an idea of what Richmond Tea Party is working on now and for the future, I interviewed President Eric McGrane. My questions and his responses are below. —- What major initiatives are on tap for Richmond Tea Party this year? The primary focus for the rest of the year will be activities [...]
