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At the origin of America, our Founding Fathers built this country on 28 powerful principles. These principles were culled from all over the world and from centuries of great thinkers. The original 28 principles are in print in The Five Thousand Year Leap. These principles have been distilled down to the 9 basic principles.
The formation of Constitutional TEA Party is based on these principles. The TEA parties held from coast-to-coast are based on these principles of our Founding Fathers.
So, how do we show America what’s really behind the curtain? Read The 9 Principles. If you believe in at least seven of them, then we have something in common. Join with us at Constitutional TEA Party to spread these principles, one person at a time.
1. America Is Good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”
from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty“I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”
George Washington
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.”
Thomas Jefferson
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.”
Thomas Jefferson
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.”
Thomas Jefferson
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.”
George Washington
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.”
George Washington
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.”
Thomas Jefferson
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude
NRA Institute for Legislative Action
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
A hearing today on House Bill 1422 in the House Courts of Justice Civil Subcommittee was rescheduled to Monday, January 17. The subcommittee will meet 30 minutes after the adjournment of the House.
Sponsored by Delegate Dave Albo (R-42), HB 1422 would add a "family firearm" up to $3,000 in value to the list of items exempted under Virginia bankruptcy law. Currently, 11 states have similar exemptions to protect family firearms and it is time Virginia updated its laws to adequately protect your firearms.
Strenuous opposition is expected from Virginia's bailed out banks, so it is imperative that you contact the members of the Subcommittee and urge them to support House Bill 1422. Their contact information can be found below.
House Courts of Justice Civil Subcommittee:
Chairman, Delegate Clay Athey (R-18) (804) 698-1018
Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-1) (804) 698-1001
Delegate Sal Iaquinto (R-84) (804) 698-1084
Delegate Chris Peace (R-97) (804) 698-1097
Delegate Manoli Loupassi (R-68) (804) 698-1068
Delegate Greg Habeeb (R-8) (804) 698-1008
Delegate Bill Cleaveland (R-17) (804) 698-1017
Delegate Joe Johnson (D-4) (804) 698-1004
Delegate Bill Barlow (D-64) (804) 698-1064
Delegate David Toscano (D-57) (804) 698-1057
Delegate Jennifer McClellan (D-71) (804) 698-1071
Article Extraced from original @ NRA-ILA
This schedule change puts the issue right on "Lobby Day". Be sure to let these representatives know you will be watching their actions on this item while you are there!
