Genuine or just politician's trying to get in on the act of grassroots to further political career?....I'm getting quite cynical of the whole political process as of late since it appears that no one from any political party will really stand up for the people without first checking on the impact to their political career first. From Politico:
Hoping to recapture the grassroots energy of last month’s “tea parties,” Republican Govs. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Rick Perry of Texas will host a tele-town hall Thursday that’s being dubbed “Tea Party 2.0.” ....The Republican Governors Association said it is expecting 30,000 people to participate in the town hall, which will take place roughly one month after the much-publicized anti-tax tea party rallies held in hundreds of locations across the country on April 15, the tax filing deadline. ...Sanford and Perry will each speak for several minutes before opening up the town hall to up to an hour-long question and answer session.....RGA Executive Director Nick Ayers said that while the effort Thursday will be on a smaller scale than the April tea party rallies, it still represents “a great opportunity to mobilize that support.”....Sanford, who attended a tea party in Charleston, gained national notice for his high-profile battle with the White House over his resistance to federal stimulus funds designated for his state. The fate of those funds remains undecided as Sanford continues to battle with state lawmakers over how much of the $350 million in funds allocated for South Carolina his state will accept. ....Perry spoke at three tea parties across Texas and helped promote the rallies during numerous radio and television interviews prior to the events.
Read Here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22436.html
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A group of over 30 Americans, who reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia, hand delivered to their federal citizen representatives’ Richmond offices a Petition for Redress of Grievances. A copy of the Petition can be found here…
http://www.villagenewsonline.com/patriots.pdf
The results and reactions varied by federal office. It ranged from a cordial and frank conversation about the status of our country to muffled conversations behind a bank teller window.
The bottom line is Americans deserve answers and these citizen representatives were formally asked to respond in a forum that is appropriate to reach their constituents.
Here is a copy of the cover letter submitted with the petition.
May 8, 2009
To:Citizen Representatives
Citizen Rep. Eric Cantor
Citizen Rep. Randy Forbes
Citizen Sen. Mark Warner
Citizen Sen. Jim Webb
From: Your Constituents
Subject: Our Petition for Redress of Grievances
On April 15th of this year, We the People posted in our local paper, the Village News, our Petition for Redress of Grievances. We addressed it to you as our citizen representatives. As this practice is protected by First Amendment, we expect your thoughtful, written response to each of our concerns.
We the People are watching and are taking steps to protect our liberty. We wanted to make sure that our citizen representatives heard our concerns loud and clear. Therefore, we decided to hand deliver our message to you such that you make no mistake about our grievances and our unwavering mandate. We are requesting the following four actions:
1.To cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of the constitutionally delegated powers;
2.To formally and publicly recognize the natural and Constitutional rights of the American People in a manner appropriate to your branch of government;
3.To answer, point by point the questions contained herein;
4.To honor your oaths to support the Constitution or resign immediately from your positions.
We the People will continue our march toward liberty, not looking left or right, until they are heard and responded to.
Here is video shot of two of the four deliveries of the Petition for Redress of Grievances to our federal citizen representatives…
Forbes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjqOzsI4woM&feature=channel_page
Warner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuWB8agBWA
Also, here is this week’s commentary from the Village News Editor…
http://www.villagenewsonline.com/Progress/VN%2005-13-09%20pg%206.pdf
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