RCPB members celebrate the 1 yr anniversary of South Florida 912
Several members of our club also are members of the South Florida 912 Project. Last Sunday, the group celebrated its one-year anniversary with a return visit to McKenna's in Greenacres. Carol Hurst did volunteer duty at the sign-in tables and also got the names of political candidates who wanted to speak. Melissa Andrews brought flyers about our Right Night at the Movies showing of the Tea Party: The Documentary Film. Delia Garcia took photos... [Read More...]
GOP Leader Michael Steele Debuts Commericial in WPB
GOP Chairman, Michael Steele, hosted a Press Conference this morning in West Palm Beach and launched a 5 city advertising fundraising campaign. The guests included five RCPB members. Click Here for the Palm Beach Post article Go to article→
Political Parties of Florida
The following table lists the "minor" political parties (SOE terminology, not mine) that are registered with the Supervisor of Elections. Some have websites and can be found to obviously lean left or right. Others are harder to discern. This will be useful information as we engage the voters on behalf of our candidates as call sheets typically identify a person's party identification. If anyone has knowledge about these parties and what they stand... [Read More...]
Letter To Editor: Term Limits
Published: Palm Beach Post Term Limits continues to be debated, even after an overwhelming public support with our County Commission and WPB Mayor by public vote. Term limits have been placed on 15 state legislatures, eight of the ten largest cities in America adopted term limits for their city councils and/or mayor, and 37 states place term limits on their constitutional officers. American politicians, special interests and lobbyists continue... [Read More...]
The Florida Legislature is in Session. Research bills yourself!
The Florida Legislature is in session. See session dates here. The House and Senate websites both have good search features to allow you to find bills by number, but the Senate website is a little more cluttered - so I'll use the House website for a short primer: Let's say you want to find all bills with the word 'immigration' in them. On the House website cover page, click on Search Bill Text tab at the top, leave the chamber as House, and... [Read More...]
A New Contract With America
UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE For People Who think FREEDOM A NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICA You can never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. There is the seed of freedom that exists in every individual. It was inevitable that one day someone would eventually make use of this truth. They were our nation's founders and with the help of God, came up with the most... [Read More...]
It’s Not About Political Parties. It’s About Liberty
How can a “crazy” Californian and a “conservative” Georgian be friends? It’s simple – through the principles of ’98. In 1798, the John Adams administration signed into law that Alien and Sedition Acts, which made it a crime to publish “false, scandalous, and malicious writing” against the government or its officials. In practice, it was used to quell the freedom of speech in dissent against the sitting administration. In the Kentucky... [Read More...]
Time to Support Ed Lynch – DO SOMETHING NOW for YOUR Country
The South Florida 9-12 Project has endorsed Ed Lynch for Congress in district 19. Now is the time for its members to back up that endorsement with action. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Click here: A call to action! Go to article→
Who are your Elected Officials?
So many times we follow one race or another, especially when one of the candidates is exciting. So many times we're asked about signing Petitions.... like the ones just to get the candidate on the ballot without paying a fee, and we aren't sure who are representatives are.... or our district. Use the link below - just put in your address and click CONTINUE after you get your precint number. All your elected officials, as well as a link back to... [Read More...]
Saturday Rallies
Both the South Florida 912 Project and the South Florida Tea Party had rallies on this cloudy, rainy Saturday. First, the South Florida Tea Party assembled in honor of the 1 year Tea Party anniversary of Rick Santelli's Rant on CNBC (2/19/09). A crowd of 30-50 showed up at noon on the corners of Okeechobee and Military Trail. (Another group stood at PGA and Military Trail.) Everett Wilkinson, one of the founders of the group and its leader and spokesman,... [Read More...]