Monday, January 6, 2020

KGTP Newsletter - 06 January 2020


Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:
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As mentioned previously, Daniel Gade will be our guest speaker for the February meeting.  Please come prepared with some excellent questions for the candidate.

I have only one quick announcement.  We will hold an election during the April meeting in order to identify a new KGTP Chairman.  I just checked my e-mail history and realized that I have been leading the KGTP since 24 April 2014, i.e., 6 years.  I believe in term limits for politicians and do not feel that I am an exception to that policy.  Begin to think about your interests in leading the KGTP and be prepared to make a presentation during the March meeting.  We will vote during the April meeting.


TEA Party / Nationalism Movement

From the top article below:

"But the Tea Party never pretended to be the magic elixir to all of D.C.'s problems. It is a coalition that gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of fiscal conservatives across the country that, 10 years ago, felt completely ignored by the day's decisionmakers. Its success stories – from stopping this Obamacare 2.0 legislation to sequestration and everything in between – is pretty impressive.  These victories for fiscal conservatism were hard to come by before the movement started by Rick Santelli began.  Mainstream media pundits can pretend it has waned all they want, but the Tea Party movement is here to stay in the 2020s and beyond, and it will continue to get bigger and better than ever before."

I have recognized that many of the TEA Parties that were active circa 2010 are no longer active.  But there remains an infrastructure that has been surprisingly effective.  This article showcases several regarding Obamacare, but the effectiveness of the VCDL's Second Amendment Sanctuary movement has been greatly enabled by the TEA Party remnant.

Tea Party Will Advance Trump's New Year's Health Care Goals

Violence at HK New Years Protests Is a Warning


Taxes / Taxed Enough Already

From the top article below:

"Sedgwick said that while he knows the 'number one job of the government is to keep us safe,' the politicians in Sacramento – the state's capital – believe their number one job is to 'stick it to corporations.'  But when they stick it to the corporations, they don't realize that they're sticking it to the consumer, he explained.  The homebuilders are making just as much money today as they ever had and every one of those excess regulations and permits – permitting fees – are borne by the consumer, he added."

This is exactly right.  Any program run by any government (local, state, or federal) is financed by taxes upon We The People.  It is good to see that Californians are waking up to that reality.

CA mayor on exodus from blue states: 'I can't blame them'

Bill Gates Rejects Donating to U.S. Treasury After Calling for Higher Taxes on Rich


Regulation

From the top article below:

"How they will implement the water budget has not been determined, but they will be subject to monthly reporting requirements and fined $1000 per day when they go over. If they exceed the budget in a dry year, the fine is $10,000 every day they go over. There will also be a whole new level of bureaucracy created with a new 'governing body' to oversee water suppliers, and an enforcement arm," Diener states, making things sound all the more ominous for Californians."

This is the most outrageous example of over-regulation that I have ever heard of.  As said above, it is good to see that Californians are waking up to that reality.

WATCH: California news anchors get redpilled on live television 

The gig is up: California's latest destructive regulation is already backfiring

Unjust Deserts


National Debt / Its the Spending, Stupid!

From the top article below:

"This is the problem with environmental activists – they are oblivious to the practical hinderances to their fossil fuel-free utopia."

This is purely a wealth redistribution effort using carbon-based fuel as the commodity.  It boggles the mind that these high-profile Hollywood celebrities are so out-of-touch with the real world that they even consider this kind of proposal.  I knew that Jane Fonda was clueless as an anti-war activist… but this is crazy.

Are You Ready For Environmental Reparations To Fund The Green New Deal?


Economy

From the top article below:

"Prior to 2017, no year in the DOW's more than 100-year history ever saw the DOW increase by more than 3,500 points. In 2017 the DOW set a record for largest increase ever at nearly 5,000 points until this year. (The most all-time highs in a year prior to 2017 was 69 in 1995.) At the end of last year (2018) the DOW landed at 23,327.  In 2019 the DOW is up more than 5,000 points (5,210) for the first time ever!"

The graph that is included in the below article is attached at the bottom of this e-mail.  What does it mean to you?  Any stock-based investment you have just made YOU a lot of money.  One word describes this:  WINNING!

IT'S OFFICIAL: 2019 Was the Greatest Year in Stock Market History – First Time Ever DOW Gained More Than 5,000 Points In a Single Year!

Your life is already better in 2020 than it was in 2010. These stats prove it


Patriotism / America First

From the top article below:

"FY 2019 has been a historic year for USCIS and we have achieved many of President Trump's goals to make our immigration system work better for America. As an agency, we have worked hand-in-hand with our fellow DHS components to answer President Trump's call to address the ongoing crisis at our southern border. In the face of congressional inaction, we've taken significant steps to mitigate the loopholes in our asylum system, combat fraudulent claims and strengthen the protections we have in place to preserve humanitarian assistance for those truly in need of it. Meanwhile, the men and women of USCIS continue to administer our nation's lawful immigration system, processing a large number of applications and requests while naturalizing 833,000 new U.S. citizens, an 11-year high."

This issue is one of the top priority issues that President Trump ran on during his campaign for election.  He is delivering on what he promised.  The next 5 years of the Trump presidency will be great for America.

Seven Trump Administration America First Wins in 2019


First Amendment / Freedom of Speech / Freedom of Religion

From the top article below:

"Trump is appointing right-leaning federal judges at rapid rates. Thus far, he has appointed 50 judges to circuit court benches, double what President Barack Obama had achieved at this point in his first term. Judges, many religious conservatives wager, may be one of the most effective means of safeguarding religious liberty."

The gist of this article comes down to this: We conservatives have seen the reality in how our religious values have been stripped away for decades and it is time that someone takes notice.

Religious People Think Democrats Will Strip Our Rights Because It's True

Rutgers Student Told Not to Quote Bible in Paper Because of 'Separation of Church and State'


Second Amendment / Right to Keep and Bear Arms

From the top article below:

"While Virginia is home to the National Rifle Association (NRA), the VCDL grassroots organization, founded in 1994, is taking the lead in the fight against the legislation.  This fight, while still predominantly Virginia-focused, is turning into growing national movement via social media, as word is spreading to gun-owners across the country.  The concern is that what happens in Virginia could soon be coming to a state near you, or your own state, via legislative initiatives."

The Second Amendment Sanctuary movement has spread to Kentucky as noted in the articles below.  Virginia is not the first state to adopt these resolutions and we will not be the last.  This movement will continue because it is a unifying issue that crosses many cultural and ideological boundaries.  Today, Virginia Beach is voting on the 2AS resolution… lets pray for a good outcome.

Virginia Is Ground Zero in the War over Gun Control

Virginia governor's call for 18-person gun ban force comes under fire

Virginia Beach to hold special session to consider "Second Amendment Constitutional City" resolution

NRA Urges Members to Attend Virginia Senate Meeting, Drown Out Gun Grabbers

UPRISING: Hundreds Of 'First Time' Pro-Gun Activists Flood NRA Town Hall In Virginia

GOP Del. John McGuire Proposes "Jack Wilson Act" to Repeal Ban on Firearms in Virginia Churches

Virginia gun store says firearms, ammunition, and magazines flying off shelves with upswing in cash purchases

The NRA Is Gearing Up to Fight Against 'Northam's Gun Confiscation Scheme' in Virginia

Fiscal Analysis of Colorado's New 'Red Flag' Law Assumes Gun Confiscation Orders Will Be Granted 95% of the Time

A Second Amendment sanctuary movement is sweeping through Kentucky. Here's why.

Kentucky Counties Declare Second Amendment Sanctuary in Face of Democrat Governor

Do Not Mess With …

USMC Firearm Policy Updated to Allow Concealed Carry for Self-Defense

Bloomberg: We Can't Just Let 'Average' Americans Have Guns; Warren: I Will Not Support Concealed Carry

December Sets Another New Record for Gun Sale Background Checks


Abortion / Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

From the top article below:

"In sum, Roe's jurisprudence has been characterized by Delphic confusion and protean change," the legislators argued, citing many reversals and confusing legal precedents. "As the Court pulled away from Roe, the States moved forward to regulate abortion to the maximum extent allowed to protect the 'state interests' permitted in Roe, Casey and Gonzales. These incessant retrenchments show that Roe has been substantially undermined by subsequent authority, a principal factor the Court considers when deciding whether to overrule precedent."

It is fantastic that this is being reconsidered.  If overturned, it certainly would be a refutation for Governor Northam's position on late-term abortion.  I doubt he will be in office when this gets heard in court… but one can hope that he has to "eat crow".

More Than 200 Congressmen Ask Supreme Court to Reconsider 'Unworkable' Roe v. Wade

Massachusetts' 'Roe Act' would allow abortion up to birth if needed to protect mothers' mental health

Trump Administration Presses Supreme Court To Protect Louisiana Abortion Regulations


Corruption / Rule of Law

From the top article below:

"Bloomberg, a prominent Democratic donor and presidential contender in 2020, is effectively weaponizing attorneys general offices for his own purposes, Republicans say."

State employees, paid by the state, naturally owe an allegiance to the state in many respects.  This allegiance is recognized by the rules they must follow and the decisions they make.  In this case, however, an outside and private entity is paying those salaries and, in effect, buying the employee's allegiance.

Republican AGs Say Bloomberg Is Secretly Embedding An Army Of Anti-Trump Attorneys Inside State Offices

Breaking: Newly Released FOIA Documents Reveal Former FBI Chief Andrew McCabe Lied to FBI Investigators on His Leaking to Media

ANDREW MCCABE: SORRY GUYS, I LIED

Obama's NSC Holdovers Finally Booted After Three Years Of Non-Stop Leaks


National Sovereignty / Border Security / Illegal Alien Invasion

From the top article below:

"Workers see the strongest wage growth when the labor market is tight—when demand outstrips supply. In the past, immigration has often been a relief valve in our labor market, creating additional slack and keeping wages down, which is great for business owners' profit margins but not their employees. Trump is actively doing the opposite with policies that keep the labor market tight to pressure wages higher and end two decades of income stagnation."

This is an America First, and an American First, policy that is quite a change from the Obama years.

Trump's Immigration Policy is Finally Putting American Workers First

DHS Reviewing How DMV Laws Affect Immigration Enforcement

Trump Administration to Go After States Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Obtain Driver's Licenses

DHS Orders Nationwide Review of State Laws Giving Illegal Aliens Drivers' Licenses

DHS Prepares Push on States Giving Drivers' Licenses to Illegals

The List: 17 GOP Governors Approve More Refugees for their States

Here Are The Republican Governors Asking For Refugee Resettlement In Their States

Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2019, Exceeding U.S. Births in 48 States


Conservatism / Capitalism

From the top article below:

"Surely it is not for this form of government that our brave men and women serve. Surely it's not for this that we pay our taxes. We now have a lawless government that does whatever it feels like doing just because it can. How long will we be allowed even to object? And why are the Republicans not litigating every single event? Don't the edicts of the courts still have some power? Why don't we go to them all day long? When will we ever learn to fight back?"

After finding out that ~25% of Virginia House and Senate seats went UNOPPOSED in the 5 November 2019 election, I, too, am wondering what is wrong with the GOP.

The Democrats' Long Knives


Socialism / Creeping Socialism

From the top article below:

"'36% of millennials polled say that they approve of communism, which is up significantly from 28% in 2018,' it said.  The results did not go over well with conservatives or anyone with a measurable understanding of history.  One such critic was none other than Kasparov, a Russian born under Soviet rule in present-day Azerbaijan and arguably the greatest chess player of all time.  'It's nice they have opinions about communism now, because once you're living in it you don't get to have an opinion about it anymore,' he tweeted Monday."

The failure lies not with the millennials themselves but with the teachers that cultivated this perspective in our youth's mind.  By not teaching about the horrific results brought on by Socialism and Communism they have enabled a collective ignorance that is truly a threat to our country.

Soviet-Born Chess Legend Brilliantly Educates Millennials Who Approve of Communism

'Teacher' Is The Most Common Occupation Among Bernie Sanders's 4th-Quarter Donors


Censorship / Social Media Censorship

From the top article below:

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam acts to remove Robert E. Lee statue from US Capitol

Wikipedia Censors Report on Conflict of Interest for Editor that Created Buttigieg Article


Denial / Deception / Propaganda / Social Engineering

From the top article below:

EXCLUSIVE: Prof threatens to dock students grade for not using 'gender inclusive' language

CPRC In Investors' Business Daily: "Bloomberg Twists Gun Research To Political Ends"


Elections / Vote Integrity

From the top article below:

Voting integrity group finds millions of inactive registrations

Judicial Watch Finds Millions of 'Extra' Registrants on Voting Rolls – Warns Several States to Clean Up Voter Rolls or Face Federal Lawsuit

Massive New Cambridge Analytica Leak Will Show Global Voter Manipulation on 'Industrial Scale' 

Virginia Amendment Would Allow Inmates To Vote, Potentially Roiling Politics In Counties With Prisons


Miscellaneous

From the top article below:

Why Is The UN Hiring English-Speaking Disarmament Officers In New York?


As always, I welcome your questions or comments.


James Hull
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia




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Friday, January 3, 2020

KGTP Meeting Summary - 3 January 2020


Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:
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Last night the KGTP held our monthly meeting for January.  As you know, Daniel Gade was unable to attend because he was unable to return from Roanoke in time.  We have rescheduled him for our 6 February meeting.

NOTE:  For those of you that brought a new person our meeting last night PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO THEM.  Additionally, please invite them to contact me so that I can add them to our Newsletter distro list.

As you also know, we had a second guest speaker lined up for the evening; Jacob Roginsky, an immigrant to the USA from the Soviet Union.  As will be revealed in the e-mail exchange below, I was very interested in hosting him as he represented the best in what I hope all immigrants would come to America for - the chance to BE an American.  He did not come here for free healthcare, the opportunity to make money that he could send back to his family in the USSR, or because he wanted to sew hate and discontent here.

No, he truly wanted to BE an American in the land of the free and the home of the brave.  A concrete example of this is the fact that he tried to join the US Army (but was denied due to insufficient language proficiency) AND he worked defense-related jobs (underwater acoustics) because he wanted to "get back" at the USSR.  He wanted to contribute, in a meaningful way, to his adopted homeland.  We should all warmly welcome such individuals.

Unfortunately, he also invited his neighbor to accompany him to our meeting.  And her two staffers.  That neighbor is Vangie Williams, Democrat, running for Congress to replace Rob Wittman.  Immediately after Jacob made his 25-minute presentation he introduced Ms. Williams and she took the floor.

At about the 10-minute mark 5 audience members abruptly left the meeting.  I met them outside the door to briefly ask what I could do to change their minds but that was to no avail.  One of the folks that left asked the rhetorical question, "Who the F let her in here."  Obviously that responsibility falls upon my shoulders.  Sort of.

Below is the ENTIRETY OF ALL e-mail exchanges between Jacob and me regarding his attending our meeting.  Yes, at the very bottom of his e-mail he asked if it would be OK if Vangie Williams could accompany him to our meeting.  In turn, at the bottom of my response, was the caution that if she did come that she would be welcome to do so but that she should expect to enter into a contested environment.  Here is that e-mail exchange (the biographical section of Jacob's e-mail has been deleted for efficiency).  I have re-arranged the e-mails into chronological order and did some grammatical editing for readability.

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On Dec 18, 2019, at 6:08 AM, Jacob Roginsky wrote:

Dear James, This is Jacob Roginsky. The material below below consists of a brief outline of my biography and topic I would like to discuss at your Tea Party group on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

My Short Bio:

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However, I became deeply disappointed in the TEA Party after I realized that it has became joined at the hip with the Republican Party, and through it with the ruling elites determined to destroy liberty and fundamental indiividual rights in  America, without which America can be neither a land of liberty and justice, nor one of prosperity.  I believe that to become more effective, the TEA Party should stop letting the RNC take it for granted, and become more flexible in its affiliations, keeping its eyes on the prize. I am greatly disappointed in our Congressman Rob Wittman, and am supporting for his office my friend, a Democrat, Vangie Williams, whom I would like to introduce to your organization at this, or a future meeting.

Sincerely,

Jacob Roginsky, Ph.D.
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In response, the below is what I provided as feedback.  For this discussion, however, the final paragraph in the e-mail below is what I would like for you to focus on as it provided the caution about what I thought the meeting would become.  The highlighting was added in this e-mail for emphasis.

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Begin forwarded message:

From: "James Hull (KGTP)" <james@kinggeorgeteaparty.com>
Subject: Re: Proposed Presentation
Date: December 18, 2019 at 5:24:14 PM EST
To: Jacob Roginsky


Dr. Roginsky:

MANY THANKS for your biographical sketch.  Your life has been very challenging but you seem to have definitely overcome the adversities that you encountered.  Truly you became a success because of, or despite, those around you.  Well done.

As a retired Army Reservist who served during the final years of the Cold War, I really appreciate your observations about Soviet life as it coincided with what we had been told.  I am glad that you both avoided the GULAGS as well as being able to immigrate into the USA.  While I am vehemently against illegal immigration, I am very glad to see that the USA was able to accommodate your exodus from tyranny.  Welcome.

As I mentioned before, I do believe that your discussion would be a very, VERY interesting discussion.  After reading your biographical sketch I am absolutely sure of it.

I, too, am very disappointed in the Republican Party, especially the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV).  The last election proved that the RPV is a failed entity as they either decided to, or were unable to, field Republican candidates for ~25% of Representative or Senate seats for the past 5 November election.  But please do not believe that the TEA Party is "joined at the hip" with the GOP.  We, the TEA Party, are much more Constitutionally-based, much more resistant to compromise as part of a "go along to get along" philosophy, and do not feel compelled to comply just because of authority.  What I will do after writing this e-mail is to send to you about 3 editions of my King George TEA Party Newsletter so you can see what subjects we consider important.

But no, I do not believe that hosting Vangie Williams will be as fruitful as you would like to believe.  Rob Wittman, while he has his faults, has been supportive of most (right, not all) conservative decisions.  Healthcare a couple of years ago was one issue where he wobbled.  But Ms. Williams' perspective from a Democrat Party platform is going to initiate pointed questions that will put her on the defensive.  Since our meetings are open to ANYONE she is not barred from attending (fact is, she, like anyone else, is welcome)… I am just forecasting heated and contentious discussion if she were to do so.


James Hull
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia
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The above e-mail from Jacob was the ONLY e-mail that I received regarding Ms. Williams interest in attending our KGTP meeting last night.  EVERY other guest speaker I have invited over the past 5 years has personally contacted me well prior to the meeting in order to coordinate discussion topics, get directions, and such.  Thus, you should recognize that all that I had was second-hand reporting that Ms. Williams **might** attend a KGTP meeting in either January or February.  As the meeting leader, I found this lack of initiative on her part to closely coordinate the visit with me to be... well... how do I put this politely… highly unprofessional.  

It also deprived you, the KGTP member, with an opportunity to prepare for her visit.  For EVERY guest speaker that we have hosted I have ALWAYS given the membership a "heads up" so that you could prepare thoughtful discussion questions ahead of time.  This makes our meetings much more valuable for both the audience and the guest speaker.  That opportunity was lost last night as everyone was caught flat-footed due to her lack of coordination.

The "ambush" visit last night also meant that our meeting time had to cut short any in-depth discussions on some very important topics currently relevant to our membership at large (i.e., Lobby Day transportation coordination, Second Amendment Sanctuary movement progress, and local Board of Supervisor initiatives).  That short-changed everyone that came to our meeting - ESPECIALLY the half-dozen or so that attended our meeting for the first, and probably last, time.

I must, however, commend the KGTP member audience for providing a (reasonably) welcoming environment for someone that is obviously antithetical to our perspective of good governance.  Yes, there were a couple of folks that let their emotions briefly go unchecked… but for the most part we were a well-disciplined audience.  That is, quite honestly, the mark of professional activism: when we can politely disagree on issues without resorting to name-calling and shouting.  We, YOU, did a great job in being welcoming to our guest last night.  I seriously doubt that if I were to attend a King George Huddle meeting to explain the intent of the Second Amendment, the fallacy of gun control, and the value of the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement that I would be welcomed as warmly.  Further, EVERY week the KGTP Newsletter has (at the bottom of it) a section titled Attacks Against Conservatives and we certainly did not reflect the types of hostile treatment that other Democrats/Progressives/Liberals have inflicted upon fellow Conservatives (especially on college campuses).

As far as the content of Vangie Williams' 30-minute monologue and 15-minutes of Q & A I will, again, have to type carefully.  If Ms. Williams is a "typical" Democrat politician (and I believe that she is), I believe the fundamental difference in how we view good governance versus how she (and her fellow Democrats) does was on full display last night.  This is nothing new to us… we have seen this mold time-and-time again… but it was interesting to see it plainly and in-person as we did last night.  Where we Conservatives would focus on doing everything we could do to be self-reliant, responsible for ourselves, and primarily leverage any resources we personally have in order to solve problems… Ms. Williams consistently levied such responsibilities upon the likes of Robb Wittman (fact is, she was outraged that she received a "form letter" response from Robb Wittman and this was the genesis of her decision to run for Congress).  Such language came out every time she talked about who is responsible for improving King George county's economic growth, county school funding, roadway improvements, health care, etc., etc., etc.  For Ms. Williams, the solution was always something to be gained via state or federal agency advocacy (i.e., big government).

But what was most egregious from a public speaking perspective (and was extremely inconsiderate to the KGTP member audience that relinquished more than half of our limited meeting time to her as a guest speaker) was that there was absolutely no discussion about what she would ***do*** as a representative to the US Congress.  No notable policy recommendations were presented at all.  All that she offered was that she would "listen to the people" for input… but that certainly is NOT a methodology for representation -leadership- for our District.  We need creative problem solvers that collaborate with We The People in the exercise of good judgement, not mindless poll-driven reporters, in Congress.  Fact is, the approach that she outlined is to merely follow the mob where the "squeaky wheel gets the grease" for a government handout.  No thank you to that approach; no thank you to Vangie Williams as our District's member to the US Congress.

I hope this answers a lot of questions you may have about last night's meeting.  As always, if there are any questions that you have please feel free to ping on me.


James Hull
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia

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