Contact Information for Washington, DC

Find contact information for our U.S. Senators, Congressmen and the White House at these links. Be sure to let them know your opinions on pending legislation. Let them know that they serve at the pleasure of the voters.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

HB 1863 -- TEXAS GUN LAWS

This is the declaration describing the context of this bill. Similar to that which just passed in Montana. Time is short here as the legislature will only be in session a few more weeks. Please, contact your representatives, Speaker Joe Strauss, Gov. Perry and Lt. Gov. Dewhurst. We must protect our right to bear arms from the insanity of the Obama admin.

DECLARATION. The Legislature of the State of Texas declares that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Texas, as described by Chapter 2003, Business & Commerce Code, as added by this Act, that remains within the borders of Texas:
(1) has not traveled in interstate commerce; and
(2) is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Joe Strauss: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=121&rep=joe...
House Members: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php
Gov Perry: http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/
Lt. Gov. Dewhurst: http://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/contact.php

Currently this bill is in calendars; we need it to be passed!

Please see this Glenn Beck video to understand how important states' rights are.

Part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV_Mlmamy70&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Flogisticsmonster.com%2F2009%2F05%2F03%2Fthe-montana-gun-law-you-will-never-hear-about%2F&feature=player_embedded

Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHwPHvkrGrg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Flogisticsmonster.com%2F2009%2F05%2F03%2Fthe-montana-gun-law-you-will-never-hear-about%2F&feature=player_embedded

What Form of Government is the United States?

This short video is well worth your time. You will learn more in 10 minutes than you could ever imagine. Please view it and pass it on to anyone you can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DioQooFIcgE

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb." - Benjamin Franklin

The Texas Homestead Amendment

The blog post that concerned a May vote for the Texas Homestead Amendment was an old one that has been continuing to circulate via email. I called the Texas Secretary of State's office today and was told that the amendment was voted on May 12, 2007 and passed by 87%, so all is well with people age 65 and over that are home owners. Hurray!

A Logo for Independence Day

Hey, Tea Party leaders from Valley towns!
Let's get together for a logo contest for our July 4th Independence Day Tea Party. How about a contest for the best logo to unify us in the Rio Grande Valley? Send your logo ideas to rgvtpassoc@aol.com.

The McAllen Tea Party chapter wants to use a logo for having yard signs,magnetic signs for cars and other things to advertise our Independence Day Tea Party. Let's pool our ideas to help each other make this a really fantastic Tea Party for Independence Day, whether you have yours on July 4th or another day.

Please encourage your town to start a Tea Party chapter and send in your logos. Let us hear from you with your ideas and suggestions!Deadline is Friday, May 15th, at 5:00 pm, so get your creative juices going and let the Rio Grande Valley reap the rewards!

ACORN Is Here In The RGV!

Someone was watching the evening news tonight @ 10:00pm on KNVO channel 48 (Univision).
Apparently, ACORN is starting to make their move in Hidalgo County by fighting for forclosed home owners in the Mission area. This movement will, no doubt, spread, since a lot of people are losing their homes. I wonder who will be their "savior... Obama, don't ya think???

ACORN will have a "counseling" group (Foreclosure Fighters) on KNVO channel 48 from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm on wednesday 6th phone 687-4848.

Take Action!

President Obama is actively working with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appease the radical environmentalists by imposing a "cap and trade" scheme to combat supposedly man-made climate change. But this effort to curb carbon-based emissions would not only be ineffective, it would cost all of us dearly every time we flip on a light switch or fill up our gas tank. TAKE ACTION!

As the President admitted to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." Well, at least he was being upfront about the costs, unlike former Vice President Al Gore, who refused to answer questions about the total costs of implementing a cap and trade program. But Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) rightly pointed out recently, "cap and trade is a tax, and it's a great big one." Estimates are that this national energy tax would cost the average American family $3900 per year!