August Meeting for Wellington Chapter- Be There!
Did you know that in November you will be voting on changes to the homestead exemption and allowing tax increase caps on commercial property? Want to know how Amendment 4 will effect you, your homestead and your business? Elected Constitutional Officer, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, Gary Nikolits, will give us an informative, interactive, educational presentation on Monday, August 13th at Bink’s Forest Country Club. In addition,... [Read More...]
Our President says entrepreneurs are overrated
The Washington Times reports that Barack Obama is now saying on the stump that people who create businesses and hire people are nothing special. The entire American experience is a mystery to this man. Some quotes: “… look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. If you’ve got a business... [Read More...]
Get Out!
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Pictures from Independence Day Meet-ups
We had three exciting Independence Day Meet-ups on July 4th. As you can see from the attached pictures, they were huge successes! Our members were cordial and caused no problems, as usual. Just clean, organized fun and festivity for all. Plus, we bought food at the food courts and shopped in the malls afterward! Unfortunately, we were told by the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton and the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens that we are now on... [Read More...]
Action Alert! Parental Rights and the United Nations CRPD Treaty
Here is an important alert sent to us by our sister tea party organization in Jacksonville, Bear Witness. Please read and post your comments! ALERT Parental Rights and the United Nations CRPD Treaty Sen. John Kerry: “We’ll Pass the CRPD by July 26!” Senator John Kerry announced yesterday that he plans to pass the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities before July 26—just 13 days from today.... [Read More...]
Gov. Scott attacks The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) “Obamacare”!
An article appeared in the National Review (online) on July 4, 2012. I will summarize the article: The media has given little to no attention to the Supreme Court’s second ruling regarding the ACA, so-called “Obamacare” in a 7-2 decision striking down a massive and very costly expansion of Medicaid (which is administered by the states). Barely a day after the decision our governor Rick Scott announced that Florida will not expand Medicaid eligibility... [Read More...]
All Politics are Local
Tea Party Activists have at various times affected change on the national and state level, and more recently have become involved in county and city level issues. Case in point: Last month, the Palm Beach Gardens City Council passed on first reading a charter amendment to go on the November ballot. The original proposal would have “repealed and replaced” the entire charter, and introduced substantive changes in the way elections were conducted,... [Read More...]
PBCTP and SF912 Jointly Host State Senate Forum
Full Videoby Boris Balaban On July 10, the Palm Beach County Tea Party and South Florida 912 jointly sponsored a candidate forum for the State Senate Republican primary candidates in district 25 and 34. (click for district description.) Moderated by local radio personality Joyce Kaufman, the three candidates were asked ten questions of state-wide interest. Unlike our similar forum for the County Commission, the candidates were not given the questions... [Read More...]
Check out your Sample Ballot for the August 14th Primary Election
The Supervisor of Elections has updated her website with new details on the August Election. You can bring up your Sample Ballot by putting in your address and your party registration (Democrat, Republican or Other) and it will list the offices and candidates on your ballot. Please recall that there are Open Primaries and Non-Partisan races in which No Party Affiliation registered voters can participate. So check out the tool no matter your affiliation.... [Read More...]
Must See Video of Rick Santelli – The Left is Going ‘Nuts’ Online
Aired today 7/6/2012 at This Country has to Get Up Off Its Butt Read More →
