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Southside Virginia Tea Party Patriots Meeting Jan.19th.

VA Tea Party Federation — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:46:00 +0000

Jan 19 Meeting with a Visitor from History 7 pm at Charlotte Courthouse Travis Witt will portray the Revolutionary War hero and Virginia pastor John Peter Muhlenberg with a re-enactment of his renowned last sermon to his congregation in which he announced his decision to join the Continental Army under George Washington. He was so persuasive that he took with him 300 men from his county and formed the Eighth Virginia. The educational and dramatic nature of the event will make it ideal for families and students of all ages. The meeting will begin at 7 pm on Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Charlotte County Courthouse. Travis Witt, a native of Bedford County is a graduate of James Madison University and Liberty University. His 13 part video series, “What Has Happened to MY Country?” helps others recognize the reasons for America’s greatness and how to its roots of honor and greatness. Travis is co-founder of the Bedford Area Tea Party Patriots where he began his portrayal of the Rev. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, a Revolutionary pastor from Woodstock, VA, a Major General in Washington’s army, and a politician who was involved in the First House of Representatives (1789) that wrote the Bill of Rights. Travis’ monologue of this American hero traces Muhlenberg’s life from politician to patriot to pastor and provides a unique perspective and a better understanding of American history during the Independence, War, and Constitutional years

The More Things Change…

VA Tea Party Federation — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Received from Danville Tea Party via Email:

Just guessing, I think it was my 5th grade teacher that used to harp, that’s Southern for persistence, about keeping up with current events. Ok. So what is that? It is history in the making. So many of the things I read or heard about as a youngster, news paper or just listening to the old guys at the store, are very relevant today. Much of what I heard from the old guys, however, wasn’t fit to write, but a lesson in learning just the same.

We watch re-runs on TV in the summer and think nothing about it. We see history repeat itself and unfortunately too many have the same mindset or simply become complacent. It’s just going to happen. Everyone has seen the comparison of the Kennedy-Lincoln assignation, history repeats itself, with regard to the eerie similarities. Well it’s my contention that ‘eerie similarities’ is all it was.

History will repeat itself, but only because of the people. Through the in-action of those wanting a different result, the same forces and people will prevail. To no end, the same results from doing the same thing, it has to stop. With effort and focus directed toward acquiring different results, is often inadequate, but without doubt, is a step in the right direction.

I cannot accept appeasement as a solution for compromise. I cannot accept being required to tolerate as opposed to requiring assimilation. I cannot accept elected officials promoting the weakening of America as a result of these issues. They were ready to appease rather than deal with Korea when MacArthur wasn’t. It cost us. They bent over backwards to please and today it is repeating itself. They were ready tolerate rather than deal with illegal immigrants when the American people weren’t. It cost us. Reagan tried the amnesty idea, and it failed. Current event then, history now and about to repeat itself.

During the Carter administration I was privy to current events. It is age thing, ok? Every nation this man sucked up to then is blowing back now. History, repeating itself. I was told Carter would go down in history as being one of the finest leaders this country has ever known. Nope, and the sooner he was history the better I’d like it. Now there’s Obama, history repeats itself. Again, the sooner he is history the better I’ll like that as well.

If we allow the government to run the same rail and make the same stops as has been done, there are many that will never board. So we begin to divert the rail, we add stops under a single banner, The TEA Party. We are associated with a portion of history, by choice, not by repetition and not by mandates directed from some government official.

Through a combined effort by Americans, for Americans and American values we will prevail. It will be slow, but must be done and with a life or death mentality. It’s just that real folks and to think otherwise is what the powers that be would love. I would love to prove them wrong! You would love the same thing and through a joint effort it can be done.

Many feel they are just one person and can make no difference. I challenge you on that. You know someone that knows someone and so it goes. Get the information out, educate and stay involved. Consider if you will, Barrack Obama is just one man.

Henry Ford said “We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.” Given this, it’s up to us to follow up. We are the people.

Darriel Burnett

Danville Tea Party President

Boston Tea Party Celebrates 236 Years

VA Tea Party Federation — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:08:44 +0000

Today marks the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. So what does the Boston Tea Party and the Richmond Tea Party have in common? Lots! Let’s reflect…

Often times when we think of the Boston Tea Party, we only think of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumping tea from the East India Company into the Boston Harbor to protest the taxes that were being imposed by the British Parliament. Our children enjoy acting out this raucous scene. But why were the colonists from the Thirteen Colonies so infuriated over these taxes?

No Taxation Without Representation! That was the phrase heard around the world at the Boston Tea Party. Colonists were infuriated that they were being taxed, but what they found more egregious was that their thirteen colonies were provided no representation in Parliament so they could have a voice on these matters. This sentiment had been brewing (excuse the pun) for a while with the Townshend Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act and now Tea Act. Practically everything was being taxed! Sound familiar?

Significant decisions that were impacting the livelihood of the colonists were being handed down from a government that was far removed from the people they ruled over. They were a distant government with little understanding or sympathy of the life that colonists were forging for themselves. Sound familiar?

They were a government that was primarily concerned with paying off the massive debts they had accrued during the French-Indian war by taxing the people. Sound familiar? Well, not really, we apparently could care less about our trillions in debt, we just want more money to spend!

The history of the Boston Tea Party should be a wake up call to those in Washington DC. The American people will not continue to be oppressed, ignored, taxed, and forced to participate in government actions (think mandated health care) under threat of imprisonment. The taxes imposed by Parliament started back in the early 1760s, but it wasn’t until 1773 that the people decided “no more” at the Boston Tea Party. We will rise up and throw these sorry legislators “overboard” at our next election. The colonist had to wait over a decade to see results, we only have to wait until 2012 for the next senate election in Virginia. We will be ready and we won’t forget how you vote!