Remember when Congress did not want to make the tough spending decisions and created the so-called “Super-Committee?” Well, when that failed, spending limits were put in place that were agreed to in Budget Control Act of 2011. Senator Max Baucus, who was a member of the failed “Super-Commmittee” just doesn’t seem to understand that Congress…

This week’s Passion to Action plan was to call your Senators and tell them to sign the letter opposing the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). This is an issue the Valdosta Tea Party has been working on for awhile. They have asked Senator Isakson from Georgia was asked to sign the letter and oppose…

If you’re part of a union, the collective bargaining agreement may be tying your employer’s hands. Have you ever wondered why the guy in the cubicle next door gets paid the same as you for lower quality work? According to James Sherk of The Heritage Foundation, collective bargaining agreements were originally designed to keep employers…

The Congress of the United States is broken.  Yesterday there was a six-hour farce on the floor of the Senate to supposedly consider five different budget proposals. 57 Senators (including Senators from both parties) voted “no” on all five budgets. Four of the proposed budgets were Republican budgets and included Congressman Paul Ryan’s House-passed budget…

House leaders confirmed on May 3, 2012, they have drafted a contempt order against Holder for his refusal to produce to Congress documents requested in the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal.  “We have a few other options (but) to a great extent we’ve been stonewalled by the Justice Department,” said Issa, R-CA.   The US Department…

The Department of Justice blocked a new Texas Voter ID law put in place to alleviate voter fraud. In 1965 the Voting Rights Act was enacted as temporary legislation for certain states.  On March 12, 2012, acting under Section 5 of that Act, the U.S.   The DOJ claimed the law would disenfranchise minority voters –…

Senator Johnny Isakson called the Obama budget proposal for 2013 a “budget for failure,” saying the president’s plan keeps the federal government on a path of reckless spending and unsustainable debt. “The president claims his plan will reduce the deficit by almost $4 trillion over the next 10 years, but his proposal relies on a…

On Saturday, January 28, Pennsylvania GOP leaders met in Hershey to decide whether to pre-endorse a U.S. Senate candidate. Many GOP committee chairs, U.S. Senate candidates, committee members, liberty groups, tea parties and 9-12 groups attended the meeting to voice their opposition to the pre-primary endorsement. Peter Trippet, from The 9-12 Project of Central PA,…

On Saturday, January 28, Pennsylvania GOP leaders met in Hershey to decide whether to pre-endorse a U.S. Senate candidate. Many GOP committee chairs, U.S. Senate candidates, committee members, liberty groups, tea parties and 9-12 groups attended the meeting to voice their opposition to the pre-primary endorsement. Peter Trippet, from The 9-12 Project of Central PA,…

Amidst growing opposition, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), H.R. 3261, was stopped in its tracks on January 20, 2012, due to pressure from Internet giants Google, Amazon, Yahoo and others.  The House Judiciary Committee plans to take up the act were cancelled, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, called off a vote on…