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Party: D Website: http://warner.senate.gov

Party: R Website: http://hurt.house.gov/

State Coordinator: Scott Cooper E-Mail: ScottCooper772@aol.com Phone Number: 540-455-9306 When you join our group, please let us know where you are from, and what local Tea Party you are a part of, if you are part of one!

Meets 1st Thursday every month. Next meeting: Oct 6, 2011 6:30 PM Location: Franklin County Public Library 355 Franklin Street Rocky Mount, Virginia email contact: hengistandhorsa@embarqmail.com

Franklin County Patriots DEFENDING FREEDOM Our Vision: The Franklin County Patriots is a peaceful, civic group with a non-partisan platform united to educate, inform and mobilize all freedom-loving patriots, giving them a voice agaisnt governmental tyranny. Patriots will work together to restore conservative values in an effort to promote life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness among the citizens of Franklin County and throughout our great nation. Our Mission: To provide like-minded citizens opportunities for united service through the formation of committees that target specific areas, such as, media, technological communication, lobbying, strategy for reaching African Americans and Hispanic communities, as well as, reaching unregistered voters. These committees will work together, pooling their resources and talents in developing strategies that will help us fulfill our vision. Our Core Beliefs: We believe: * In God and Country and in preserving the historic, Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded. * Our Creator has granted us the inallienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. * The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence clearly define the role of the United States Government. * In limited power of the federal government based on the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. * Our founding fathers were clear that fiscal responsibility was a key element of successful government. * Government power should not be used to restrict oil drilling, coal and nuclear power and that alternative energy sources should be pursued in order to be independent from foreign countries. * In a strong national defense, in reforming the tax system, in regaining control of our national borders and in English as our official language.