DISCLOSE Act is back - Freedom of speech in danger

:Harry Reid is trying to shove through ANOTHER bill that has nothing to do with jobs or the economy. He is attempting to force the DISCLOSE Act through once more, hoping that this time he can convince one more Senator to say yes. As a reminder, the DISCLOSE Act -
Exempts unions from many of the restrictions that would be placed on other groups who are trying to influence elections
Exempts extremely large groups that have existed for years and years from many of the restrictions that would be placed on newly formed groups such as ours
Would be implemented in time for this November's elections, just in time to help incumbents stay in power
Creates two tiers of freedom of speech, particularly political speech - some of us would be restricted while others will not be
Is it a coincidence that Harry Reid is attempting to shove this down our throats just two days after Tea Party Patriots announces the $1 million donation? Is it also a coincidence that the Democrats are waiting to vote on the DISCLOSE Act until after they attend a high-dollar fundraiser tonight?

You decide.

Please call, email, or fax the following Senators and ask them to hold the line and vote NO once more. Remind them of the facts above, and remind them that Harry Reid has not changed one thing in the bill so there is NO JUSTIFICATION for them to change their votes to yes. Remind them that even the left leaning ACLU opposes this bill saying it will compromise free speech. The vote is supposed to take place sometime on Thursday, September 23.

TARGET SENATORS

Scott Brown (R-MA) - He voted NO before, but we want to make sure he doesn't switch his vote
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-4543, (F) (202) 228-2646

Olympia Snowe (R-ME) - She voted NO before, but is one of Harry Reid's targets for switching
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email
Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-5344, Toll free (800) 432-1599, (F) (202) 224-1946

Susan Collins (R-ME) - She voted NO before, but is one of Harry Reid's targets for switching
http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue&CFID=42880122&CFTOKEN=39747274
Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-2523, (F) (202) 224-2693

MORE REFERENCES AND INFORMATION

Article from Heritage Foundation: http://blog.heritage.org/?p=36480
Article from Reason.com: http://reason.com/archives/2010/06/02/undisclosed-interests
Press Release from Sen. McConnell: http://bit.ly/bSZwpB
Article from SFGate: http://bit.ly/bZXNLe

A few ways this will affect you and your group personally:
You will have to be extremely careful about any email alerts you send out regarding what you say, if you mention a candidate's name, and when you send it
You may have to disclose all of your donors' names to the FEC
You will have to make sure you are following the "stand by your ad" requirements if your group published any sort political communication
Again, you will have to be very careful about the timing of your advocacy communications as they will limit the timeframe that you are allowed political speech

TPP statement about Mark Williams' claim

Mark Williams posted the following on his blog:

“Report: Tea Party Patriot Million $ donor is Univision founder. Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008 campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanish-language media conglomerate, Univision.”

MarkTalk.com News & Commentary

Official Statement from Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots

“Once again Mark Williams has proven that he is disconnected from reality. We welcome anyone in the media or otherwise to call Jerry Perenchio and ask him if he is the donor. We apologize in advance to Mr. Perenchio for the phone calls and suggest he call and thank Mr. Williams.

We unequivocally state that Mark Williams is incorrect and his statement is baseless.

Tea Party Patriots Receives $1,000,000 Donation to Grow and Strengthen the Tea Party Movement

Tea Party Patriots Receives $1,000,000 Donation to Grow and Strengthen the Tea Party Movement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Randy Lewis, (678) 596-5589
September 21, 2010

Tea Party Patriots Receives $1,000,000 Donation to Grow and Strengthen the Tea Party Movement

Donation to provide grants for development of organization's grassroots resources

Washington - Tea Party Patriots (TPP), the nation's largest Tea Party organization with more than 2,800 affiliated organizations, today announced that it has received a $1,000,000 commitment to fund a grant program for the purpose of growing and strengthening regional and local Tea Party Patriots affiliates across the country. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is committed to building a stronger tea party movement.

TPP made the announcement at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington. D.C.

"The Tea Party movement is here to stay," said Jenny Beth Martin, Co-founder and National Coordinator of Tea Party Patriots. "This fund will be distributed over the next several weeks, to help ensure that the principles and values of the Tea Party Patriots will inform the citizens of the nation as we head into election season."

The funds will be distributed in grant form based on applications made by TPP affiliates across the country. Recipients of the grants will come from among thousands of TPP affiliate organizations.

"In keeping with the spirit and philosophy of Tea Party Patriots, this fund will be immediately and broadly distributed to tea party organizations on the ground, in order to allow them to leverage their current efforts" said Mark Meckler, Co-Founder and National Coordinator of Tea Party Patriots. "We will continue to focus on the tea party activists in the field. They are responsible for the success of the tea party movement. The core values of the Tea Party Patriots are resonating with tea party activists and with voters across America, and we expect this organization to continue its dramatic growth."

"Tea Party Patriots is proving this is are truly a bottom-up, grassroots movement. They are empowering tea party and 912 groups to make a difference spreading our core values of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets." said LOCAL COORDINATOR, Local Coordinator of the YOUR GROUP NAME HERE Tea Party/912 group.

The Core Values of Tea Party Patriots are:
Fiscal Responsibility Constitutionally Limited Government Free Markets

Tea Party Patriots is a national grassroots coalition with more than 2,800 locally organized chapters and more than 15 million supporters nationwide. Tea Party Patriots is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets. Visit Tea Party Patriots online at www.TeaPartyPatriots.org.

CCTP event today... congrats...

Kudos to the Cumberland County Tea Party who put on a cracking event in Westbrook today. It was great to meet Kevin Scott, John Jenkins and Shawn Moody the governor candidates who showed up for the event. It was great that those who attended got to meet the varied choice they have for governor. Maine is fortunate to have such a variety of candidates for the top spot in the state.

Pre-election patriotic rally in Westbrook today

See all you Mainers @ the Westbrook pre-election (non-partisan) rally from 12-4 at Riverfront Park on TODAY Sunday the 19th.

Tell em' to Vote No on Dream ACT

“DREAM ACT” TARGETS 9-17-2010 NO on DREAM ACT

Republicans:
Sen. Hatch of Utah- Tel: (202) 224-5251 - Fax: (202) 224-6331
Sen. Bunning of Kentucky- Tel: 202.224.4343 Fax: 202.228.1373
Sen. Bennet of Utah- Tel: (202) 224-5444 Fax: (202) 228-1168
Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire- Tel: (202) 224-3324
Sen. Bailey-Hutchison of Texas- Tel: 202-224-5922 Fax:202-224-0776
Sen. McCain of Arizona- Tel: (202) 224-2235, Fax: (202) 228-2862
Sen. Voinovich of Ohio- Tel: (202) 224-3353
Sen. Snowe of Maine- Tel: (202) 224-5344, Toll Free: (800) 432-1599, Fax: (202) 224-1946
Sen. Collins of Maine- Tel: (202) 224-2523, Fax: (202) 224-2693
Sen. LeMeiux of Florida- Tel: (202) 224-3041, Toll free: (866) 630-7106, Fax: (202) 228-5171,
Sen. Brownback of Kansas-Tel: (202) 224-6521, Fax: (202) 228-1265

Sen. Hagan of North Carolina- Tel: 202-224-6342, Fax: 202-228-2563
Sen. Pryor of Arkansas-Tel: (202) 224-2353, fax: (202) 228-0908,Toll Free from AR p: (877) 259-9602

Sen. Landrieu of Louisiana-Tel: (202) 224-5824, Fax: (202) 224-9735
Sen. Conrad of North Dakota-Tel: (202) 224-2043
Sen. Dorgan of North Dakota- Tel: (202) 224-2551,Fax (202) 224-1193

Sen. Nelson of Florida- Tel: 202-224-5274,Fax: 202-228-2183
Sen. Baucus of Montana-Tel: (202) 224-2651, Fax: (202) 224-9412
Sen. Tester of Montana Tel: (202) 224-2644, Fax: (202) 224-8594
Sen. Feinstein of California Tel: (202) 224-3841, Fax: (202) 228-3954

RESTORE Founding Principles - St. Louis 9-12-10

9.12 Joint Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contacts:

Tea Party Patriots



Scott Boston

Tea Party Patriots, National Education Coordinator, 9/12 St. Louis Event Coordinator scottsboston@gmail.com

419-819-7590



Andrew Ian Dodge

Tea Party Patriots, Maine Coordinator, speaker 9/12 St Louis

lagwolf@mac.com

207-607-3299



SUNDAY’S TEA PARTY AN EFFORT TO REPEAL, REDUCE, RESTORE GOVERNMENT



(ST LOUIS, MO) September 7, 2010 Labor Day has traditionally marked the beginning of the fall political season and this year is no exception. This weekend thousands of Tea Party Patriots from across the Midwest are expected to converge in St. Louis on September 12, 2010 for one of three large regional tea party rallies across the country. The St. Louis rally will be held under the Gateway Arch and begin at 1 p.m.; it is free and open to the public.



“Our agenda for the fall is very simple,” says Jenny Beth Martin, “we want to recycle government at every level. Our effort will be focused around the three “R”s which unite our movement: Repeal, Reduce Restore. We want to repeal the onerous legislation that has been passed against the will of the American people, reduce the size and cost of government at every level, and restore the Constitution as the loadstar of good government.” Martin is co-founder and national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, the largest network of voluntarily affiliated tea party and 9/12 groups in the country.



American Majority, which conducts activist training seminars, will be also in town this weekend to offer a range of trainings on Saturday. “Many of our members are new to political activism, says Scott Boston, National Education Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots who is helping to coordinate Sunday’s rally, “and we are thrilled that St. Louis Tea Party was able to secure these trainings. I and many others have participated in them in the past, and they will be of great benefit as we work to get out the vote this year.” For more information on how to register for the trainings or event information go to recyclegovernment.org/stlouis.



Speakers at the rally will include US Congressional Representatives Steve King and Tom Price, political pundit, and conservative author Dick Morris, radio and Internet personalities and grassroots organizers from all across thee Midwest and from states as far as Maine and Washington. St. Louis attendees will hear music from country music legend Sammy Kershaw; former American Idol contestant Krista Branch; Neil E. Boyd, winner of America’s Got Talent and St. Louis diva Kim Massie.



The “9/12” rally, as its come to be known, first took place on 9/12/2009. More than 850,000 people converged on Washington, D.C. to protest out of control government spending, the erosion of personal liberties, and the bailouts of troubled industries. This year, the “9/12” rally will be held in St. Louis and Sacramento, CA in addition to Washington, D.C.




For more information about Tea Party Patriots go to Tea Party Patriots.org

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9-12 St Louis Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Tea Party Patriots Host 9/12 St. Louis Rally to “Recycle Government” AT Arch
One of Three Major 9/12 Events Across the Country

(ST LOUIS, MO) August 25, 2010 Thousands of Tea Party Patriots from across the Midwest are expected to converge in St. Louis on September 12, 2010 to rally in support of restoring founding U.S. principles, in protest at the size and scope of government, and in support of current efforts to repeal legislation that they believe has been forced upon them and will not deliver on its promises.

The rally will be held under the Gateway Arch with speakers and music on the Riverfront Stage. Music will begin at noon; speakers to begin at 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. KFTK 97.1 FM Talk serves as the official radio sponsor.

“Our theme this year is ‘Recycle Government’ – to repeal ObamaCare, reduce government spending, and restore the principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets that make this nation great and free,” says Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, the largest network of voluntarily affiliated tea party and 9/12 groups in the country.

One of those groups, the St. Louis Tea Party, is a co-sponsor of the event. “We’re thrilled to welcome tea partiers from across the nation to St. Louis, the very heartland of America. St. Louis supports the Tea Party Patriots and looks forward to welcoming grassroots groups from all over to the event,” says Dana Loesch. Loesch and Bill Hennessy are founders of the St. Louis Tea Party.

The “9/12” rally, as its come to be known, first took place on 9/12/2009. More than 850,000 people converged on Washington, D.C. to protest out of control government spending, the erosion of personal liberties, and the bailouts of troubled industries. This year, the “9/12” rally will be held in St. Louis and Sacramento, CA in addition to Washington, D.C.

St. Louis participants will hear music from country music legend Sammy Kershaw; former American Idol contestant Krista Branch; Neil E. Boyd, winner of America’s Got Talent and St. Louis diva Kim Massie. Speakers will include US Congressional Representative Steve King, radio and Internet personalities, and grassroots organizers from Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Maine, Georgia, and Washington.

For more information about the 9/12 St. Louis “Gateway to November” event go to recyclegovernment.org/stlouis

Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes.

Tea Party Patriots, Inc. ("TPP") is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Tea Party Patriots has not endorsed candidates for public office.

Tea Party Patriots.org “Ordinary Citizens Restoring America’s Founding Principles”

Contact:
Scott Boston
Tea Party Patriots, National Education Coordinator, 9/12 St. Louis Event Coordinator
scottsboston@gmail.com
419-819-7590

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Its truly an honor to be speaking at this event. I can't wait to get to St Louis and be with such great patriots as those in that part of the country.