The next BV Tea Party Patriots meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2010. We will meet at the Storm Lake High School Media Center.
Make plans to join us and bring family, friends, and neighbors.
Tea Party Patriots for Freedom
Star Spangled Spectacular Parade float sign
Tea Party Patriots to Host Legislative Breakfast at State Capitol
Storm Lake, Iowa – February 8, 2010 – The BV Tea Party Patriots along with several other groups in Iowa have scheduled a breakfast for the Iowa State Legislators in the East
Wing Rotunda, Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. The event is planned for Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The breakfast is an opportunity to talk individually with the legislators about the direction of pending legislation.
Groups involved in the legislative breakfast include Atlantic – 912 Project, Des Moines – Tea Party Patriots, Des Moines – 912 Project, Jones Co. – 912 Project, Sheldon – Tea Party Patriots, Spencer – Tea Party Patriots, Storm Lake – Tea Party Patriots, and Urbandale – S.O.A.R.
Contact:
Joy Landgraf
(712)732-1204
Contacting those in government, especially by writing letters, is very important. Continue reading for ways to contact those representing you.
“Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor.” Our Founding Fathers paid the price for the United States of America.
By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist
Copyright 2000 Boston Globe
The men who signed that piece of parchment in 1776 were the elite of their colonies. They were men of means and social standing, but for the sake of liberty, they pledged it all — their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
For information on reforming Iowa’s law regarding lawful carrying of weapons, and to see the current level of discrimination/discretion exercised by the 99 sheriffs, see: www.iowacarry.org
For information regarding an introduction to weapons, weapon safety, handgun selection, and an exploration of whether or not you may want to explore the world of concealed carry, see: www.corneredcat.com.
For information about weapons laws in other states, obtaining licenses from other states, and to keep updated on what states currently recognize the licenses you hold, see: www.handgunlaw.us.
For information regarding the 4/19/2010 Gun Rights march upon Washington, DC, see: www.SecondAmendmentMarch.com.
Steve Ehlers delivering this dramatic Patrick Henry speech!
Citations of big spending, taxes, taking our guns away
BY TINA DONATH
About 175 people gathered at the Sunset Park bandshell Monday for a “Tea Party” protesting increased taxation and spending, gun control, erosions of freedoms and what organizers see as a general trend toward socialism.
The 2 p.m. event was sponsored by the Buena Vista County Patriots, who have been meeting for the past several months. The local group held a rally on July 4, but this is the group’s first tea party. Opening speaker for the event was Steve Ehlers of Newell, costumed as Patrick Henry, giving an oration first heard in 1775, ending, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
Don Demers of rural Storm Lake called Social Security a “huge Ponzi scheme” that has to be fixed. Politicians are using it as a pawn to secure votes, he says.
Glen McCannon of Aurelia, speaking on second amendment rights, said that Buena Vista County’s gun permit policy is one of the most restrictive counties in Iowa. Guns are not permitted here for personal defense or self-protection, he says.
Between the various speakers, Storm Lake resident Carol Goslinga, as “Grandma Carol” came to the mic to put in a few words.
Carol’s better half, Stewart Goslinga, as Grandpa Stew, spoke of the rights of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. All have been interpreted in recent years so that they no longer reflect the intent of the founders, he said.
Among those in attendance was Tom Saw, police chief of Laurens, an independent candidate for Iowa House in District 8. He’s interested in seeing a constitutional amendment on traditional marriage. A retired Naval officer, Shaw carried a large Navy Jack flag reading, “Don’t Tread on Me.”
Nodding and shouting affirmation of much that was said was Boyd Halverson, of Laurens. His concern is health care reform, he says.
Attending as a member of the Patriots group was Betty Chindlund of Storm Lake, who says the country is headed on the road to socialism. “Our freedoms are being taken away little by little,” she says.
Newell Republicans Jim and Wendy Moize carried a sign to the tea party reading “Say no to a nanny state.” They’re concerned, they say, about the socialistic trends in our education system and the lack of emphasis on individual accountability.
Not all of those in attendance were locals. Among the out-of-towners were Gene and Tricia JuVette of Rockwell City, conspicuous by the three German Shepherd search and rescue dogs they brought with them. Their issues with the government include increased taxation and spending, gun control, socialized health care and cap and trade provisions.
One of the organizers of the event is Greg Gillis, of Storm Lake. “Most people in the country are tired of spending money we don’t have,” he said before the event. “I think with all the tea parties, the silent majority is going to speak out.”
Dishonesty in the Media
With all of the dishonesty in government, these days, I guess it should not surprise us that the mass media, which helped them to get elected, would also be dishonest.
Please read this, pass it on, and post it on any patriotic websites that you frequent!
Great Plains Patriots,
I have created an e-mail address – greatplainspatriots@yahoo.com – for the Patriot movement over the entire Great Plains of North America to build a database of everyone interested in becoming involved in the fight to restore local control, personal freedom, and fiscal responsibility to limited government.
Please add this contact link to your websites, add this e-mail address to your mailing lists, and send us your mailing lists of Great American Patriots, so that we can begin to build an effective database to quickly notify all interested area Patriots of any events happening within the Great Plains Region of North America.