Wellington Chapter Meeting on Monday Sept. 9th
PROGRAM:
- Clips from the Dennis Michael Lynch documentary for those that missed the last meeting
- The 10 minute video of the Great Boat Lift of 9/11
- Speakers on Common Core and 7/50
- Words of wisdom from Chapter Leader Marion Frank
DATE: Monday, September 9, 2013
TIME: 7:00 PM, Doors open at 6:30 PM – (note – no charge and no buffet at the meeting)
PLACE: Total Wine & More, Shoppes at Isla Verde, 960 S State Road 7, Wellington, FL 33414. (561) 795-9229
DIRECTIONS:Take FL-80 W/US-98/Southern Blvd/State Road 80 W to US-441 S/FL-7 N.
Bear right onto the ramp to US-441 S/FL-7 N.
Turn left onto FL-7 S/US-441 S
Go 0.6 miles to signal light at entrance of Shoppes at Isla Verde.
Turn left at signal light into shopping center.
Defending the American Dream Summit
Americans for Prosperity is hosting this meeting in Orlando next month, featuring Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Many local activists are attending.
An Evening with Dennis Michael Lynch
The Palm Beach County Tea Party Presents
AN EVENING WITH DENNIS MICHAEL LYNCH
Introductory comments by Joyce Kaufman
Cosponsored by the Martin County 9-12/Tea Party
You can see Dennis’s hour long interview with Sean Hannity on the Sean Hannity Show
Dennis is the producer of the films THEY COME toAMERICA I and THEY COME to AMERICA II. He rode our southern border to create action-packed documentaries on the illegal immigration problem. You can read about Dennis at Dennis Michael Lynch and see a video trailer of the films at THEY COME to AMERICA. Dennis appeared on Fox News with Sean Hannity and Mike Huckabee and on the Dennis Miller’s radio show.
DATE: Friday, August 9, 2013.
TIME: 6:00 PM: Dinner & meeting $20 (tax and gratuity Inc.), Cash Bar;
7:00 PM: Meeting only $5
RSVP required as there is limited seating.
PLACE: Abacoa Golf Club, 105 Barbados Dr., Jupiter, FL 33458.
DIRECTIONS: Donald Ross Rd. to Parkside Dr. North on Parkside Dr. 0.4 miles to Barbados Dr. Left on Barbados Dr. to first driveway on Left.
County Budget Workshop – Tuesday July 16
TAB article about the current county budget proposal.
7/50 Meeting in Boca on June 26
Trailer for They Come to America
July Jupiter Chapter Features Legislative Update
The Jupiter Chapter meeting for July will be VERY informative.
Monday, July 1, 2013
5:30 p.m. Dinner Served
6:30 p.m. Program
The program for this month is a “Legislative Session Wrap Up” given by State Senator Joe Negron, District 32 and State Representative Mary Lynn Magar, District 82.
Senator Negron is Chairman of both the Senate Appropriations Committee and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Committee, he also serves on several other committees including Banking and Insurance, Rules and Joint Legislative Budget Commission acting as Alternate Chairman. Representative Magar currently serves as the House Majority Whip.
I am sure many of our members have many questions about Florida’s budget, Medicaid expansion, Citizens Insurance and many other state issues.
Also on the program will be Michael Riordan giving us a lesson on how to communicate with legislators effectively. Maybe Senator Negron and Representative Magar can help with this topic?
Hope to see you all there. Please bring a friend (or two) so we can fill the room, we want to educate as many people on the issues as we can. An educated voter is a conservative voter.
County Proposes $25.3M tax increase
After leveling off last year following 4 years of decline, property values seem to have turned a corner and have ticked up 3.7% this year, easing pressure on county and municipal budgets. As the county has cranked up the millage rate as the valuations fell, will they now start to decrease them? Apparently not.
Jupiter Chapter Addresses IRS Issues
Last evening at Abacoa, the June meeting of the Jupiter Chapter addressed the national scandal surrounding the IRS and how it relates to the local tea party.
Kicked off by chapter leader Laura Hanley, the microphone was passed to President Mike Riordan who started with an overview of the IRS harassment and intimidation suffered by conservative groups since 2010. As members of the Tea Party Patriots, we are supporting their legal activity and the board is meeting with leader Jenny Beth Martin later this week.
Mostly targeted have been 501(c)(4) “social welfare” applications, a category that allows some political activity, as long as it is not the primary purpose of the group (as opposed to 501(c)(3) that does not). At the present time, PBCTP does not hold either exemption, but a decision has been made to apply for both (3) and (4) designations. As Mike pointed out, with all the Congressional and public scrutiny of the IRS, now is probably the best opportunity for a speedy decision.
A primer on how best to communicate with public officials then followed, along with some talking points on the issue, including:
- Targeting of ANY group based on political beliefs is unacceptable
- What can happen to one American can happen to ANY American
- The revenue collecting arm of the government cannot be used to target, intimidate or destroy
- We demand a full investigation into the IRS at all levels
Following some Q&A, we then heard from Ed Wolff on Oversight updates, Fred Scheibl of the Taxpayer Action Board (TAB) about the upcoming county budget hearing next Tuesday where county staff plans to propose a tax increase, Lynne Sherrer about current activities surrounding the Common Core fight, and Jack McLain of the Constitution Party of Florida with his book “Which Way America?”
Finally, Congressional candidates in CD18 Ellen Andel and Alan Schlesinger introduced themselves to the group.
Latest threat to the Independence of the Inspector General
The attached correspondence (from the public record) is evidence that County Administrator Bob Weisman is lobbying to get IG Sheryl Steckler fired.
