7/50 Meeting in Boca on June 26
Trailer for They Come to America
July at Abacoa with Senator Joe Negron and Representative Mary Lynn Magar
Representing the far northern communities of Palm Beach County, including Jupiter and Tequesta, the Republican team of Senator Joe Negron and Representative Mary Lynn Magar provided us with their perspective on this year’s legislative session and the issues of interest to the audience. Representative Magar represents house district 82, consisting of Jupiter/Tequesta and the southern part of Martin County. Her day job is VP and General Manager... [Read More...]
The Immigration Bill and Other Useless Legislation
Full disclosure: this is the blog of a cynic. The immigration bill and other legislation of its ilk are not worth the paper they are printed on. The reason is we have a Federal Government Executive Branch that only enforces the legislation it likes and only the provisions of that legislation it likes. Congress needs to be creative and craft legislation that contains enforceable penalties for non-enforcement of the legislation. Without such penalties,... [Read More...]
July Jupiter Chapter Features Legislative Update
The Jupiter Chapter meeting for July will be VERY informative. Legislative Wrap-Up 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,... [Read More...]
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. Read More →
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... [Read More...]
Is anyone involved in the May 21st petitions/demonstrations?
Does anyone have any further information re May 21st demonstrations/petitions occurring at Sen. Nelson’s and/or Sen. Rubio’s PBC offices? The link below is a response I received as a result of signing the online petition at NumbersUSA. Thanks. Moe Read More →
June Jupiter Meeting
The last few weeks have certainly been very interesting. What many of us have long suspected as reality is starting to be proven true. Each day more details emerge regarding the IRS blatant misuse of their powers in targeting Tea Parties and other conservative groups. Originally we had planned to do training on media relations; however, in light of these developments, we believe that it is necessary to address the IRS issue at our June meetings. Our... [Read More...]
Boca Raton June Meeting
The last few weeks have certainly been very interesting. What many of us have long suspected as reality is starting to be proven true. Each day more details emerge regarding the IRS blatant misuse of their powers in targeting Tea Parties and other conservative groups. Originally we had planned to do training on media relations; however, in light of these developments, we believe that it is necessary to address the IRS issue at our June meetings. Our... [Read More...]
