JATP condemns IRS targeting of Tea Party and Patriot tea party organizations.

May 152013
 

Charlottesville, VA - May 10, 2013

The Jefferson Area Tea Party (JATP) strongly condemns the Internal Revenue Service for today’s admission that it inappropriately targeted organizations that included the words “tea party” or “patriot” for further review of their tax-exempt applications during the 2012 election cycle.

We became aware of the problem early last year after learning the IRS sent a letter to the Richmond Tea Party.  In the letter were demands for substantial intrusive disclosures that are typically not required to process an application for 501 (c) (4) tax-exempt status.  The atmosphere of intimidation created by this action caused the JATP to forgo filing its own 501 (c) (4) application, as was being discussed at that time.  Instead, the JATP is in full compliance of tax law through other means. Continue reading »

Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Rejects IRS Apology for their Abusive and Discriminatory Practices. Cites IRS for Unconstitutional Actions and Behavior.

May 152013
 

May 14, 2013    (Richmond, VA) – “The IRS Exempt Organizations unit has violated the sacred constitutional rights of some 75 Tea Party and Patriot groups that had applied for tax-exempt status between 2009 and 2012,” said Mark Daugherty, Chairman, Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation.  “The Tea Party rejects the apology by Lois Lerner, Director, Exempt Organizations, for her department’s confirmed discrimination and illegal treatment against groups that have the words ‘Tea Party’ or ‘Patriots’ in their name,” declared Mr. Daugherty. Continue reading »

Jefferson Area Tea Party speaks out on IRS targeting scandal

May 142013
 

We have been responding vigorously to the unfolding IRS targeting scandal.

Carole has been actively speaking out in many media outlets including CBS 19 news, WINA-AM news, The Daily Progress, “The Schilling Show”, and “The Afternoon Constitutional”.

Here are some links to some of those appearances: Continue reading »

JATP abstains from Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation candidate vetting and endorsements.

May 142013
 

 

The Jefferson Area Tea Party (JATP) is one of forty-six autonomous tea party organizations in Virginia that holds membership in the state-level Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation (VTPPF).

The VTPPF recently conducted a vetting process for candidates running for nomination as Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General at the Republican Party of Virginia convention on May 18.  This process resulted in one candidate for each race receiving an endorsement from the VTPPF. Continue reading »

Candidates to Announce Tomorrow Morning

Apr 242013
 
Two conservative candidates for City Council (Michael Farruggio and Buddy Weber) will hold a public announcement tomorrow morning on the Downtown Mall.
Come and demonstrate your support for conservatives on the Charlottesville City Council.
The event will be held at Central Place on the Downtown Mall (near the fountains) tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.  Please arrive a little early, if at all possible, and it should wrap up by 10:30 a.m.
You don’t have to be a city resident to participate!  County residents are encouraged to come — and you have a vested interest to be there to support conservative candidates who will better spend county revenue sharing money, if elected.

Unmasked: Charles Battig deconstructs Albemarle County Comp Plan

Apr 232013
 

Apr 22, 2013

Here’s an excerpt of Dr. Battig’s report:    “What aspect of a nominally free citizen’s life would be untouched by these imposed regulations? Who has decided that such regulations are needed?  What happened to our Founding Fathers’ guiding principle of limited government? Have Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams just become local money-making tourist attractions, rather than the philosophical founders of our Country and County? The U.S. Constitution is based on the premise of enumerating the limited powers of the Federal government to those granted by the citizens.” Read his full report at the Schilling Show online

 

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JATP!

Apr 142013
 

The Jefferson Area Tea Party is four years old today!  This is the fourth anniversary of its first rally held in the NTELOS Wireless Pavilion on April 15, 2009.

The JATP is proud of the reputation it has earned as one of Virginia’s most active and respected tea party organizations.

A group of twenty conservative patriots, led by founding chairman Bill Hay, founded the organization.  Guided by its core principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, free enterprise, and personal liberty with personal accountability, the JATP membership has grown and achieved an impressive string of successes in local battles during the last few years.

The JATP will launch into its fifth year of activism with a newly-elected seven member executive board, headed by Carole Thorpe (who previously served as chairwoman between 2010 and 2012), to assume leadership at the next general meeting at the Senior Center on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m.

In lieu of hosting its annual local ”Taxed Enough Already” tax day rally, the JATP this year is encouraging people to attend the national ”New Fair Deal Action Day” rally sponsored by FreedomWorks in the Upper Senate Park at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. today from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tax Day Rally, April 15 Washington D.C.

Apr 012013
 

Do you remember how you felt when millions of Americans took to the streets to stand against bailouts and ObamaCare at the birth of the Tea Party? And do you remember the sense of victory as we began to work towards getting true conservatives elected to Congress? Now it’s time for Tea Party 3.0 and a new era in conservative activism.

It’s time to launch a new effort that combines the power of grassroots with conservative, Tea Party lawmakers: The New Fair Deal.

Join FreedomWorks and Tea Partiers from across the country on April 15th, Tax Day, in Washington, DC for the New Fair Deal Action Day.

$1 Million Spent on Comprehensive Plan: Was it worth it? Unveiling is Tuesday April 2 at 6:00pm

Apr 012013
 
There will be a Public Hearing tomorrow night (April 2) at 6:00 p.m. in Lane Auditorium (2nd floor, Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, C’ville) about the propose Comprehensive Plan.
This important document informs matters pertaining to private property rights and much more.  YOUR knowledge, involvement, and input is critical!
You may read the online draft by clicking on the blue link below:

THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOW AVAILABLE!!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW
The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 6:00p.m. in the Lane Auditorium, County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road.

Steve Williams and his gang over at the TJPDC have used $1 million from a federal HUD funding grant to scope out our community’s future.  Don’t let them act without your involvement.  Let your county supervisors know what you think!

Shad Planking, a Virginia Political Tradition!

Mar 312013
 
shadplanking

Join ACRWL “On the Go” for the “Shad Planking” in Wakefield, VA

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Who?   ACRWL members, spouses, friends, and non-member guests!  (ACRC and Tea Party members welcome!)   Suggested participants = Adults only.  (Due to the availability of alcholic beverages at the event.)

 

What?  Fun-filled opportunity to meet and greet the “who’s who” of Virginia politics!   Walk, talk, eat, drink, get autographs, take photos, and hear the speakers!  (You may even see a national celebrity!) Continue reading »

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