Notification: York Board of Zoning Subdivision Appeals @ Thu Jul 28, 2016 7pm - 8pm (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)

more details » York Board of Zoning Subdivision Appeals York Hall When Thu Jul 28, 2016 7pm – 8pm Eastern Time Where 301 Main St., Yorktown VA (map) Calendar PeninsulaTeaParty.org Who • Admin PeninsulaTeaParty.org - organizer • Robert Bruce Alexander - creator

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Notification: York County Board of Supervisor's meeting @ Tue Jul 19, 2016 6pm - 8:30pm (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)

more details » York County Board of Supervisor's meeting http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1900 When Tue Jul 19, 2016 6pm – 8:30pm Eastern Time Where 301 Main St, Yorktown, VA‎ 23690 (map) Calendar PeninsulaTeaParty.org Who • Admin PeninsulaTeaParty.org - organizer • Robert Bruce Alexander - creator

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Three Branches of Government: A Civics Lesson for Washington Bureaucrats

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There are three distinct branches of government with three separate functions. The legislative branch has the power to make laws, the executive branch has the power to execute those laws, and the judicial branch has the power to interpret and evaluate those laws. That's what most of us learned in our grade school civics or history courses, and that's what the Constitution dictates. But that's a lesson that Washington bureaucrats seem to have missed.  Government agencies have become so powerful that they've decided to get into the business of making laws. They've ushered in a period of aggressive rule-making that overburdens individuals, businesses, and communities and violates the Constitution by infringing on the function of the legislative branch.  How'd it all start? During the 80s, the Supreme Court created a standard known as "Chevron deference" (named after the case the court was hearing). Chevron deference says that, in instances where disputes arise about interpretation of law, courts should defer to the interpretations of executive branch agencies. Easy enough, right? Right. But since that time, the executive branch has used Chevron deference to create entirely new laws under the guise that they are "interpreting" existing law. Now, every time you turn your head, the Obama administration has put in place new regulations that create tremendous cost to businesses with little to no benefit.  It's time to reverse this crippling trend. It's time to reign in an executive branch that is running roughshod over the Constitution and over folks like you who are working hard to earn a living and make a difference. That's why I voted in favor of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA). This important piece of legislation seeks to return the power to interpret laws back to the courts, reduce the power that regulatory agencies have wielded for too long, and restore the balance of power among the three branches of government. That is what the Constitution demands, and that is what we owe to the American people.

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Notification: York Planning Commission Meeting @ Wed Jul 13, 2016 7pm - 8pm (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)

more details » York Planning Commission Meeting 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown (map) The Planning Commission typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. For more information, call the Planning Division at 757-890-3404. View Agenda here: http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1715 When Wed Jul 13, 2016 7pm – 8pm Eastern Time Where 301 Main Street, Yorktown, VA (map) Calendar PeninsulaTeaParty.org Who • Admin PeninsulaTeaParty.org - organizer • Robert Bruce Alexander - creator

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Fw: Copy of flyer Cruise-In July 19th

Fellow Hobbyists: Another month and another great opportunity for fun and fellowship at the Lebanon Christian Church this coming Tuesday the 19th,

VPCCC Delegates: Please pass to your memberships.

Thanks Clarence!!!!!!!!!

Larry

 

From: Lebanon Christian Church

Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2016 10:28 AM

To: Clarence Goodwin ; Larry Hanson

Subject: Copy of flyer Cruise-In July 19th

 

 

 

Donna West, Church Secretary

409 Yorktown Road

Mailing: 421 Yorktown Road

Newport News, Virginia 23603

Phone: (757) 887-5536

Email: lebanoncc@verizon.net

 

Notification: York County Board of Supervisors meeting @ Tue Jul 5, 2016 6pm - 9pm (PeninsulaTeaParty.org)

more details » York County Board of Supervisors meeting http://www.yorkcounty.gov/bos/geninfo/meeting_guidelines.htm When Tue Jul 5, 2016 6pm – 9pm Eastern Time Where York Hall, 301 Main Street, Yorktown, 23690 (map) Calendar PeninsulaTeaParty.org Who • Admin PeninsulaTeaParty.org - organizer

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Thus Always to Tyrants

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"The flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism."   ~Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams   The interesting thing about patriotism here in the United States is that it has to be defined differently than it is anywhere else in the world. Patriotism, for an American, isn't really about devotion to our country. It's about devotion to the American idea, to this experiment in self-government that holds promise not just for the people within our borders, but for people all over the globe. It's about a sincere belief in that sentiment expressed so clearly in the Declaration of Independence "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." It's about an undying devotion to free people and a free world.    What Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams about the Declaration of Independence is instructive. "The flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism," he said. Those words tell us that our legacy is meant to inspire the oppressed to stand up to despotism. They remind us that with self-governance comes the responsibility to guard against dictators and to help others do the same. They serve as a reminder to all of what it means to cast off the chains of tyranny.   On this Independence Day, it's clear that we're facing some challenges. We are at risk of being driven apart by those who seek to do us harm, and we are at risk of being driven apart by Washington's insistence that it knows best. But the truth is this: it doesn't matter what danger we face—whether its economic stagnation or terrorism or military readiness. If we fail to preserve our fundamental, Constitutionally-guaranteed rights, we will have failed not only as a people, but as a republic. It may seem sometimes as though we are being tested, but this is a test we cannot and will not fail.    We are an exceptional people. Some have used that word, "exceptional," to criticize what they call America's sense of superiority, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of who we are as a people. We are neither elitists nor nation builders. Simply put, we are the benefactors of generations of men and women who have fought doggedly for our individual rights. We've sought not to be a nation of separatists, but to be the first in a flurry of modern republics. We want for others what we ourselves have been blessed to enjoy: individual liberty and equality.   Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said "where liberty is, there is my country." That is the American idea, and that is what we are celebrating this July 4th.    Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!

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This is the price they paid

 

What are you willing to do?

Sue Long
"Abide By The Constitution, Not Change It!"

 

 

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of  Independence ?                                   Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.  Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army Another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the War for Independence They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.  What kind of men were they?  Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, Nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if  they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and  trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.  Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British  that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.  Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of  Yorktown , Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.  Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.  John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.   Freedom is never free!  Doing your part is more than just voting and giving lip service to feel goods.n  But we are not yet at the point that we must pay the price that our founding fathers did.    Would you be willing to spend more time, money and effort to preserve what freedoms we can still enjoy and restore those we have lost? Let me tell you how you can do that while there is still time to do so.   Sue Long