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Comment by Patricia M. McBride on November 8, 2010 at 11:52am

Eric, all the things you speak of have not been forgotten and there are many cases working their way up through the system not the least of which is the case concerning GM where I believe our pres is going to get his butt kicked badly! He violated the law by doing what he did, and he is supposed to uphold and enforce the law. One can feel sorry for our friends, but we can't violate the laws of the land to help them ................

Comment by Valerie Sawyer on November 8, 2010 at 11:23am

And I would like to see the Republicans be able to get something settled once and for all about ensuring that our military gets to vote!! I saw last week that the American astronauts at the international space station voted via secure email. If we can get votes from outer space then we sure as heck should be able to get them from across the ocean!

Comment by Eric Ingram on November 8, 2010 at 11:11am

An outstanding start would begin with term limits, an end to earmarks, and perish the thought a restoration of the bicameral government our framers envisioned. Until the senate is restored to a legislative body which is composed of members directly appointed by the state governors and legislatures, the Federal government will continue to remain out of control on one issue or another. The issues of importance and the best approach to their solution varies state to state, this was the original reasoning for an appointed senate in the first place. Things like TARP, the bailout of the union by violating the contract interests of bondholders in favor of giving the UAW controlling stock in GM and Chrysler, the shutdown of independent privately held dealerships by political fiat, and the whole healthcare abomination would never have gotten past a senate populated by individuals who in turn had to answer to their respective state legislatures to keep their jobs...what was that ever elusive term...oh yeah, accountability.
'Nuff said!

Comment by Guy Tate on November 8, 2010 at 3:59am

Repeal the 17th amendment, pass the balanced budget amendment, pass the Fair Tax.

Institute public hearings for the restoration of the Tenth Amendment and govern by the following principle:
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce. ... The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives and liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement and prosperity of the State."
James Madison, Father of the Constitution in Federalist 45.

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on November 7, 2010 at 8:25pm

WOW Dennis. Great stuff!

Comment by FCTP on November 7, 2010 at 8:22pm

Thanks for all your comments. I am heading to DC in the a.m. and taking everything with me. I am going to compile them into a document and look for the best ideas to get everyone involved. We need help in this movement and all of you appear to be smarter than heck! Thanks for jumping in and please feel free to add to it and keep them coming. I've got time in my hotel room to get some work done.

God bless you all and thanks for all you do.

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on November 7, 2010 at 8:22pm

Delete Comment Valerie, you are soooo correct. Education which is what we try to do at every function must be number one. Maybe we need to consider reaching out some and trying to touch a larger group of people somehow? As you have pointed out in your example there is a right and wrong way to look at things. The thing you lady didn't realize is that the founding fathers didn't want the federal government in the charity business at all because it was redistributive as the federal government produces nothing (but bills.......and of late, they are producing bigger and more). The founders wanted any good works or help offered by the private sector by either family or church and perhaps town or city but never ever to go above the state level (and certainly not to be mandated by the feds for the state to do as in the health care bill). The federal government has reached far beyond their constitutional boundaries and that needs to change, but because of people like the lady you spoke to, it can't happen overnight (but there does have to be a real plan and something put in place to stop the next Obama because there will be one).

Comment by Dennis J. Fleming on November 7, 2010 at 8:15pm

1. One group should focus on print and broadcast media. We should respond each time they misrepresent information. Programs that are tax payer funded should not be referred to as free. VPK is not free. It is taxpayer funded day care. They should be challenged whenever statistics are used to suggest that skin color is a cause of low graduation rates. We should not allow the media to use adjectives to classify citizens. I am an AMERICAN of Irish and French decent. I am not an Irish-American. I am proud of my ancestors but I am an unqualified citizen of the United States of American.

2. Perhaps we should publish a weekly paper as an alternative to the Folio Weekly. With such a medium perhaps we could reach others with information and ideas that the legacy media will not publish.

3. We need a social media presence where ideas can be debated with the younger generations.

4. We need to expose environmental groups as special interest groups that transfer taxpayer funds to large corporations. Reference incentives for solar panels on roofs. Solar energy is a last century technology that failed to be commercially viable. Special interest continues to promote the alchemy of converting sunlight to electricity. How long can you beat a dead horse?

5. Elected officials should be challenged to show where the constitution allows government to use tax payer funds to promote specific products such as solar panels and CFL’s.

6. The EPA should have their budget for the current year reduced by 20% with the goal to eliminate it or as a minimum reduce it to its original function.

7. We should allow all tax payer subsidies for ethanol to expire at the end of 2010.

8. We should demand a debate of the science of global warming / climate change on the floor of congress. The potential impact of proposals to “save the planet” is so great to not debate the science is inexcusable. Remember that at one time people in power knew that the sun orbited the earth. Galileo was placed under house arrest for presenting his observation to the contrary.

9. We should focus on education. Perhaps the federal Department of Education should be eliminated. We should demand that our local school system educate our students to be critical thinkers. We should demand that parents take responsibility for the education of their children. Parents need to be involved with their children’s schools. They cannot take a “hands off” role.

10. We need a method of communicating with elected officials that will allow them to quickly get and sort information from many people. Perhaps a standard format that can be developed that would allow individual expression. I am not suggesting the use of form letters.

Comment by CARL & DIANA DOANE on November 7, 2010 at 7:51pm

The Newly elected as well as the ones whom for what ever reason managed to remain need a report card, namely the Newbies of course would rate a zero in all catagories as they havent done any thing as yet, The Remaining need a Report card that rates them a d- at best, They must realize they are just above a failure, With this needs to attached a lesson plan from "WE THE PEOPLE" their Employer/Supervisor, the basic ABC rating system is elementry but face it this is what we are dealing with just Power hungry People of past Promises and the new hopefuls that are full of determination. If "WE THE PEOPLE" need to go back and hand carry our denands so be it, Anything done would be most effective if a large representative groupfrom accross the country would be involved, A letter message might be effective???????.

Comment by Eugene R.Noles on November 7, 2010 at 6:28pm

In response to all of the wonderful suggestions that many of you have made are correct. I think we need to focus on the City Council, School Board any elected officals that represent us Judges, attorney's and then proceed to Tallahassee,then to the White House.Making Certain that we have local phone #'s,e-mails ,faxes ,and to maintain contact with them to let them know that First Coast Tea Party had a lot to do with them being there and they are accountable to us and WE THE PEOPLE... Thanks,Ray Noles

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