The Oct. 10th 2009 Rolling Tea Party Purpose
Did you come here because you saw the website name on a car today (or recently?) You witnessed a Rolling Tea Party - the goal was to deliver our message via this single website. The hundreds of cars that traveled the streets of Raleigh today, advertising this website, were participating in yet another rally of Americans against yet another abuse of power by government.
Kill the 1% NC Sales Tax Hike...
Gov. Beverly Perdue asked legislative leaders Tuesday to pass a 1-cent sales tax increase, the latest and largest tax hike proposal so far in the state's lingering economic crisis.
It's part of her tax package that could raise $1.6 billion to balance the budget, and an attempt to end the legislative stalemate that has left the state without a spending plan since June 30. She warned that, for each day without a budget, the state misses out on $5 million in revenue from tax increases and budget cuts.
The governor's wish list includes a 1-cent increase in the sales tax that would expire Sept. 30, 2010. She also proposed an income tax surcharge on single taxpayers who earn more than $500,000 and married couples filing jointly making more than $1 million. The surcharge would end after two years.
From The News & 0bserver on Jul. 08, 2009
Get ready to pay a few more pennies every time you shop: North Carolina's sales tax goes up 1 cent on every dollar starting Tuesday.
The tax hike, passed by the N.C. legislature this summer, is expected to raise $803.5 million.
It is supposed to expire in 2011. However, a 2001 sales tax increase characterized as “temporary” is still in effect.
The state is dealing with a massive budget shortfall, and passed $990 million total in new taxes in this year's budget.
The sales tax's impact won't be immediate, but over time the extra 1-cent bite will start to depress people's spending, said Mark Vitner, senior economist with Wells Fargo.
From The Charlotte Observer on Aug. 31, 2009
Contact the governor's office and demand the repeal of this tax.
Don't "Cap" Our Economy...
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced draft legislation of a cap and trade bill with slightly more stringent near-term carbon reduction targets and Kerry’s message was simple: The recession worked so well to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, let’s keep it going. From Heritage Foundation on Oct. 05, 2009
Hear George A. Howard and Frank Roche discuss the effects of Cap and Trade on the Enviroment and Foreign Trade at the Constitutional Town Hall.
Throw the Bums Out...
A Bond Between Voters and True Democracy
This country does not need a Constitutional Amendment or a Federal Law to bring fresh ideas to Washington; we need dedicated citizens who will travel to Congress with a real commitment to return home after a finite time in office. Our nation needs to return to the citizen legislatures expected by our Founders and retire the career politicians and their patrician lifestyles. Join us and help us make the political class return to the real world to live by the rules they have made for others.
Hear John Skvarla talk more on Bonded Term Limits at the Constitutional Town Hall.
An unconstitutional Amendment?...
an unconstitutional act is not a law. It confers no rights. It imposes no duties. It affords no protection. It creates no office. It is in legal contemplation as inoperative as though it had never been passed. Therefore an unconstitutional act purporting to create an office gives no validity to the acts of a person acting under color of its authority. Norton v. Shelby County, 6 S.Ct. 1121. An "unconstitutional act" constitutes a protection to no one who has acted under it, and no one can be punished for having refused obedience to it before the decision was made. A legislative act in conflict with the Constitution is not only illegal or voidable, but absolutely void. It is as if never enacted, and no subsequent change of the Constitution removing the restriction could validate it or breathe into it the breath of life. In re Rahrer, 43 F. 556, 558, 10 L.R.A.444.
Hear John Ainsworth review the 14th amendment to the US Constitution and how it affects our liberty today at the Constitutional Town Hall.
