Comments on: A TEA PARTY FOR THE 10TH AMENDMENT http://citizentom.com/2009/12/30/a-tea-party-for-the-10th-amendment/ Welcome to Conservative commentary from Gainesville, Virginia. That's OUTSIDE the Beltway. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Citizen Tom http://citizentom.com/2009/12/30/a-tea-party-for-the-10th-amendment/#comment-17050 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:53:26 +0000 http://citizentom.com/?p=7038#comment-17050 J. Tyler Ballance – These guys have chosen to run as Democrats. I cannot claim to speak for everyone in the Tea Party, but it started in response to flagrant wasteful government spending. So far, Democrats have shown the least inclination to stop that spending.

Fleming’s website is at least out front with his position on the issues. I will give him that. Unfortunately, he still wants too much control of how we spend our money. I am sick of control freaks. If we want limited government, then we have to vote for people willing to respect limits on their power, not the limits on everybody else’s power.

Marsden strikes me as smooth talking and straight forward ambitiuous. Look at his endorsements. Such are the folk who we let get us into debt up to our ears. That is what the Tea Party folk want? I do not think so.

]]> By: J. Tyler Ballance http://citizentom.com/2009/12/30/a-tea-party-for-the-10th-amendment/#comment-17047 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:16:09 +0000 http://citizentom.com/?p=7038#comment-17047 This is a subject on which Virginia Democrats and Virginia Republicans can find much common ground. Citizens in both parties have witnessed both a Republican (Bush) and now a Democrat (Obama) expand federal power at the expense of the states and the citizens. Despite both presidents’ good intentions, citizens of both parties need to speak-up, loud and clear and say, enough!

A good first step is to work for good candidates who will defend the rights of the citizens and the sovereignty of our Commonwealth over items not specifically enumerated as a federal responsibility.

If anyone is interested in supporting good candidates in the special elections to be held on January 12th, here are the two Democratic candidates’ web sites:

8th (Virginia Beach) Bill Fleming: http://www.flemingforstatesenate.org

37th Dave Marsden: http://www.marsdenforsenate.com

Just go to the website and click on the button marked: VOLUNTEER.

It doesn’t matter what your usual party affiliation is. Visit these sites and take a look at what these gentleman have to offer.

Anyone who is willing to run for public office these days deserves a heap of respect, just for having a go at it.

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