Parade Update

Parade Update  Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Everyone Loves a Parade!  Join us in the Petunia Fest Parade on Sunday, July 3rd!    We are #39 and will line up on W. 9th Street (just west of Galena Ave).   Line-up begins at 11:00am and we would like everyone who is walking or riding with us to be there no later than 12:30.  The parade begins at 1:00.   Dress in Red, White and Blue, bring your flags and your family and come ready to be greeted by waves and smiles all along the parade route!  Last year was a LOT of fun and this year we have tons more goodies to hand out--Lots of pocket Constitutions, flags and candy!  If you could bring along an extra bag of candy for us to handout, that would be a big hit with the kids!  If you plan to join us, please send us a quick email at saukvalleyteaparty@live.com so we can get an idea of how many people will be representing the SVTP.  If you can't walk the route, don't let that stop you--we have space available for about 18 folks to ride!     SVTP June Meeting    We were joined last night by local Sheriffs, John Varga and Michael Harn.  We appreciate them taking time out of their busy schedules to share their opinions and knowledge of 2nd Amendment Issues.  We had a full house, with about 75 people who came out to discuss this important issue!  We learned that they, along with many IL Sheriffs, support Concealed Carry.  They realize that they cannot be everywhere at once to protect everyone and that we should all have the ability to protect ourselves when necessary.  However, they both share concerns with the legislation that is currently working its way through Springfield (HB 148).  They feel that it is not specific enough in the implementation and leaves a lot of important things unaddressed as well as not requiring sufficient training requirements for obtaining permits.  Police officers are required to complete 40 hours of training and be recertified throughout the year.  HB 148 will most likely be revived when the fall session begins in Springfield. If you see Sheriff Harn and Varga, be sure to thank them for joining us!    nd  The Independence Day Celebration July 4th: The Independence Day Celebration The 10th Annual Independence Day Celebration features reenactors who depict the reading and represent the delegates who sign of the Declaration of Independence. This event which takes place on Monday July 4th and starts at 9:00am at Chaplin Creek Village and celebrates the founding of the United States of America. Our historic buildings will be open and available for visiting and refreshments being served following the ceremony. Admission to this event is free, however your donations to the Historical Society to support our ongoing operations to support special events of this nature will be welcomed. For information concerning The Independence Day Celebration, Chaplin Creek Village and the Franklin Grove Area Historical Society, including becoming a member and our other special events, please write to us at ccinfo@chaplincreek.com.                       For Location and Driving Directions, click HERE  For more information: Max Baumgardner   modeltmax@yahoo.com  815-632-7843   Just the Facts   Our Just the Facts Committee has been working hard to initiate their new project.  They have big plans and intend to create a one-stop shop for well-researched, unbiased facts on a wide variety of subjects.  They shared a brainstorming outline of their plans at the meeting last night and are looking for feedback.  They provided a handout with many topics and would appreciate the input of all of our members on narrowing down the topics that are most important to us overall.  Please look over the topics below and email us at SaukValleyTeaParty@live.com with the subjects you would like them to focus on: A.)  FISCAL PERFORMANCE   A1.)  Taxes and Spending  A2.)  Debt and Deficits  A3.)  Balanced       Budgets  A4.)  Entitlements  A5.)  IRS and the Tax Code B.)  REGULATIONS AND MANDATES  B1.)  Federal  B2.)  State  B3.)  Local C.)  EDUCATION  C1.)  Federal  C2.)  State  C3.)  Local D.)  ENERGY POLICY  D1.)  Fossil Fuels  D2.)  Nuclear  D3.)  Renewable Energy  D4.)  Electricity       Generation  D5.)  Transportation  D6.)  Government Subsidies  D7.)  Sustainable       Energy Policy  D8.)  Regulation and Mandates E.)  NATIONAL SECURITY  E1.)  Military Preparedness  E2.)  Border Security  E3.)  Immigration        E4.)  Terrorist Threats  E5.)  Leveraging Foreign Aid F.)  UNIONS  F1.)  Public Sector Unions  F2.)  Private Sector Unions  F3.)  Price Comparisons        F4.)  Work Rules  F5.)  Collective Bargaining Agreements  F6.)  Prevailing Wage Act        F7.)  NLRB G.)  ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES  G1.)  Compensation and Benefits  G2.)  Accountability        G3.)  Term Limits  G4.)  Elections H.)  HOW THINGS WORK  H1.)  Socialism vs. Capitalism  H2.)  Liberalism vs. Conservatism        H3.)  U.S. Constitution      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 Sauk Valley Tea Party, All rights reserved. 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SVTP June Meeting

June Meeting Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. We Hope You Will Join Us for Some Special Events This Week! SVTP June Meeting  Our June meeting is scheduled for 6:30pm Tuesday at the Loveland Community Building in Dixon.   Our Local Sheriffs will be there to share their opinion and knowledge of 2nd Amendment Issues, Gun Violence and Concealed Carry. Come Join the discussion and learn where our top cops stand on these issues!   Come Celebrate our Nation's Independence! We will be participating in the Petunia Fest Parade on Sunday, July 3rd!  Dress in Red, White and Blue, bring your flags and your family and come ready to be greeted by waves and smiles all along the parade route!  Last year was a LOT of fun and this year we have tons more goodies to hand out--Lots of pocket Constitutions, flags and candy!  If you could bring along an extra bag of candy for us to handout, that would be a big hit with the kids! If you plan to join us, please send us a quick email at saukvalleyteaparty@live.com so we can get an idea of how many people will be representing the SVTP.  If you can't walk the route, don't let that stop you!  We will have a trailer with park benches that can accommodate about 18 smiling and waving patriots!  We would love to see you there!  I will send out the line-up information as soon as it is available...the parade begins at 1:00, so plan on being ready to go by 12:30pm.  More details to follow. nd Come and Watch A Reading of the Declaration of Independence... 9am Monday, July 4th at the Franklin Grove Historic Site   One of the most significant documents associated with the formation of our free country is the Declaration of Independence. It has been recognized as the prototype for use by patriots from numerous other nations in declaring their desire for freedom.   Here in our area, we have had an opportunity to hear the Declaration read each year for the past 9 years. This tenth consecutive reading will be held in the gazebo at the Historic Site in Franklin Grove, IL on July 4, 2011 at 9 AM . For this event, husband/wife teams representing the 13 colonies will be introduced (they will be dressed in early American clothing) and then, along with the patriots in attendance, will hear Tom Wadsworth's inspiring reading of the document that led to the creation of our great nation.    Please bring a chair (and a neighbor?) and plan to attend this most patriotic event! It is scheduled to be about one hour long; this will allow people to return home for any picnics or other family gatherings that they may have planned.   An earlier Tea Party certainly was one of the contributors to our country's formation. This is an opportunity to show our support of the Founding Fathers who made the sacrifices needed to gain our freedoms.   For more information:   Max Baumgardner   modeltmax@yahoo.com  815-632-7843       follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 Sauk Valley Tea Party, All rights reserved. Thank you for being part of the solution! Our mailing address is: Sauk Valley Tea Party 3805 Freeport Road Sterling, IL 61081 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

June Newsletter

June Newsletter      Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Happy Father's Day! Fathers play such an important role in the development and character of our children.  Whether you have been there since birth or assumed the role later in a child's life, you are the foundation of strength and love.  God Bless all of you Fathers out there as you continue in the most important and rewarding job you could ever ask for!  (The same goes for any single mothers who are doing it all alone and have to fill that role as well!)   Join us in the Petunia Fest Parade,July 3rd in Dixon! The Sauk Valley Tea Party will be part of the Fourth of July parade again this year.  We had a great time last year and were extremely well received by the crowd!  This is a chance for you to help us show our local communities that we are still here and going strong!  Most of us will walk the one mile parade route, but we will have a trailer with park benches for those who wish to participate, but are unable to walk the route.  This is a great opportunity for your whole family to get involved and have some fun! We have pocket constitutions, key chains and more to handout along the route.  I will send information on line-up time and location once it is available.  The parade begins at 1:00pm.  (A special thanks to Lyle and Rosella Warner for pulling this together for us again this year!) We hope you will join us for some fun in the sun!   Visit the NEW SaukValleyVoter.com Our non-partisan voter information website has a fresh, new look to start our upcoming election cycle.  Please stop by, check it out and feel free to provide suggestions for content and/or pages to help make it the best place for Sauk Valley voters to learn about the candidates and local government. Friend on Facebook Forward to a Friend Next Meeting TUESDAY June 28, 2011 6:30pm Loveland Community Building, Dixon (click here for address)  Bring a friend! Guest Speakers for June: Sheriff Wilhelmi Whiteside County Sheriff Varga Lee County and Sheriff Harn Ogle County Our Discussion Topic will be: The Second Amendment: Responsible Gun Ownership,Concealed Carry and Gun Violence Join us to learn where our local top cops stand on Second Amendment issues Meetings will be held at the Loveland Building  4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted.   "We need to stop just rearranging the chairs on the deck of the titanic."          --Herman Cain  We made HUGE strides in the 2010 elections... but we can't stop there--our job is far from done!  With our newly gerrymandered map in IL, we will have to work very hard to keep those gains we made last year!  We risk losing many of our freshmen Congressmen in 2012 if we don't get involved and help get common-sense, hard-working folks to the polls in large numbers next year.  If we let IL Democrats take those seats back, we risk letting them take back the House of Representatives...that would be VERY bad for the future of our Republic.  The SVTP will be hosting many different election-oriented events next year.  We are going to need your help to have an influence in 2012! Our Trip the Deficit Free America Summit was Great!  There were not as many Presidential candidates as expected because most were at the Republican Leadership Council meetings in New Orleans, but Tim Pawlenty, Gary Johnson and Herman Cain flew in to address the Summit and sign the Lean 6 Sigma pledge.  They committed to complete the Lean 6 Sigma program and complete a cost-savings project before taking office if they are elected.  The pledge also included a promise to balance the budget without tax increases. We had a very informative afternoon and had a great time getting to know our fellow-patriots from Schaumburg, Huntley and Rockford on the bus trip to and from the summit!  Altogether, it was a great experience!  This Week in Congress Tom Latham introduced H.R.2188 - The LESS Government Act   This bill states that every federal agency must implement steps to improve efficiency.  It also states that the savings found must be returned to the Treasury to be paid against the deficit! Congressman Latham is also holding regulation round tables across Iowa to discuss the onerous regulations that are killing businesses and discouraging entrepreneurs.  He  is proposing legislation that would require all regulations to list Who proposed them, who wrote, them and include an economic impact study of the proposed regulations.  He wants Congressional approval before implementation of new regulations by unelected regulatory agencies and periodic review of ALL regulations.  This bill states that every federal agency must  SVTP Challenge The Sauk Valley Tea Party is issuing a challenge to every member of our mailing list:  Attend at least ONE government meeting between now and the end of July.  For every meeting you attend and report to us about, you will be entered into a drawing for a copy of the 5,000 Year Leap or Glenn Beck's Original Argument.   To enter, email a summary of a public meeting that takes place between June 20 and July 31st, 2011 to saukvalleyteaparty@gmail.com. Get Involved! E-mail us if you would like to participate in one of our organizational committees...we would love your input in planning our upcoming events! Just the Facts Committee This is not a political group.  The main purpose of this committee is to research meeting topics and other issues to provide our members with concrete facts without opinion or interpretation. Voter Committee This committee will meet to plan and organize Voter Fairs, Candidate Forums, Meet & Greets and other events aimed at connecting voters with candidates/legislators and educating voters on issues concerning their local communities and the state. Media Committee This committee is the behind-the-scenes backbone of the SVTP and all of our efforts.  Members of the Media Committee will develop and maintain lists of community calendars, websites, and media outlets for posting information on our events and meetings.  They will also maintain the website and our overall internet presence. Event Committee This group will arrange our participation in local parades and plan and organize rallies and social events as well as our monthly meetings. Flyer Brigade The mission of the Flyer Brigade is to effectively distribute and post as many flyers as possible before every event.  Membership in the Flyer Brigade can be as simple as committing to hang a flyer at work, church or where you shop.  friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  SVTP Mission Statement  The Sauk Valley Tea Party mission is to engage local citizens in our electoral process and advocate for the election of those who will protect our God-given rights and individual liberties while promoting personal responsibility, sound fiscal policies, constitutionally limited government and free market principles.     Copyright © 2011 Sauk Valley Tea Party, All rights reserved. Thank you for being part of the solution! 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Local Top Cops Join us in June!

Local Top Cops Join us in June!   Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Lee, Ogle and Whiteside County Sheriffs Join our June Meeting   Sheriffs Varga, Harn and Wilhelmi will join us on June 28th at the Loveland Community Building in Dixon to discuss 2nd amendment issues and share their opinions on concealed carry.  Come join the discussion and see where local law enforcement stands on this issue.   Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 28th, 6:30pm Loveland Building, Dixon Address and Directions available HERE       Whiteside County has Proposed "RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT"   After contacting Lee, Ogle and Bureau counties to inquire about their rules for public comment, I attended the Whiteside County Board Meeting to see what they were proposing for their new rule.  The Whiteside County Executive Committee is proposing rules that I feel are very restrictive and unreasonable by comparison!  Here is what they have proposed: Public/employee comments and questions shall be:     1. Submitted in writing prior to the meeting.  Forms shall be        provided.     2. Limited to five minutes per person.  Total time allotted to        public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes without consent of        the Board/Committee Chairman.     3. Directed to the Board/Committee and not to individual        members.     4. Presented in a professional demeanor and not in a        threatening, profane, vulgar or abusive manner.     5. Topics that are relevant to the business matters of the        County Board/Committee.     It shall be the decision of the Board/Committee Chairman if     it is appropriate to respond to a question and which Board     member will respond.  Individuals who engage in repetitive     comments/questions will be asked to refrain and/or yield     the floor.  The Board/Committee chairman may ask speakers     expressing similar viewpoints to elect one     person from the group to speak on their behalf.     Public comment shall not be allowed on agenda items coming     to the Board/Committee from a public hearing where sworn     testimony was taken.  Those wishing to comment on these items     should attend and speak at the public hearings.   (Agenda, Regular Meeting of the Whiteside County Board, May 17, 2011)      Debt Ceiling Vote Goes Down in Flames!   John Boehner brought the Debt Ceiling increase to the floor for a straight up or down vote this week--no amendments, no spending cuts tied to it.  This is just what Obama has been saying they want...they claimed Republicans were playing games with our nation's world standing by trying to tie it to spending cuts.  So, how did it go?  Not a single Republican voted to Increase the Debt Ceiling, 97 Democrats voted for the Increase, and 82 Democrats voted with Republicans AGAINST the Increase!  Now it is time to contact your Representatives and Senators and tell them they better get some SERIOUS committments on spending cuts before they even consider raising this obscene number any higher!  Contact Info available HERE    "Debt Free America Summit"      Des Moines, IA  Saturday, June 18, 2011    There have been a few cancellations for the bus trip to the Debt Free America Summit. If you would like to go but did not sign up in time, please email SaukValleyTeaParty@live.com or call 815-499-0237 to see if seats are still available! If you have already signed up and sent your deposit, information on pick-up location and time will be emailed to you as soon as it is available. Hosted by Strong America NOW Moderated by Hugh Hewitt Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host AGENDA The Debt Crisis and Its Solution What it Really Takes to Cut Federal Spending Case Studies in Lean Six Sigma Deploying Waste Reduction Across the Federal Government Comments by Presidential Candidates Legislative Initiatives to Reduce Waste What You Can Do to End the Deficit and Debt  This is an amazing opportunity!  Don't pass up the chance to join us on a FREE bus trip to participate in this summit!    \ Monthly Meetings--New Location Please mark you calendar and join us at our monthly meetings which will be held on the 4th TUESDAY of every month at 6:30pm at the Loveland Community Building in Dixon.  (unless otherwise announced) Click HERE for directions    Join the Conversation Visit our SVTP Forum often to keep up-to-date on what is going on in our local communities and share your thoughts and ideas.   Go to the Forum by clicking HERE It takes active involvement to get things done.  When those of us who began to organize for the SVTP first got involved, we were WAY out of our comfort zone.  None of us had ever done anything like this before and none of us wanted to actually lead.  But, we recognized that this is of vital importance, so we did what we felt had to be done.  We cannot do it alone!  We need YOU!  Please, get off the sidelines, step out of YOUR comfort zone and join us! 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