A Day to Remember

Lots to follow!  Let us know what you want us to report on!  Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Memorial Day A Day to Remember “It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”  --Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address   Today, we take time to remember the sacrifices made by so many which have secured the freedoms we enjoy today--Freedoms which seem to be constantly under attack.  We must not forget that freedom is not free...it has been purchased by the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice by putting their lives on the line so that we don't have to.  Do not let their sacrifice be in vain.  We must be vigilant and active so that what they fought so bravely to attain and protect does not disappear due to our indifference and apathy.  I ask you today to commit to sacrificing just a little bit of your time to help protect our way of life.  Get involved, step out of your comfort zone, pay attention to the issues and hold your legislators accountable for their votes.  Find a candidate you believe in and commit to work for their campaign.  We must each do our part to make sure that our children and grandchildren don't look back some day and say, "they didn't care enough to do such simple things". Today and everyday, we thank ALL veterans and current service men and women for their commitment and sacrifice.  We know that your service takes you away from your families and loved ones and we will forever be greatful for your sacrifices! God Bless! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our May Meeting We had a great time getting to know a little bit about Christie Schilling.  She is a remarkable woman of strength, passion and faith.  Listening to her was very inspirational! If anyone is interested in helping with Bobby Schilling's campaign in some small way, you can contact the campaign HERE DISGUSTING! Last Thursday, the Illinois Senate passed HB 5007, which will implement key portions of ObamaCare nearly two years early in Cook County.  On Friday,  Tom Cross and 15 other IL Republicans went along with this crooked scheme--now it has been sent on to Quinn who has promised to sign it into law!!!   We cannot afford our current, bloated Medicaid system and now, through the guise of health care exchanges, we are going to add hundreds of thousands more people to the Medicaid rolls! Unbelievable We MUST be more vocal on these issues!  We must get involved in the campaign process and help elect folks who will not make these back-room deals and sell out to the Chicago machine!  I urge you to learn more about Bill Albracht and Richard Morthland...we need to do everything we can to send Albracht to replace Mike Jacobs in the IL Senate and to return Morthland to the IL House!  The future of our state is at stake!!! Bill Albracht           Richard Morthland I have had many opportunities to interact with both of these men and I believe that they are men of character and integrity --Amanda Norris   Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Hearing Wednesday, May 30th is likely to be the final hearing on the special use permit applications submitted by Mainstream for the turbines proposed for Whiteside County.  The meeting will begin at 7pm at the Rock Falls Community Building (between the police station and library).  It is very important that the special use permit require Mainstream to address all possible liabilities that will be created by allowing wind energy generation in Whiteside County.   Another Stealth Attack on the Second Amendment Chicago politicians have attached an anti-gun amendment to an anti-drug bill IL State Rifle Association Update Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Update Find contact info for your IL Senator HERE IL Representative HERE Let you Senator and Representative know that your Second Amendment Right "shall not be infringed" and it is time for Illinois to recognize that this is one of our fundamental rights.  Then find a candidate who will actually support and defend the Constitution and do whatever you can to make sure they are elected in November!!!! June Meeting Tuesday, June 26th 6:30pm in Dixon Location and topic to be announced  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 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

We MUST Sound the Alarm!

Lots to follow!  Let us know what you want us to report on!  Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Next SVTP Meeting: Tuesday, May 22nd at 6:30pm, Rock Falls Public Library   Details Below ** Breaking News--URGENT **   HHS has sent IL a $32 million bribe to implement Obamacare Health Care Exchanges 2 years early!  We need YOUR HELP! We have spent the last three years fighting against Obamacare. We called our Congressmen, sent them emails, protested outside their offices, attended their meetings, held tea party rallies, townhall meetings and even voted many of them out of office. Unfortunately, there are some Illinois Republicans who did not get the message. Tom Cross and the House Republicans are cutting a deal with Chicago Democrats to implement Obamacare two years early here in Illinois. This is part of their plan to "reform" Medicaid.  We failed to pay $9 million in bills owed to medicaid providers last year!   Adding folks to the medicaid rolls in the guise of these exchanges will only hasten our financial meltdown! We know you receive a lot of emails. We know you receive a lot of calls to action. We can say with no exaggeration that this is the most important call to action we will have all year long. This is the most important issue we will face in Illinois this year. We need your help. We must stop implementation of Obamacare in Illinois. Our plan to get the message out We are sending out a press release, blog posts and email blasts ready Monday morning. We will also release video of Tom Cross, in his own words, rejecting Obamacare and making the case that implementing it would be damaging to our state. In addition to the press release to our Illinois contacts, we will be contacting media outlets and bloggers across the country to get national exposure to this issue. Illinois trying to implement Obamacare before the Supreme Court has ruled on its constitutionality should be a national story. We need your help, please: Forward this email to ALL your contacts Like, Comment and Share our posts on the Illinois Tea Party Facebook page. Retweet our Tweets on the Illinois Tea Party Twitter account. How you can help stop Obamacare in IL We need to put public pressure on Leader Tom Cross and other legislators to reject the implementation of Obamacare in Illinois. By posting your comments and questions on Facebook, you can keep the pressure on. Your posts will force Tom Cross and your own legislators to respond promptly and publicly. Here are the pages we need you to focus your attention on: Tom Cross' Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Cross/178636178655 (This page is public and everyone can view the comments and questions you post) Tom Cross' personal Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/tomcross84 (Must be friends with Tom Cross to comment) Illinois House Republicans Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ILHouseRepublicans (This page is public and everyone can view the comments and questions you post) Your own legislator's Facebook page. You should also: Send an email to your legislator here through the Illinois Tea Party website. Call your legislator's office. Find your legislator's phone number here. Holding them accountable We need to hold our elected officials accountable on this issue. There is no excuse for voting to begin on Obamacare in Illinois 2 years early. NONE. We must make our position on this issue as loud and clear as possible. We hope that no Republican will vote for Obamacare in Illinois, just as no Republican voted for it at the Federal level. But if any Republican votes for Obamacare, we will recruit and circulate petitions for Independent candidates to run against anyone that does. It doesn't matter who they are, it doesn't matter how conservative they claim to be. We can not accept a vote for Obamacare and must hold them accountable. We have until June 25 to get them on the ballot.   READ THE OBAMACARE IN ILLINOIS FACT SHEET HERE SVTP May Meeting Guest Speaker: Christie Schilling wife of Congressman Bobby Schilling 6:30pm Tuesday, May 22nd Rock Falls Public Library (1007  7th Avenue, Rock Falls IL)   Christie and Bobby Schilling are small business owners and the parents of 10 children.  Bobby has taken his strong family values, common sense and small business experience with him to Washington DC-- three things which are severely lacking in our nation's capital!  Join us at the Rock Falls Public Library to hear Christie Schilling's unique perspective on the left's fictitious war on women, congressional family life, and the critical juncture in history at which we have arrived.  It is sure to be a fascinating conversation! We hope to see you there!   Wisconsin Recall Update Governor Scott Walker was elected by Wisconsin voters to clean up state government and fix their financial problems.  He did so by addressing public employee pensions and has become the target of unions across the nation because of his success.  He did what he promised to do and it worked beautifully!  Wisconsin has gone from a $4 billion deficit to a $300 million surplus.  Schools have not suffered as a result of his reforms as unions had alledged and now the unions want to make an example of him!  On Tuesday, Wisconsin residents headed to the polls to determine who will run against Walker in the June Recall Election.  Interesting fact:  even though he had no primary opponent on the ballot, Walker received more votes than BOTH democrat challengers combined!  It is critical that Governor Walker retain the Governership or public sector unions will use his defeat as an example of what they will do to any Governor with the nerve to stand up to them! Pension Reform in IL Proposed pension reforms are attracting much attention in IL.  Governor Walker created a firestorm when he bravely tackled the issue in Wisconsin.  Do IL legislators have the backbone needed to take on the public sector unions in IL.  One thing is certain...we are broke...something Must change!  Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Hearing Wednesday, May 30th is likely to be the final hearing on the special use permit applications submitted by Mainstream for the turbines proposed for Whiteside County.  The meeting will begin at 7pm at the Rock Falls Community Building (between the police station and library).  It is very important that the special use permit require Mainstream to address liabilities that will be created by allowing wind energy generation in Whiteside County.    follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Sauk Valley Tea Party, All rights reserved. Thank you for being part of the solution! 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May Meeting and Miscellaneous

Lots to follow!  Let us know what you want us to report on!  Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Next SVTP Meeting:  Tuesday, May 22nd at 6:30pm, Rock Falls Public Library   Details Below Dixon Transparency Update I'd like to thank Li Arellano for keeping us posted on the happenings in Dixon! The city council is working directly with the Illinois Policy Institute to revamp city transparency.  Commissioner Kuhn is taking the lead on it and has already met directly with Brian Costin from IPI.  Dixon has already updated it's website with a "Citizen's Information Center" tab on the front page, and there is a staff member working on uploading both old and new records.  It will be a project for a little while, so we have to keep watch and make sure they stay on top of it, but it very much seems they will be working on this issue. Two other developments: First, Tuesday evening I was on a tele-town hall call with the Illinois Policy Institute and the Illinois Opportunity Project talking about government transparency to a broader audience.  The transparency project is something we would like to spread to other surrounding communities BEFORE embezzlement and other issues happen there.  Second, Sen. Dan Duffy has introduced a bill that would put legal requirements on local governmental bodies in terms of transparency standards.  I believe Sen. Bivins is a co-sponsor now.  This bill has some merit, and local activists should be aware of it. As for the city council meeting, they are hiring new auditors, beginning a more forensic-style audit immediately (through WipFli accounting), and have changed the required signatures on checks from one to three.  They are also hiring TWO new temporary comptrollers, and are reviewing other standards and practices.  There is also a local investigation beginning, but the ongoing FBI investigation has the lead until it wraps up.  State charges are still being considered against Crundwell, as well.  No one intends to resign, and no mention was made of how the no-longer-being-embezzled funds will be used going forward.  I did bring up tax relief at the city council meeting, since clearly we were being taxed far more than needed! SVTP May Meeting Guest Speaker: Christie Schilling wife of Congressman Bobby Schilling 6:30pm Tuesday, May 22nd Rock Falls Public Library (1007  7th Avenue, Rock Falls IL)   Christie and Bobby Schilling are small business owners and the parents of 10 children.  Bobby has taken his strong family values, common sense and small business experience with him to Washington DC-- three things which are severely lacking in our nation's capital!  Join us at the Rock Falls Public Library to hear Christie Schilling's unique perspective on the left's fictitious war on women, congressional family life, and the critical juncture in history at which we have arrived.  It is sure to be a fascinating conversation! We hope to see you there!   Wisconsin Recall Update Governor Scott Walker was elected by Wisconsin voters to clean up state government and fix their financial problems.  He did so by addressing public employee pensions and has become the target of unions across the nation because of his success.  He did what he promised to do and it worked beautifully!  Wisconsin has gone from a $4 billion deficit to a $300 million surplus.  Schools have not suffered as a result of his reforms as unions had alledged and now the unions want to make an example of him!  On Tuesday, Wisconsin residents headed to the polls to determine who will run against Walker in the June Recall Election.  Interesting fact:  even though he had no primary opponent on the ballot, Walker received more votes than BOTH democrat challengers combined!  It is critical that Governor Walker retain the Governership or public sector unions will use his defeat as an example of what they will do to any Governor with the nerve to stand up to them! Defend the Vote Election Integrity Initiative Learn how you can help defend the integrity of elections in Illinois.  Attend a Defend the Vote training seminar on May 25th.  More information available HERE 2012 True the Vote National Summit Details Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Hearing Tuesday, May 16th is likely to be the final hearing on the special use permit applications submitted by Mainstream for the turbines proposed for Whiteside County.  The meeting will begin at 7pm at the Rock Falls Community Building (between the police station and library).   My Two Cents We would love to hear your opinions on the hot topics of the day!  Email your comments to SaukValleyTeaParty@Live.com Please share your thoughts on: *Dixon Crundwell Embezzlement *Wind Farms in Lee, Ogle or Whiteside *Hillary Clinton Committing the US to the Small Arms Treaty  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Sauk Valley Tea Party, All rights reserved. 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You are Invited

Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. We have been asked to pass along an invitation: Have you every wondered what daily life is like for the families of Congressmen and women?   We have been invited to find out that as well as much more!  Please join Christie Schilling for coffee at the  Sterling Public Library   Saturday, May 12th at 9am Congressman Bobby Schilling and his wife, Christie, have 10 children and run a successful pizzeria in the Quad Cities.  Being a busy mother, wife of a Congressman and business owner give Christie a lot of insight into the issues we face.  This is a great opportunity to meet an amazing mom.  I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to get a look at things from a wife and mother's perspective!   Please RSVP to Katie Schilling by phone at  (309) 269-3103   or   by email at katie@reelectbobby.com  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 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