Scrooge is at it again...

Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser "You never want a good crisis to go to waste."                                                                                                                --Rahm Emanuel Every time I hear of any situation where lives are lost, my first thought is of the heartbreak of the family...whether it is a natural disaster or an act of evil, the lives of those affected are forever changed.  I cannot fathom the grief being experienced in the Newtown community.  To lose a single child is devastating, but a loss of this magnitude is incomprehensible.  The entire nation grieves with them. The Obama administration and members of Congress are wasting no time exploiting this tragic loss of life.  Immediately, the airwaves were buzzing with cries to outlaw "assault" weapons (or, as Nancy Pelosi prefers to say, "assault magazines").  This week, Obama held a press conference where he  called for comprehensive gun control, including:        1. A so-called "Assault Weapons" Ban,        2. A "High-Capacity" Magazine Ban, and        3. A ban on ALL Private Firearms Sales without government permission. And he wants the legislation on his desk as early as January. If he can't get it through Congress, he is considering other options as well.  Christopher Schroeder, said the Justice Department looked at possible legislation to send to Congress as well as action the administration could take itself.  "You always look at both, because if you can do it administratively it's certainly a less involved process." Unfortunately, those who have been dreaming about taking away the Second Amendment rights of Americans have been handed an emotional battering ram by this crazed madman and his senseless murder of innocent children.  Now, they are using this tragedy to elicit emotional support for their long-term goal of disarmament.  They will not waste this crisis. What they fail to acknowledge is the fact that criminals have no respect for life or the law.  "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater…confidence than an armed man." Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and punishment (1764).   Do Gun Bans Deter Crime? Should Guns be Banned in Schools, or Encouraged? Texas Democratic Party Official Calls for NRA Members to be Shot Senator Feinstein Vows to Revive Assault Weapons Ban NRA Response to the Sandy Hooke Shootings Let's Shift the Odds in Favor of the Good Guys The British are Not Coming...We Don't Need All These Guns The Myth of Mass Murder and Assault Weapons Congressional Testimony on the Benefit of Guns Piers Morgan--Unhinged!   Fiscal Cliff? Is the fiscal cliff a real emergency?  Or has it been manufactured and hyped to sound the death knell of the Republican Party?  While I believe that the sequestration cuts could be devastating to our military, so could doing nothing and continuing to spend money we don't have.  Boehner and other Republicans are now "seeing the light" when it comes to tax increases on the wealthy, but what are they getting in return?  Most likely, nothing.  So, once again, they are selling out their values and cutting their own throats in the process. Republicans have allowed the Democrats to completely control the messaging on every issue for the past 4 years.  In their effort to "expand the tent" they are turning their backs on conservatives--especially tea party conservatives.  Not only are they turning their backs on us, but they are now villainizing us for political capital!  Boehner team calls tea party members insane assylum extremists.  With Republicans like that, who needs Democrats??? Harry Reid on the Fiscal Cliff Fiscal Cliff Deal After Christmas? Obamacare Fiscal Cliff The Cost of Obama's 'No Compromise' Class Warfare Fearing Primaries, GOP Members Shun Boehner's Plan B So, will the Republicans ever return to their core principles, or is it time for us to give up on them altogether?  Either way, WE must stand on principle and make sure that we continue to hold their feet to the fire!!! Tea Partiers Must Hang Tough A Nation Run By Idiots You know you live in a Country run by idiots if… TAKE ACTION NOW It is very important that we stay on top of the issues our nation is facing and that we share our opinion with our elected representatives firmly and frequently! Add this phone number to your contacts in your cell phone...then you can call your representatives whenever you find yourself with a moment to spare! (202) 224-3121 Congressional Switchboard Call Today and let them know how you feel about the fiscal cliff negotiations, Boehner Team's Tea Party name-calling and proposed 'assault weapons' bans!!! These issues are extremely important and they need to hear from you! SVTP Leadership Council We have a LOT of work to do in the next few years.  It is not too late to change course and fix the damage that has been done to our nation.  Please join us as we prepare our plans for next year.  I am looking for a few committed volunteers to join our Leadership Council.  The more folks in our core planning group, the more successful we can be in our efforts! We will hold our first Leadership Council meeting in January.  Date, Time and Location to be announced next week. We need to organize and work closely with other IL Tea Party groups to affect change in IL government!  This CAN be done!  Please join us! 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