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View this email in your browser What???  Let me sum up this outrageous thievery for you...ComEd managed to get the ILGA to override Quinn's veto on their rate increase last year.  We have all paid higher electric bills since it passed, but ComEd says it wasn't high enough!  So...they want to increase the rate again and send you a new bill for the energy you used (and paid for) LAST YEAR!  Even better--the new legislation passed UNANIMOUSLY out of the IL Senate Executive Committee last week!!!  Are you Angry Yet???  This is the kind of stuff they are getting away with because IL Voters are not paying attention and getting involved! ComEd Seeks RETROACTIVE RATE INCREASE Capitol Fax weighs in on the issue Listen to the IPR Radio Broadcast on the Increase CALL THE THIEVING CLOWNS IN SPRINGFIELD AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!     Executive Committee Members Then call YOUR IL Senator and IL Representative and tell them to vote NO!!!!! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!  ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES RIGHT AWAY!!!! We need more Representatives who won't back down--More men and women who will take a firm stand for what is right!!! Ted Cruz Raising Hackles In 2012, alone, the U.S. Postal service lost $15.9 BILLION!!! Tell Congress to Restructure the USPS Obama wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $9/hour!  Every time minimum wage increases, it has devastating consequences!   The cost of everything increases.  Employers must pay more for low-skill, entry-level positions, resulting in stagnant wages for valuable employees and lower employment rates for teenagers and other unskilled workers. Tell Congress to Stop the Minimum Wage Increase! Have You Filed Your Witness Slip Yet??? Tuesday, Feb. 19th in Springfield Friday, Feb. 22nd in Chicago I know most of us cannot afford to miss work and other commitments to attend these hearings, but, if you can, PLEASE do so!  This is vitally important to retaining our second amendment rights!  We need to make sure that our state representatives see a massive turnout in protest of their efforts to restrict our God-given right of self-defense! If you cannot attend, PLEASE take a moment to submit a witness slip in support of the second amendment and concealed carry! More info and Witness Slip available HERE Step-by-step directions on HOW TO FILE A WITNESS SLIP If you can't be there in person, a witness slip is the next best thing!  Also, write AND call your state Representative and Senator!  --Mike Jacobs has a 100% rating from the NRA, let's make sure his votes on this issue reflect that!    --Tom Demmer doesn't appear to have a rating--curious!    --Mike Smiddy is at 75%-let's make him see the light-let him know that you expect him to uphold his oath of office and protect your constitutional rights! Survey of Doctors Shows Health Care System in Danger See the Full Survey HERE Survey Conclusions:      • Almost unanimous that medicine is on the wrong        track, and overwhelmingly blame the        government;     • Government-imposed solutions (PPACA,        electronic health information) destined to fail;     • Highest numbers ever opting out of Medicare        or refuse Medicaid;     • Vacuum in leadership in medical profession, feel        abandoned by AMA & organized medicine;     • Corporate medicine (including hospital and        insurance companies) is intentionally trying to        destroy private practice;     • Doctors are pessimistic – failing financially &        assume things will worsen;     • See doctors and patients as the solution – not        government;     • Believe direct payment by patients will restore        accountability & patient control;     • Restored autonomy, elimination of government        involvement, increased patient responsibility        and free market reforms are solutions. Check My.ILGA.gov weekly to stay informed on upcoming hearings! With So many issues of such importance, it is critical that you do your part to bring these issues into the light.  The best way to get folks in your community to discuss an issue that is important to you is to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper!  Share your views and back them up with fact!  Let's shed a little light on common sense solutions!                  Pick an Issue and Write a letter to the Editor! Click HERE for a link to all of your local newspapers DOJ REPORT SAYS ASSAULT WEAPON BAN WILL NOT REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE Read the Report HERE These Senators May Determine if We Will Retain Our Second Amendment Rights Contact Them!!! Copyright © 2013 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