Virginia Tea Party

Reagan George returns and follows up on specific amendments to the Republican State Party Plan. Yes, this is "weedsy" - and worth following along and listening to. Especially if you ever wanted to see things get fixed with the Republican Party in Virginia. This is not simple criticism. It's a real attempt to be part of the solution. The American First Caucus of Virginia https://america-first-caucus.org/ The amendments discussed: PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 AMENDMENT - Delegates to any Republican Conventions or other processes used to elect internal Republican Committee offices is strictly limited to dues paying Unit members that have been formally constituted as Members of their respective Unit Committee. EXPLANATION – This amendment will stop the gamesmanship being played to recruit relatives, friends and associates that have no ongoing relationship with any element of the Republican Party. In many cases the fees to become a convention delegate are paid for by monied interests that have a hidden agenda regarding the future of the Republican Party of Virginia. Simply put people that are currently involved in the day-to-day operation of the party should decide who is running the party. If they cannot be bothered to join their Unit they should not be allowed to vote on how to run the party. This will also provide an incentive for each unit to organically grow their membership. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 AMENDMENT - Eliminate the need for a State Convention by combining the 4 to 5 elected candidates to be elected during the existing 11 Congressional District Conventions. EXPLANATION – Except for the fundraising opportunities afforded to RPV by having a convention, it is a huge burden for delegates to drive across the state to attend a meeting where four to five people are elected. In some cases, it is a 4 to 5 hour tone-way trip for state convention delegates to get to the venue. Couple that with possibly an over night stay, meals, gas, and the pre-file fee becomes a barrier for many loyal members to attend. The drop-off between Congressional Delegates and State Delegates and the need to be present to vote gives credence for this amendment to be passed. There are also some advantages to consolidate and shorten the campaign timeline that candidates must spend running for their positions. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 AMENDMENT - Add ten dollars dollars to all Unit member’s dues to be divided equally between RPV ($5) and the remaining five dollars allocated between each Congressional District where the dues paying member is assigned. EXPLANATION – By adding a ten dollar surcharge to each Unit’s annual dues the membership can easily contribute to normal day-to-day operating expenses for their Congressional District and RPV’s paid staff. It is hard to estimate the total amount of money this amendment would provide. It would be easy to calculate if anyone knew how many dues paying members there are statewide. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 - Future SIP PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 AMENDMENT - Voice votes are allowed only if all members of the voting quorum agree to a voice vote. Any dissenting vote requires a recorded vote on the motion made. EXPLANATION – By their votes you shall know them. Voice votes have an advantage in that time to vote is kept at a minimum. Unfortunately, a voice vote can not only hide how quorum members vote thereby obscuring their voting record but that type of vote can allow one person, the chair, to declare winners and losers. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 AMENDMENT - Ranked Choice Voting is not to be used in any Republican internal election unless a statewide emergency status is announced by the governor. The State Central Committee can then decide the approach to be used for voting. EXPLANATION – In keeping with the RNC’s resolution prohibiting the use of Rank Choice Voting, as-well-as, the same resolutions passed by the Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun Republican Committees this amendment prohibits the use for the majority of internal elections. The only exception is if/when the Governor declares a state of emergency. It is only then that State Central can explore various options open to them. PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 AMENDMENT – The following categories of individuals are not allowed to be members of the State Central Committee. • All Elected Officials that currently occupy state and Federal offices, not including local elected officials • Staff and administrations officials of those includes elected officials currently employed or previously employed by those said officials for 5 years. • Immediate family members of said elected officials (eg, Mother, Father, Spouse, Brother Sister). • Current staff from state and Federal Caucuses, Political Foundations, and PACs controlled by Elected Officials • Campaign Management or Consultants that receive substantial payments from state and Federal campaigns for their livelihood. EXPLANATION - Undue influence is at the heart of the restrictions categorized as Conflicts of Interest. This means that individuals on the State Central Committee may not be voting with the party’s best interest in mind, therefore, this Amendment lists those individuals who may not be elected to SCC. To see where some of these ideas came from, take a view back at our earlier SIPS- SIP #34 https://rumble.com/v45huyo-sip-of-tea-34-reagan-george-returns.html SIP #23 https://rumble.com/v2emq78-sip-23-another-double-sip-conversation-with-reagan-george.html SIP #20 https://rumble.com/v2atx0g-sip-20-a-double-sip-conversation-with-reagan-george.html

At the end of every internal conflict , the call to come together and "let's work together" So we have to ask: What the heck does that even mean? We'll give you a quick hint: Depending on who says it, it doesn't functionally mean a 'D@Mn' thing. Featuring guest video from Thor Cristos. Leave a comment. And, if you liked the video - Give us a Rumble! If you somehow didn't like the video, lie and say you did by giving us a Rumble!! Surely we can "work together" on this!?

In this SIP Edition #36, we have a conversation with Author, Blogger and Virginia political blogger David Shephard about all points in between of November 2023 to November 2024 + a peek at 2025. Author: https://www.amazon.com/Elections-Have-Consequences-Cautionary-Tale/dp/B0B54WHVRP Substack Blog: https://davidshephard.substack.com/ Memorable Quote: "Youngkin's business end of his veto pen" What happened? Why did the Secure Your Vote effort have no winning impact on the Virginia House and Senate Races in 2023? What does this mean for the Virginia Gubernatorial race in 2024? Will it be Winsome Sears vs Abigale Spanberger for Governor in 2025? The Presidential Primary is in play with early voting - - with the final election day of March 5th, 2024

It's been a while since our last Sip of Tea with Reagan George. Nine months since Sip #23 wherein we looked forward to another discussion. Time is always short. Resources can be found. Yet, the "key" seems to be a recipe of three main ingredients: 1. The idea 2. The contacts 3. Getting organized Explore and learn about the idea and intention of seeing the Virginia State Central Committee reformation and an emerging component of seeing that through - The American First Caucus in Virginia. SIP #23 https://rumble.com/v2emq78-sip-23-another-double-sip-conversation-with-reagan-george.html SIP #20 https://rumble.com/v2atx0g-sip-20-a-double-sip-conversation-with-reagan-george.html

Money in the 2023 Elections... The subtitle could be - Things aren't quite as bad as you think. The key seems to be better candidates, voter engagement, and a bit more money. Hayden Ludwig is director of research for Restoration of America, where he leads the team exposing the Left’s “dark money,” threats to election integrity, and the woke agenda. He’s authored reports on the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the 2020 Zuck Bucks scheme, and the Left’s get-out-the-vote machine that have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, the Federalist, Daily Caller, Breitbart, American Greatness, and other conservative outlets. He lives with his family in Chesterfield County. You can read his work at: www.Restoration-News.org

Dr. Sheila Furey returns to Splash of Tea with VATP Chairman Nelson Velez. In this post election podcast, we find that what could have been a celebration is instead a call to action and renewal of commitment. https://vamfa.org/ https://vamfa.org/gcwanfs-summit-rally-2024/ God’s Children: We Are Not For Sale Summit and Rally 2024 January 15, 2024 Marriott Hotel and Bell Tower Capitol Square Richmond Virginia. Agenda 7:30-8:30 am Registration 8:30 am Welcome 8:45-11:30 am Morning speakers 12:00-1:00 pm Bell Tower Event on Capitol Square 1:00-2:00 pm Lunch 2:00-5:00 pm Afternoon speakers 5:00-6:30 pm Social hour 6:30-9:00 pm Dinner and keynote *Programming details subject to change due to unforeseen events.

VATP Chairman Nelson Velez talks with Bill Byrd of the Virginia Council We've had both the The Virginia Council Chairman John Reid and the Vice Chair Ann McLean on our channel in the past. https://rumble.com/v2vdvkh-john-reid-vatp-summit-2023-enemies-seen-and-unseen.html https://rumble.com/v2qn43s-splasjh-of-tea-ann-mcclean.html https://rumble.com/v2qn5ps-sip-26-who-put-the-confederate-statues-up-and-why.html

Going outside of the typical programming, VATP Chairman Nelson Velez interviews 18th Virginia SD Republican Candidate Tony Goodwin. It makes sense to do so. Nelson led the fray to gather recall signatures against Lucas. It set a page in Virginia history. With more than double the required signatures, the judge threw it out. Yeah, the judge answered to Lucas. Fast forward to now. Lucas; aka "The Mob Queen" has got to go. This is Nelson Tea Party home turf. It also is an excellent Bell weather to see how far the support for Youngkin's governance can and will go. So, meet Republican Candidate Tony Goodwin! https://agoodwinforportsmouth.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AGoodwinforVirginia Endorsed by The Hampton Roads Black Caucus! AGoodWinforVirginia@gmail.com (757) 320-3496

The web articles about young men of high school age trending conservative first appeared in July 2023. It took me that long to think through the podcast idea (as much as I think through anything) and of a person I might know who might fit the description and to get around to setting up the interview. Enter "Skeeter". I first met him when he was about 12 years old at a funeral. Now about twenty, he's nothing like the lost little boy I first encountered. He's much more. In this interview you'll get to meet him. Maybe he'll remind you of someone you know in your family or community circle. In any event, the next wave of patriots will not be us as our time is now and will eventually close. But, maybe they might resemble us in some way if not any patriot from any section of history at their core. This is a freeform discussion and not like any VATP podcast produced thus far. One thing I've learned from "Skeeter" is that any impact you can make, deliberate or accidental in a young man's life has far reaching effect. Please leave a comment.

In this Sip of Tea, we take a slightly different path and consider a new book with the author David Shephard. David is a native Virginian and the author of a new conservative book. It is a novel, a Virginia political thriller. Written right before Youngkin's nomination and later tremendous win against McAuliffe, it portrays what a democrat victory would have likely led to and may yet in the future - hence the subtitle - "A Cautionary Tale" The style of the story is known as "Roman à clef" "If you would like to purchase an autographed copy of Elections Have Consequences; A Cautionary Tale", email David at dhshepva@yahoo.com" https://www.amazon.com/Elections-Have-Consequences-Cautionary-Tale-ebook/dp/B0B57PWQ1C

In this episode, Nelson Velez interviews Chris Evans, Program Coordinator of The Foundation for American Christian Education. The Foundation for American Christian Education https://face.net/ The What does God Say? event is October 6, 7 2023 and is hosted by Stonebridge School; 1629 Jolliff Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321 Register for the event: https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/7266911 More info on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/968577884036615/987030392191364/ Link to the book Chris Evans authored: "Odyssey of Faith The Colony of Viriginia, Jamestown, and You" https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Faith-Colony-Viriginia-Jamestown/dp/0983643652/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1 Contact Evans: chris.m.evans1979@gmail.com

August 23 the great what to watch question was "The debates? Or, Trump on X" Nelson Velez and Buddy Bishop compare notes and hi-lite their take-aways from those two broadcasted discussions. Clip credits: Oliver Anthony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QIXCa2C1I Roseanne Barr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zzXZOICjWA Donald Trump with Tucker Carlson on X: https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1694513603251241143 Oliver Anthony Clarifies how he sees Government is not the solution: https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-one-in-the-federal-government-is-coming-to-save-us-oliver-anthony-on-family-self-reliance

VATP Chairman Nelson Velez is joined by Trent England, Executive Director of "Save our States" to take a close look at Rank Choice Voting. https://saveourstates.com/ From the website above: Trent England is the founder and executive director of Save Our States. He also serves as co-chairman of the Stop Ranked-Choice Voting Coalition and is the David & Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. He has previously served as executive vice president for both the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and the Freedom Foundation, and as a legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation. Trent was a Publius Fellow of the Claremont Institute in 2008. He is a producer of the feature-length documentary film, Safeguard: An Electoral College Story; the author of Why We Must Defend the Electoral College; co-author of The Case Against Ranked-Choice Voting; and a contributor to The Heritage Guide to the Constitution and One Nation Under Arrest. Trent earned a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law and a B.A. in government from Claremont McKenna College.

We catch up with Thor Cristos and talk about the phenomena of "Oliver Anthony" and his organic viral digital hit "Rich Men North of Richmond" Thor is an accomplished musician in multiple genres. Well... He's done a lot of things across the spectrum. He's been our guest before on SIP of TEA a few times before. Let's take a look at his take on Anthony Oliver. (aka Chris Lunsford) This isn't a "reaction video". It's an attempt at looking at the meaning and long term impact of telling the truth. Rich Men North of Richmond is visceral truth. https://rumble.com/v36tj8u-oliver-anthony-who-is-oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond.html Chris Lunford (Oliver Anthony Facebook Page) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085643337139

In this special Splash of Tea VATP Chairman Nelson Velez is joined by RPV Chairman Rich Anderson to take a close look at what "Secure Your Vote Virginia" is all about. Cooper Moore then joins to take a look at the specifics, followed by VATP 1st Vice Chair Buddy Bishop as he jumps in to ask some hard questions. https://secureyourvotevirginia.com/ Except maybe for Buddy Bishop, an overall a positive opinion is evident. Like Rich Anderson says: "Your my 85% buddy, not my 15% enemy" The real question is - What do you think? Share this episode. Leave a comment. If you haven't yet, subscribe to our Channel.

In our last video post, we focused our spotlight on the Portsmouth Tea Party. https://rumble.com/v309z06-spotlight-on-portsmouth-tea-party.html We didn't actually cover everything and there was more to take a closer look at. This interview is not just a part 2, it's more like an encore edition. Nelson Velez, is the Chairman of the Portsmouth Tea Party as well as the Chairman of the Virginia Tea Party. He resumes with some points we didn't get to in the last interview. He also covers more. Some of it is surprising.

The interview of the interviewer. In this Splash of Tea, Buddy Bishop interviews VATP Chairman Nelson Velez. Nelson is - and has been - the Chairman of the Portsmouth Tea Party. Covering the history and the achievements both successful and attempted, we get closer to the question of "What is the role of the Tea Party in Virginia Politics"?

The final archived video from our June 10th 2023 "Enemies: Seen and Unseen" Summit, Commander Hooper details the threat of China to the US Homeland. How can an obvious enemy still be unseen? By deception, misrepresentation, and domestic complicity. And, as the title suggests - The Trojan Horse is inside the gates. Commander John Hooper is a native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He is third-generation U.S. Coast Guard member. His passion is national security, and he has spent his entire adult life as a national security practitioner and educator. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in December 2010 with 32 years’ service. His service ashore includes four tours with the U.S. Navy, on the Joint Staff, and as the first CG liaison to the National Guard Bureau. Since retiring in 2010 he has been a civilian defense contractor as a Sr. Naval Analyst for the Chief of Naval Operations, and Sr. Defense Strategy Analyst/Planner for the U.S. Army, and Office of the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense. He is currently a Sr. Defense Strategist/Planner for the National Guard Bureau’s J55 staff. He holds three graduate degrees in Military Studies and National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College, American Military University, and the Royal Military College of Canada. Since 2008 he has been an Adjunct Professor for the U.S. Naval War College of Distance Education, teaching “Strategy and Warfare”, “Joint Maritime Operations” and “Maritime Homeland Defense/Security”.

In this video (Part 2), We puck up where the Introductions video left off. Virginia's 5th congressional district Bob Good makes his perspective on seen and unseen enemies we all are facing; whether we are a active and vocal, or unengaged and silent - we are all facing the same critical risks in a world and America on the brink. More videos of the Summit are pending soon. Like and Leave a comment.

VATP Chairman talks with Historian Ann McLean. Ann McLean. Appointed to the state Board of Historic Resources had to resigned in the midst of woke cancelling fire after making widely criticized remarks about Confederate statues and the Civil War. This discussion gets at why that was not only unfortunate, but also why such a thing ultimately results in a loss of long-term understanding. When the research doesn't fit the modern agenda - and is dismissed - we all are disadvantaged. Ann is a valued component and sponsor of the upcoming VATP summit "Enemies: Seen and Unseen", held ay the Richmond Airport Sheraton hotel on June 10th, 2023. Tickets are still available: https://vatp.org/event/summer-summit-2023/ For pre and post interview content, be sure to watch this SIP of TEA #26: https://rumble.com/v2qn5ps-sip-26-who-put-the-confederate-statues-up-and-why.html

Chris Wright joins with VATP Chairman Nelson Velez to take a closer spotlight look at the Potomac Tea Party. What started as attending an event 12 years ago, became what has grown into influence on the national stage. The views, understandings, recommendations discussed and explored are a great example to all Tea Parties across Virginia. It's not enough to "Meet, Eat, and Retreat". Action and follow through must occur. It's definitely occurring with Chris Wright and the Potomac Tea Party. https://www.potomacteaparty.com/ Get tickets for the June 10th 2023 Summit! https://vatp.org/event/summer-summit-2023/

VATP Chairman Nelson Velez covers a variety of sensitive topics. Unreliable news sources, The criminal and corrupt lawfare of January 6th, The criminal and corrupt lawfare of Alvin Bragg, The criminal and corrupt lawfare against parents, But there is good news: The June 10th VATP Summit entitled Enemies Seen and Unseen.

Compassion and courage in caring for and fighting for the imprisoned J-6 protestors by the Northern Neck Patriots The peaceful protestors who rose to protect our elections from being stolen on Jan 6th have been maligned, abused and imprisoned on charges which cannot be proven. Even the charge of trespassing cannot be proven as video evidence implicates police assisted protesters to enter the Capital. These people have not even had their day in court and now we have proof that exculpatory evidence has been withheld in some cases with the blessings of the DC judges, showing a peaceful and orderly demonstration and protest. Our own Northern Neck Patriots have been a godsend and a true blessing to these forgotten heroes. They have been their advocates in dealing with the injustices and abuses that they have endured. On this episode of a Splash of Tea, we will spotlight this tea party and their good works particularly with the imprisoned patriots of Jan 6th.

Remember back when the Tea Party was organically launching? There was a brief consideration then whether the Tea Party would in fact become a 'defacto' political party or not. Fast forward to now - and looking back. If they had made that move, what relationship would they have with establishment Republicans? Returning to take a close look at the "relationship" between the ardent conservatives in the Tea Party and the Republican party leadership, we see structural issues that are sorely in need of addressing. Reagan George returns to continue the discussion we started in SIP #20 https://rumble.com/v2atx0g-sip-20-a-double-sip-conversation-with-reagan-george.html Enter (once again) Reagan George. There is yet more to learn on what is essentially "going on". Take time to listen through as we skim a few topics. Be assured there is yet another session yet to come, as we reach a final conclusion to this topic in a future SIP of Tea!

In this Sip of Tea #22, we chat with Thor Christos about the recent and alarming Regional Bank Failures. Surprisingly, his summary has nothing to do with money. Give us a Rumble, and leave a comment.