Putnam Co Tea Party Patriots – The Brew October 30, 2014 A Voice for Limited Constitutional Government, Individual & Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets & Strong National Defense Currently 725 Subscribers! Derek Hankerson PCTPP Chairman  6 Days, Folks!   6 Days till We the People take back our Country!!  If the polls are right, there is a big change coming to Washington next Tuesday! BUT, don’t leave anything to chance. This election needs EVERY LAST Conservative to vote! Remember, we win elections with only 6-8 votes per precinct. So we cannot permit anyone to sit this one out. Call your family, friends, and your neighbors and talk about the importance of this election. Offer them a ride to the polls. ~ If you have an absentee ballot, remember… for your vote to count, your ballot needs to be delivered and received by the Supervisor of Elections Office by 7PM on November 4th. All of our hard work comes down to what happens in the next 6 days. Early Voting through Saturday, November 1st - Available at three locations 1. 2. 3.  Elections Office: 2509 Crill Avenue, Palatka, FL Interlachen Elementary School: 251 S. County Rd. 315, Interlachen, FL South Putnam County Government Complex: 115 N. Summit St., Crescent City, FL Supervisor of Elections Office: 386-329-0024 One Meeting Only During the Months of November and December Monday, November 10th ~ General Meeting, Open Discussion: “WHAT’S NEXT? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?” It is very important for everyone to attend! This is your Tea Party and we need to hear from you. We will have an “open mic” and everyone can be heard. Bring your ideas, your concerns, your solutions, etc., so we can plan for 2015 and 2016. This will be our only meeting in November because it is important that you enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday with your family and friends. So please make every effort to attend this one meeting on the 10th. Monday, December 8th ~ Annual Christmas Party – more info to follow… Save the date! All of our meetings Begin at 6:30 pm at the American Legion (316 Osceola Street, Palatka) The Legion Canteen will be open from 5-6:15 PM to purchase sandwiches, salads, ice cream, soft drinks & the best thick milkshakes in town! Proceeds from the Canteen support our local veterans. For details call Stan Owens (386) 325-0630. Our Election Day Goal and Commitment to You Over the past several months we have offered you a lot of information in “The Brew” about the three Constitutional Amendments on the ballot along with other issues and the Appellate Judges. At our meetings we hosted Candidate “Meet & Greet” Forums covering EVERY local race on the ballot and invited EVERY candidate to participate. We sought out experts to offer information about the Amendments such as Dan Petersen from Coalition of Property Rights who presented facts about Amendment One. It was our goal to provide you the voter information giving you the advantage of being a confident and informed voter. We sincerely hope we have accomplished this goal. On the Ballot November 4th Putnam County School Board In Putnam County the Superintendent of Public Schools is presently elected by a majority of the qualified electors. Should the Superintendent of Public Schools be appointed by the District School Board?  YES  NO NEVER Give Up Your Right to Vote! “AMENDMENT 1 – AMENDMENT 1 PUTS OUR STATE IN DEBT! Amendment 1 is a $19 Billion dollar mortgage to buy conservation land. Environmental groups plan to immediately borrow money to buy land through the bonding authority written into Amendment 1. Bonds will be sold to raise money based on future tax revenue. Former Gov. Bob Graham, a lead supporter of Amendment 1, has said publicly, “We intend to buy as much land as fast as we can because that land won’t be available twenty years from now.” Once the bonds are sold, the amount of the debt will be carved in stone. But, the tax revenue to pay back the bond debt can fluctuate wildly, depending on the economy. That’s irresponsible. One thing is certain, when the funding source dries up, as it has in the past, Florida’s property owners will be on the hook to pay back the debt through higher taxes. Amendment 1 is bad for Florida.         FLORIDA Chamber of Commerce Opposes Amendment One FLORIDA Farm Bureau Opposes Amendment One FLORIDA TaxWatch Opposes Amendment One FLORIDA Council of 100 Opposes Amendment One What Every Outdoorsman Needs to Know About Amendment One Amendment One - A Trojan Horse Issue Constitutionally Mandated Land Purchases: A Flawed Approach to Environmental Protection Learn more about Amendment 1: http://proprights.com/florida-constitution-amendment-1 Vote No on 2 Campaign Releases “It’s Nuts” TV Ad No prescription. Not just for serious diseases. Not approved by the FDA. Tallahassee, Fla. – The Vote No on 2 Campaign today released its third TV spot, “It’s Nuts,” in the campaign to defeat Amendment 2, the so-called medical marijuana initiative. The spot features Floridians, including Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, a family physician and president of the Brevard County Medical Society, detailing the frightening realities of Amendment 2, such as the fact that this Amendment won’t require a prescription to get pot, that it’s not just for serious diseases and that the pot Floridians will have access to won’t be FDA approved. "The message of this ad is simple: Amendment 2 is a trick that isn’t about compassion, it’s about legalizing pot,” said Sarah Bascom, spokesperson for the Vote No on 2 Campaign. “Floridians need to know the facts; and, this ad delivers them – it tells the truth about safety, teen access and the host of other problems this Amendment will bring to the Sunshine State.” “Most importantly, this ad leaves Floridians with the message that the only way to stop the onslaught of problems this Amendment would bring to our state, is to vote no,” concluded Bascom. To view the TV spot, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-L2WSkYf6o Now Is the Time America by CS Bennett, Contributing Columnist for “The Brew” What difference will my vote make? Besides, I am only one person. Listen, it was one brave soldier standing alone during a mass protest who stopped a column of armed tanks in China on Tiananmen Square in 1989, one man named Mahatmas Gandhi who was the driving force behind banishing the British Empire from India, one conservative known to the world as Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, who was the Black community’s conscience who articulated the horrors inflicted upon his race by a racist Democratic South, and it was another conservative Black man, in the 1860s, named Frederick Douglass, who stood out more than any other as the champion of an enslaved people who made it his life’s mission to rally others to join in with him in the liberation of his oppressed people. These were men of courage, men of conviction, and men of destiny. Today America is in need of such sons, as well as daughters, born of virtue, courage, and conviction. We’re talking about getting off one’s duff and voting. Day by day, our country is drifting towards the edge of eternity. At the helm is a president who is hell bent on overseeing our economic collapse while he presses on relentlessly with his nefarious agenda as it gets ever close to full implementation. After the elections, the first thing he plans on doing is issuing an executive order allowing amnesty for over thirty million illegals. We know the democrats are onboard with it and the republicans have no stomach to do anything about it. People, we’re talking thirty-five million people! They are potentially future democrat voters. So you ask; what can we do about it? We can express our dismay and anger by going out and vote. By voting we can make a difference. I have shown you how one man can effect positive change, and you can too. And let’s not forget, hardcore conservatives in this country number around 45 million strong. There’s immense power in those numbers. So yes, we can make a difference. We have to. Don’t know about you but the country doesn’t feel right anymore. Up until now, the politicians, the Sunday morning news pundits, and the bureaucrats have had their day in the sun, and at night, the spotlight. Now it is our turn, and our right, to voice our opinions at the ballot box. I persuade all of my true conservative friends, independents, and libertarians to come out and join us in saving this republic for this is what ‘we the people’ have been waiting for. George Washington fought the good fight, Andrew Jackson fought the good fight, Ulysses S. Grant fought the good fight, Theodore Roosevelt fought the good fight, George S. Patton fought the good fight, and all of these men did it against overwhelming odds and they prevailed. All that is required of us is to go out and vote. That’s it. But what a difference it will make. Remember, we are fighters and right now America needs fighters. Not only is your country counting on you showing up at the poles, your children and grandchildren are as well. Your decision to vote or not will impact their future in so many ways. That is why I stress, now is the time America. Now is the time. November County and City Meetings Schedule Government works best when “the people” stay engaged & keep government accountable to us. PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Regularly Scheduled Meeting: DATES: November 18th; TIME: 9:00 AM LOCATION: Suite 100, 2509 Crill Ave., Palatka, FL 32177 To contact BOCC: Phone: (386) 329-0205 / Email: harris@putnam-fl.com; chip.laibl@putnam-fl.com; karl.flagg@putnam-fl.comm; larry.harvey@putnamfl.com; walt.pellicer@putnam-fl.com Tuesday Nov 18th at 9 AM: BOCC Swearing in Ceremony, Everyone is encouraged to attend. PALATKA CITY COMMISSIONERS DATE: November 20th; TIME: 6:00 PM - LOCATION: 201 North 2nd Street, Palatka, FL 32177 Special Announcement “2014 Seminole Electric Charity Motorcycle Ride” Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE WE SERVE The public is invited to join us on Saturday, November 13, 2014 for a day of fun, fellowship, great food and help raise money for an extremely worthy cause. For this year’s event, we have again chosen as a benefactor, Homes for Our Troops (HFOT). HFOT is a national non-profit 501©3 organization based in Tauton, Mass. Founded in 2004. Their mission is to build specially adapted homes for service members who have been severely injured in combat operations since September 11, 2001. All homes are built at no cost to the veteran through the generous support of individuals, foundations and corporate contributions. Homes For Our Troops has received a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator. Visit their website (www.hfotusa.org) for more information. The unescorted ride starts at the Sam Hogg Pavilion, located at Seminole Electric. The approximate address is 274 West River Road, Palatka, FL. This will be our beginning and ending point for the ride. The ride will cover 130 miles, with three stops. Registration will begin at 9:45 AM. First bike out will be 10:00 AM with the last bike out at 10:30 AM and last bike in by 3:00 PM. Lunch will be a BBQ dinner with the fixings, cooked by our volunteers, and will be served at 2:30. You will receive a Ride Package which will include a map route and drawings for door prizes. Additional dice roll sheets and 50/50 tickets will be available for sale. The cost is $25.00 per rider which includes an event t-shirt, a raffle ticket for door prizes. Goodie bag, dice roll sheet with instructions, and a meal bracelet for the end of the ride. If you list your email address on the registration form, a confirmation will be sent. Pre-registration deadline is 11/01/14 or can register the day of the ride. YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED to be guaranteed a t-shirt, ride packet and other items. (Some t-shirts will be available the day of the ride.) T-shirts will be maroon this year, so you can wear them on Red Shirt Fridays! All proceeds from this year’s event will be going towards the home being built for Marine Sgt. Anthony McDaniel. His home is being built in Navarre, FL. All wheels are welcome to participate in this ride. Two wheels, three wheels or four wheels are welcome! You can also find us on Facebook! Just search for “2014 Seminole Electric Charity Motorcycle Ride” or type in www.tinyurl.com/hfotride.com. Thank You to all of our Paid Advertisers! Serving Putnam and Surrounding Counties Mention “The Brew” - Receive 10% Off of Your First Cut! PUTNAM COUNTY TEA PARTY PATRIOTS It’s That Time of Year! Please Help Us Meet Our Annual Fund Raising Goal! WE ACCEPT ONLINE DONATIONS! 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