January 18, 2012

In This Issue:
Volunteer Meeting
End Piracy, Not Liberty- Contact Congress Today
New Hillsdale College Constitution Course
Agenda 21 Seminar - January 28th

Volunteer Meeting

Hello Patriot Friends,

This weeks meeting Volunteer Meeting will be held:

Date: January 12th, 2012
Time: 6:45 pm
Location: 900 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA
(Old Chevy car dealership building to the east of Roswell St. Baptist Church)

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Doug Cox, from The Concord Coalition Speakers Bureau

The Concord Coalition is a nationwide, non-partisan, grassroots organization advocating generationally responsible fiscal policy. The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992 by the late former Senator Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.), former Senator Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson. Former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-Ne.) was named a co-chair of the Concord Coalition in January 2002.

The Concord Coalition is dedicated to educating the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound economy for future generations. The Concord Coalition's national field staff and loyal group of volunteers cover the country holding lectures, leading interactive exercises, conducting classes, giving media interviews, and briefing elected officials and their staffs.

For more information visit: http://www.concordcoalition.org
 

We'll be hearing from our various task forces:  Gold Dome Team with a report on state legislative news; the Federal Task Force; as the County Watch program.  

If you've been putting off getting involved, now is the time to get engaged.  As always, our meetings are open to ALL who seek to learn the principles and spirit of individual liberty and constitutionally limited self government.  Please feel free to forward this email and invite your friends.

Yours in liberty,

The Georgia Tea Party

End Piracy, Not Liberty  From Google

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late. 

Tell Congress: Don't censor the Web

Fighting online piracy is important. The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding. There's no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs.

Too much is at stake - please tell Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA.
To sign the petition, go to https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ 
 

Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge From Wikipedia

For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia. Learn more.

Call your elected officials.  Tell them you are their constituent, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA.   Why?

SOPA and PIPA would put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. SOPA and PIPA would build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.

In a world in which politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money, Wikipedia — and sites like it — cannot survive.

Congress says it's trying to protect the rights of copyright owners, but the "cure" that SOPA and PIPA represent is worse than the disease. SOPA and PIPA are not the answer: they would fatally damage the free and open Internet.

Go to this page and enter your zip for Congressional contacts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Do it today. January 18, 2012 is Internet Blackout Day!

And if you need still more reasons, SOPA and PIPA would violate freedom of speech and due process under the Bill of Rights.
 

More on SOPA and PIPA from The Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute.

New Hillsdale College Course Begins February 20th: Constitution 101

“Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution” is a 10-week online course presented by Hillsdale College.

Featuring an expanded format from the “Introduction to the Constitution” lecture series with Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry Arnn, Constitution 101 follows closely the one-semester course required of all Hillsdale College undergraduate students.

In this course, you can:
• watch lectures from the same Hillsdale faculty who teach on campus;
• study the same readings taught in the College course;
• submit questions for weekly Q&A sessions with the faculty;
• access a course study guide;
• test your knowledge through weekly quizzes; and
• upon completion of the course, receive a certificate from Hillsdale College.

You must register in order to participate in Constitution 101. Even if you have already signed up for a previous Hillsdale webcast or seminar, we ask that you complete the simple registration process for Constitution 101. There is no cost to register for this course, but we ask that you consider a donation to support our efforts to educate millions of Americans about our nation’s Founding documents and principles.

AGENDA 21 - How Sustainable Development Negatively Affects Your Family and Community: January 28th

Date: January 28, 2012
Time: 9 am - 2:30pm
Location: Double Tree Hotel - Marietta
                    2055 S. Park Place, Atlanta, GA 30339

Sustainable development may sound like a responsible avenue to travel, but dig deeper and you'll find that's not the case.

Join Tom DeWeese, a top Agenda 21 expert, for a presentation that will reveal the true intentions of those publishing sustainable development through the United Nations' Agenda 21.

You will learn how Agenda 21 (Sustainable Development) negatively affects your property rights, family, community and YOUR FREEDOMS. And how to explain it to your friends and neighbors. You will also learn that a number of mainstream conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation have studied and written about Agenda 21.

Tom DeWeese is one of the nation's leading advocates of individual liberty, free enterprise, private property rights, personal privacy, back-to-basics education and American sovereignty and independence. He is the Founder and President of the American Policy Center.

Mr. DeWeese will reveal the true intentions of those pushing sustainable development through the United Nations' Agenda 21. The seminar will not only inform you about the UN’s Agenda 21, MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT!

Seating is LIMITED. Please order your ticket early. Tickets are $19.00 (includes lunch) until 1/21/2012, $25.00 thereafter. To purchase tickets, visit www.nfultonteaparty.com . Follow the PayPal link.

For more information, contact Dianne at dianne.teaparty@gmail.com . Please forward this email to your lists. You can download a flyer to share here.

Brought to you by The Georgia Leadership Coalition and Friends

UPCOMING EVENTS

Volunteer Meeting are held at 900 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA
(Old Chevy car dealership building to the east of Roswell St. Baptist Church)

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events and check our Event Calendar for updates. 

Georgia Tea Party^TM Board of Directors

Patti Gettinger
Bill Hudson
Jim Jess
Mark Lane
Tom Maloy
Field Searcy
Sue Stanton
JD Van Brink
Michael Williams