2011 Texas Conservative Celebration

Texas Conservatives will gather January 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM to celebrate the results of our efforts in the 2010 Elections. This is the big ONE! 1-11-11 at 1. I guess you could say “First things First.”

Where: The Texas State Capitol Grounds, Austin, Texas.

When: 9:00 AM January 11, 2011 through 3:00 PM

9:00 to 1:00 Circulate the Capitol and the Grounds avoiding the South Steps. 1:00 PM January 11, 2011 through 3:00 PM. Program on the South Steps.

Attire: Letʼs see a sea of red. Wear your red Shirt or jacket and turn the Capitol Grounds Republican Red.

Bring your “Conservative Texan” sign with you. Please remember that all signs must be hand held. Stakes or sticks are not allowed.

Why: We are gathering to welcome our Representatives and Senators to Austin to do our work. We elected these ladies and gentlemen to positions of public trust. The dynamic of the past has not worked. We have sent good men and women to Austin where some of them have promptly forgotten who sent them and in many cases what they said they would do. We will change the dynamic with our attendance. It is our job as conservative voters to hold our elected officials accountable.

Special Note:

We will be the guests of the State Preservation Board. Our State Capitol is the workplace for our elected officials and as such must be treated with respect. The Capitol, like your County Court House, is not a place for politicking. Campaign activities and commercial activities are prohibited in the public areas of the Capitol and the Capitol Extension. We can politely support a cause of action, but we can not use the Capitol as a platform for any particular candidate for any political position. Our Sponsor has specifically requested that we not support or advertise for any particular candidate for any public position, particularly the Speaker of the House during our event.

What:

Our objective is to politely remind these kind folks that we hired them to do a job. We hired them to do our work, the peopleʼs work. We know it is not an easy job, but they wanted the job. Many of them spent a significant amount of time, money and effort to get elected to these jobs. Many of us spent significant time, money and resources to get them elected. We expect them to vote as they campaigned. We expect our State government to return to our founding principles of limited government and personal liberty.

We expect a true conservative leader for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Conservatives cannot blow in the wind with the change of political events. Being a conservative is not like repainting the house a different color. Conservative values are based on principles. Conservatives never compromise on principles. We will make a difference with our presence.

Please plan to arrive at the Capitol to enjoy the grounds and the facilities on January 11 prior to 10:00 PM. Parking will be at a premium and you can expect congested traffic in the proximity of the Capitol. Plan to be there early.

Wear Red. We need to make sure that our elected officials can easily identify our group. Bring a Sign. The Event Sign is “Conservative Texan.” These signs are available for bulk purchase. Remember that we cannot sell items on the Capitol Grounds.

Voter ID, Border Security, Education Not Administration.

Information to follow at: TexasConservativeAction.org

The January meeting of Group 2 will be January 12, 2011 , 6:30 pm at the Lion and Rose Pub located in the Forum Shopping center.

We will continue the presentation we began January 26, 2011. We presented the website, sanantonioteaparty.us, showing some of the ways of seeing information on our site. We then demonstrated the site, Texas Legislature Online, where one can follow the progress of individual bills through the process. SATP is making this a project. If you have an issue you are interested in please go to the site then  let sharon@sanantonioteaparty.us know which you will follow.

The first February meeting will continue our focus on online  resources available to activists. We will first take another in-depth look at sanantonioteaparty.us then explore more of the many sites that are excellent resources for the Tea Party political activist.

The February meeting of Group 2 will be February 9th, 2011, 6:30 pm at the Lion and Rose Pub located in the Forum Shopping center.