North Carolina “Daughters of Liberty” to Journey to Boston
The Republican National Committee will hold their 2013 RNC Summer Meeting in Boston, MA:
“We want to do our small part to stand with the citizens of Boston, so the committee will gather August 14 – 17 in Boston, MA.”
Note the historical relevance of Aug 14 – 17 in Boston:
“The first major action of the Sons of Liberty was carried out in Boston on August 14, 1765, in response to the Stamp Act. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty gathered under the “Liberty Tree” where effigies of Andrew Oliver, a public official in charge of enforcing the Stamp Act in Massachusetts, and related offenders of the people’s liberties hung. … on August 17, Oliver (publicly) resigned his commission and on December 17, the Sons of Liberty made him publicly swear an oath he would never again serve as a stamp master.”(http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/sons-of-liberty)
Carolina Liberty PAC will once again be on site to engage in grassroots activism as well as cover the activities of the RNC for folks at home. Help the Carolina Liberty PAC “Daughters of Liberty” get there!:
Nicole Revels & Sara Remini
Between the two of us, we have been personally invested in fighting the power-grab RNC rule changes every step of the way, including:
-Combating the initial proposal of the rule changes at the National Convention in Tampa, FL: fighting attempts from within our own state party to strong-arm the NC delegation over the rule changes, petitioning for support of the Blackwell Amendment (counter-measure to the rule changes), giving live reports on activities surrounding the process of the rule changes
-Helping coordinate the passage of an NC executive committee resolution rebuking the power-grabs
-Providing coverage & engaging in activism through videos, articles, emails, motions, and more, during the RNC Winter and Spring meetings
Freedom fighting is our passion & we would like to take it to the front lines – Boston, MA – this August. Help us get there! Make a donation to go toward travel & lodging costs for sending the “NC Daughters of Liberty” to the RNC Summer Meeting: http://carolinalibertypac.com/donate/html-contact-form.php
Only One NC Senator Voted to Protect NC Pensions??
Earlier this week, the North Carolina State Senate heard legislation from Democrat State Treasurer Janet Cowell, requesting that her allowances for making risky investments with the state employees’ pension fund be expanded. Only one senator favored protection of the pension fund by voting against the request: Senator Buck Newton. Thank you, Senator Buck Newton … has the rest of the Senate become a rubber stamp for the liberal ‘spend money now, worry about it later’ agenda, or have they simply quit reading the bills?
The legislation is now on its way to the North Carolina House – please call your House Rep. & urge them to refuse to engage in Janet Cowell Pay-to-Play with the NC State Employees’ Pension Fund, by voting “NO” to S558 when it comes forward in the house.
Call to Action: Protect NC State Employees’ Pension Fund from More Cowell Pay to Play
Janet Cowell, controller of NC’s purse strings, who “failed to report” $771 million in losses on her treasury reports, who lost millions from state employees’ pensions last year investing in the facebook IPO, does not need any additional leeway afforded to her position. Unfortunately, that is exactly what the North Carolina General Assembly is proposing.
According to the Carolina Journal, Senate Bill 558 was brought forward in response to a request from the woman, herself, and is scheduled for a hearing:
“A treasurer’s office memo said that under the current investment limits, it is difficult to maintain a 7.25 percent rate of return. The proposal troubles Bob Williams, president of State Budget Solutions, a national, nonprofit think tank advocating state budget reform. “If it works, it’s great,” Williams said. “If not, the taxpayers are on the hook for a lot more.” Williams said that the states with pension systems that are in the deepest trouble are the ones most often widening their investment portfolios into areas where they typically have not ventured.”
Call your senators TODAY and let them know that Janet Cowell’s record of risky pension fund investments does not merit greater leeway! Vote NO to SB558.
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