Florida's Senator Marco Rubio calls out President Obama for his speech yesterday where he slammed the American people for being successful.  As Senator Rubio stated, "this is class warfare." 

While our countrymen are hurting and jobs are few, we have a President who believes he can "come out swinging" at the American people instead of working to fix the problem. 

Thank you Senator Rubio for your leadership today.  You can view his speech here or read his…

The Tea Party…

To my fellow tea party members of Duval County.  This is the email I wrote to the City Council members.  Please take a moment and write, call or visit your City Council Member prior to next Tuesday night.  This will be the last night for voting on major bills before them - which have been rushed through at a fast and furious speed.  There are Pension bills, Transportation bills, Bank-moving bills, and many more which can be found at: …

Tales from LaHood

You might remember a song from a few years ago by Bill Engvall, called "Here's Your Sign!" He could add a verse or two about the Department of Transportation. While most Americans are tightening their belts, a delegation from DOT was shopping for new ones during a 17-day jaunt to photograph billboards. The 12-member delegation, which is part of the International Scam Scan Program (ISP), is said to cost somewhere in the…

Pensions in the News

We have two different government pension stories to highlight here. So let’s start in San Francisco, where the average city government retiree earns an annual pension of $46,272. If you worked 30 years in city government, that figure looks more like $76,981. Those retiring from the Police Department are looking at $95,016, while the Police Chief gets a $264,000 annual pension. Fire Department retirees:…

The First Coast Tea Party has many blogs going on about issues the Lame Duck City Council is taking on - here at the last hour of their term.  A Lame Duck typically means you slow down and allow the next City Council to take on the larger issues facing the city.  These larger issues…

Please note the following meetings/events happening next week.  We hope you will get involved.  There are many opportunities to find your niche. 

Date: June 20^th, 2011

Northside Community Meeting -…

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. 

For those of you who get to spend the day with your dad, give him an extra hug on behalf of us who don’t have our father with us anymore.  Enjoy every moment and spend a few extra with him if you can. 

My dad passed away in 2004 and he’s spent the last 7…

California is known for their large fires that destroy forests and homes at least once a year during “Fire Season”.  I question why the heck people would live in California.  Every year it seems to be the same story yet people still build and develop in areas that are prone to fires.  Californians are…

Senator Rubio Co-Sponsors E-Verify Bill

On June 9, 2011, an Executive Order established the White House Rural Council with 25 executive branch departments including Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, National Drug Control, Environmental Quality, Labor, Commerce, Interior, EPA, Housing, Health, Education to name just a few.

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It was one of those mornings.  I was awakened by the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning piercing the darkness of the room.  It was 4:30 and I didn’t want to get up.  As I laid there watching the window light up and the booming sounds of thunder, I was taken back to my childhood. …

The First Coast Tea Party along with other grassroots groups throughout the United States is forming a Blogger Brigade.  The Blogger Brigade will be called out when an article is written about us or one of our fellow grassroots organizations, members, etc. 

The Blogger Brigade will post comments about the article and set the record straight (if it needs to be) OR will add additional comments to the article OR will say…

There has been a large group of tea party members who have stood with Carla Miller on the issue of the Ethics Commission. 

There is a victory here and we wanted to thank those in the tea party who stood up and did something about this important issue.  You are all great patriots and a great example to what it will take to make a difference in our city, state and union...Standing up and getting…

It’s 4:00 AM and after tossing and turning since 3:15, I finally could not take it anymore.  I quietly got out of bed and closed the door to the bedroom so my husband could sleep.  My head had been filled with headlines and they were beginning to run into each other creating confusion and chaos.  Much like what is happening in our world today.

The biggest headline of the last few days…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County Inc. (CTDC) filed a lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund (PFPF) on June 3^rd 2011.  The lawsuit was filed in Circuit Court, Duval County and is docketed at 2011-CA-004348.

Curtis Lee, Chairman of the Public Employees Compensation Committee (PECC) and Director of…

Today is Grace Nealis’ birthday.  Grace is the wife of Dr. James Nealis. 

Dr. Nealis was a great supporter of the First Coast Tea Party and was the first speaker at our first tea party on February 27^th.  He had a radio show titled “Brainstorm” which was heard on WOKV on Saturday afternoons. 

Dr.  Nealis passed away suddenly last month.  His passing was noted on our website and many of us attended his funeral.  He was a great man and we miss him…

This past Saturday we attended a family reunion on my husband’s side of the family.  We had never attended one before so it was exciting to meet cousins and distant relatives we never even knew existed. 

It was held in a church…