Virginia Campaign for Liberty, Tertium Quids, and the Federation of Tea Party Patriots are working together for the successful passage of our freedom bills and are currently in the process of having the bills drafted for the 2011 session of the Virginia General Assembly.

We will be posting the full text of bills already drafted and the proposed language for bills to be drafted as they come in.

Please check back regularly for updates.

Thank you!

VA 10th Amendment Revolution Team

Dear Friends of Liberty,

I am happy to report that Governor's proposed amendments to HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, passed in both Houses yesterday.

The vote went like this:

House: 62Y - 34N

Senate: 29Y - 9N

A job well done, Patriots!  Thank you for all your hard work and seeing this through to the finish.

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

A vote protecting Virginians from having to pay for Obamacare, including elective abortion insurance, will occur at the Veto Session, Wednesday, April 21, in the General Assembly.

Governor McDonnell has offered technical amendments to HB 10 which do not change the purpose nor the spirit of the Health Care Freedom Act. In order for the Health Care Freedom Act to become law, Governor McDonnell’s amendments to HB 10 must pass. Those amendents: allow courts/Social Services to require insurance for child support; permit VA Tech to apply student fees for Vet School for health insurance; and ensure that persons may purchase insurance contracts for former family members.

Before Wednesday please urge your state senators (and delegates) to support Governor McDonnell’s amendments to HB 10.

We must continue to support freedom and liberty in healthcare. Please urge your Delegates and Senators to support Governor McDonnell's amendments.

To see a list of the final vote on HB 10 in the House, please visit: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+vot+HV1520+HB0010

To see a list of the final vote on HB 10 in the Senate, please visit: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+vot+SV0692HB0010+HB0010

Please contact each Democratic senator as support for the Health Care Freedom Act has softened since Obamacare was passed.

You can find your Senator here.

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Word came today that anti-gun Senator Marsh, Chairman of the Courts of Justice Committee, has sent ALL gun bills, including HB69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act, to an anti-gun subcommittee to die.

The subcommittee's membership leaves little doubt about the fate of HB69 and most other pro-gun bills. Sending the bills to a subcommittee takes advantage of a new practice of the Senate to allow the smaller group of senators to kill bills without requiring a vote of the full committee. For years the Senate has criticised the House for operating under such rules and failing to give its proposals the consideration of full committees. Yet they have decided to adopt a similar practice this year. This will ensure the bills will be killed by senators from safe districts, whose voting history on gun issues is well established. It spares Democrats on the full committee who sometimes vote for such bills a tough vote that could hurt their reelection efforts.

The members of that sub-committee are:

Senator Linda T. Puller (D) anti-gun
Senator Janet D. Howell (D) anti-gun
Senator L. Louise Lucas (D) anti-gun
Senator Henry L. Marsh III (D) anti-gun
Senator Frederick M. Quayle (R) pro-gun

Courts Committee Chairman Henry Marsh (D) denied protecting Senate voting records was a motivation for creating the subcommittee. Instead, he said he was aiming to "expedite" the work of the committee. Without sending the bills to subcommittee, he said the committee would not be able to complete its docket this year.

You are not receiving a suggested script for this one folks. The anti-gun members of this subcommittee are deeply intrenched and have never before been swayed to vote in favor of gun rights.

But elections give us an opportunity to inflict pain and bad politicians can be voted out of office. What is left for us to do is replace them with pro-2nd amendment legislators when the 2011 election rolls around.

Since the LEADERSHIP of the Senate is controlled by anti-gun Democrats, the only way to stop the Senate leadership from continuing to play games with our rights is to take them out of power.

If we can replace just three anti-gun Democrats with pro-gun patriots, we can win back the control of Senate in 2011 with legislators who take their oath of office to protect our constitutional rights seriously.

The special subcommittee is scheduled to meet Thursday.

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Delegate Bob Marshall's HB10, is Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, is on the docket to be considered by the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee in Senate Room "B" in the General Assembly building on Monday, March 1 one half hour after the senate session adjourns.

It is hard to say exactly what time to expect session to end. They adjourned shortly after 3pm yesterday but Monday - Wednesday, they adjourned around 1PM. If you can attend, I would suggest that you be there by 1:30pm. You can always watch the floor session on the screen in the Senate room or have lunch or a snack in the 6th floor cafeteria.

Here is a list of committee members:

 Saslaw (Chairman), Colgan, Miller, Y.B., Wampler, Norment, Stosch, Edwards, Watkins, Wagner, Newman, Puckett, Puller, Herring, McEachin, Deeds

If you have not already done so, please contact the members of this committee and ask for their vote in support of HB10 to report it out of committee and onto the Senate floor for a vote.

Suggested script:

Dear Senator ___________,

On January 18, 2010 I was one of approximately 2400 citizens who came to the state capitol to lobby and rally for support of Delegate Bob Marshall's HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act.

I believe that the federal government is stepping outside its authority to mandate that each citizen of this nation purchase a federally approved health care plan. No court has ever ruled in favor of a contract entered into under duress. But if the proposed federal mandate passes, every citizen will be forced to comply or be taxed $1900 and if they don't pay, could even be sentenced to a year in jail under IRS laws.

These 2400 citizens asked Delegate Bob Marshall to provide us with a bill to protect the citizens of Virginia against this federal mandate and he answered to our call with HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act.

Now I ask you, will you protect the rights of the citizens of our great Commonwealth by voting "yes" to HB10 when it comes up in your committee for a vote?

Sincerely,

(Your name)

Please plan to attend this very important meeting of the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee if you can.  I will be just outside Senate Room "B" with lapel stickers at 1:30pm. 

See you there!

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Delegate Carrico's HB69 has been assigned to the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.

Here is a list of the members of that committee:

Senator Henry L. Marsh III (D) - Chairman
Senator Richard L. Saslaw (D)
Senator Frederick M. Quayle (R)
Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R)
Senator Janet D. Howell (D)
Senator L. Louise Lucas (D)
Senator John S. Edwards (D)
Senator W. Roscoe Reynolds (D)
Senator Linda T. Puller (D)
Senator Mark D. Obenshain (R)
Senator Ryan T. McDougle (R)
Senator R. Creigh Deeds (D)
Senator Robert Hurt (R) - Co-patron
Senator A. Donald McEachin (D)
Senator J. Chapman Petersen (D)

We need all hands on deck. If this bill is not reported out of committee, it dies and will not go to the floor for a vote. We have come too far to give up now.  Please contact the members of this committee and urge them to support HB69. 

Suggested script:

Dear Senator _________________,

On January 18, 2010 I was one of approximately 2400 citizens who came to the state capitol to lobby and rally for support of Delegate Bill Carrico's HB69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act.

Opponents argue that the bill would empower terrorists, gangs or criminals to engineer super weapons with daunting powers. The truth is that such weapons requires the use of a desensitized bursting charge with the use of chemicals (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) with a fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) and HB69 does not allow federal deregulation of high-powered super weapons.

The Virginia Firearms Freedom Act is about much more than firearms. It is a bill that will redefine the federal government's over-reaching use of the commerce clause to regulate even intrastate commerce.

Will you vote "yes" to report HB69 out of the committee in defense of the 2nd amendment rights of the citizens of Virginia? This legislation will effectively reassert our state's rights under the 10th amendment putting commerce within the borders of the Commonwealth back in the control of the state.

Sincerely,

(Your name)

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee meets on Mondays and Wednesdays. The bill is not on the docket for Monday but could come up as soon as Wednesday, February, 24 at 2PM in Senate Room "A" of the General Assembly building.  Please be on standby and plan to attend if you can.  I will alert you the moment it is put on the docket.

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Congratulations Patriots! You clearly made your voices heard in the Virginia House of Delegates when you asked that they support HB69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act.

Moments ago, HB69 passed on the floor with a bi-partisan vote of 70 - 29.

Here is how the vote went:

YEAS--Abbitt, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Athey, Barlow, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Byron, Carrico, Cleaveland, Cline, Cole, Comstock, Cosgrove, Cox, J.A., Cox, M.K., Crockett-Stark, Dance, Edmunds, Garrett, Gear, Gilbert, Griffith, Hugo, Iaquinto, Ingram, James, Janis, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, Lewis, Lingamfelter, Lohr, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, May, Merricks, Miller, J.H., Miller, P.J., Morefield, Morgan, Nixon, Nutter, O'Bannon, Oder, Peace, Phillips, Pogge, Poindexter, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Scott, E.T., Sherwood, Shuler, Stolle, Tata, Tyler, Villanueva, Ware, O., Ware, R.L., Wright, Mr. Speaker--70.

NAYS--Abbott, Albo, BaCote, Brink, Bulova, Carr, Ebbin, Englin, Greason, Herring, Hope, Howell, A.T., Keam, Kory, LeMunyon, McClellan, McQuinn, Morrissey, Orrock, Plum, Rust, Scott, J.M., Sickles, Spruill, Surovell, Torian, Toscano, Ward, Watts--29.

ABSTENTIONS--0.

NOT VOTING--0.

The bill will now move to the Senate.

Stay tuned for Committee or Subcommittee assignment.

Yours in liberty,
Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

The Virginia Firearms Freedom Act, HB69, is up for a third reading and vote by the full House TODAY! You can watch live streaming video at noon on the House floor here.

This bill would prohibit federal regulation under the commerce clause of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured and kept in Virginia.

Opponents argue that the bill would empower terrorists, gangs or criminals to engineer weapons with daunting firepower. Since when did laws ever prevent terrorists or criminals from the black market purchase or production of any kind of weapon?

The truth is that HB69 does not permit the deregulation of so-called super guns as the bill excludes:

1. A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;

2. A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that used smokeless powder, and not black powder, as a propellant;

3. Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; or

4. A firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with open activation of the trigger or other firing device.

Please contact your Delegate today and urge them to vote "yes" to HB69. If you don't know who your delegate is, you can find him/her and contact information here. If you know who your delegate is, you can find the contact information here.

Suggested script:

Dear Delegate _________________,

On January 18, 2010 I was one of approximately 2400 citizens who came to the state capitol to lobby and rally for support of Delegate Bill Carrico's HB69, the Virginia Firearms Freedom Act.

Opponents argue that the bill would empower terrorists, gangs or criminals to engineer super weapons with daunting powers.  The truth is that such weapons requires the use of a desensitized bursting charge with the use of chemicals (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) with a fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) and HB69 does not allow federal deregulation of high-powered super weapons.

The Virginia Firearms Freedom Act is about much more than firearms. It is a bill that will redefine the federal government's over-reaching use of the commerce clause to regulate even intrastate commerce.

Will you vote "yes" to the passage of HB69 to defend the 2nd amendment rights of the citizens of Virginia.  This legislation will effectively reassert our state's rights under the 10th amendment putting commerce within the borders of the Commonwealth back in the control of the state?

Sincerely,

(Your name)

If this bill passes on the floor today, it will move to the Senate.

Thank you for your continued dedication to the VA 10th Amendment Revolution. 

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

No sooner than I sent the last email out, HB10 was reassigned to the Senate Commerce & Trade Committee.

Either you are REALLY fast on the draw or they realized their mistake and fixed it. While I have no doubt you are always fast on the draw, I gather they realized their mistake and reassigned the bill to the appropriate committee.

That being said the action has is the same but directed to the members of the Senate Commerce and Trade Committee.

This is the list of the members of that committee:

 Saslaw (Chairman), Colgan, Miller, Y.B., Wampler, Norment, Stosch, Edwards, Watkins, Wagner, Newman, Puckett, Puller, Herring, McEachin, Deeds

Suggested script:

Dear Senator ___________,

On January 18, 2010 I was one of approximately 2400 citizens who came to the state capitol to lobby and rally for support of Delegate Bob Marshall's HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act.

I believe that the federal government is stepping outside its authority to mandate that each citizen of this nation purchase a federally approved health care plan. No court has ever ruled in favor of a contract entered into under duress. But if the proposed federal mandate passes, every citizen will be forced to comply or be taxed $1900 and if they don't pay, could even be sentenced to a year in jail under IRS laws.

These 2400 citizens asked Delegate Bob Marshall to provide us with a bill to protect the citizens of Virginia against this federal mandate and he answered to our call with HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act.

Now I ask you, will you protect the rights of the citizens of our great Commonwealth by voting "yes" to HB10 when it comes up in your committee for a vote?

Sincerely,

(Your name)

Thank you for your patience and for all you.

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt

Dear Friends of Liberty,

Word just came that Bob Marshall's HB10 has been assigned to the Senate Education and Health Committee. Why would this bill be assigned to Education and Health when the Senate versions were assigned to Commerce and Trade if not to stop it's passage? Can it be that no one on the Senate side wants Bob Marshall to get credit for his defense of our health care freedom? What about credit for all of your hard work on HB10 which was the first bill we came together on.

Here is the list of the members of that committee:

Houck (Chairman), Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Quayle, Martin, Newman, Edwards, Ruff, Whipple, Blevins, Locke, Barker, Northam, Miller, J.C.

Suggested script:

Dear Senator ___________,

On January 18, 2010 I was one of approximately 2400 citizens who came to the state capitol to lobby and rally for support of Delegate Bob Marshall's HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act. 

I believe that the federal government is stepping outside its authority to  mandate that each citizen of this nation purchase a federally approved health care plan.  No court has ever ruled in favor of a contract entered into under duress.  But if the proposed federal mandate passes, every citizen will be forced to comply or be taxed $1900 and if they don't pay, could even be sentenced to a year in jail under IRS laws.

These 2400 citizens asked Delegate Bob Marshall to provide us with a bill to protect the citizens of Virginia against this federal mandate and he answered to our call with HB10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act.

Now I ask you, will you protect the rights of the citizens of our great Commonwealth by voting "yes" to HB10 when it comes up in your committee for a vote?

Sincerely,

(Your name)

We need all hands on deck.  We have come too far to compromise now.

Please contact the members of this committee TODAY!  This bill could come up in committee at the next meeting which is Thursday, February 18,2010.  Then spread the word and ask all of your friends, neighbors, family, co-workers, and social networks to do the same. 

Even though the Senate bill has passed both houses, HB10 was one of only two bills our legislative campaign was based on. 

A win for HB10 is a win for the VA 10th Amendment Revolution!!!

Yours in liberty,

Donna Holt