Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Greg Brannon, has announced the schedule for his campaign kickoff tour this week. Dr. Greg Brannon, a Cary pro-life Obstetrician and Tea Party leader in North Carolina, will officially announce his bid to challenge Democrat Senator Kay Hagan with a two-day “Restore the American Dream” kickoff tour on […]
An email was sent yesterday with the following Panthers update. Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following joint statement today regarding the Carolina Panthers: “Conversations with the Carolina Panthers organization and local and legislative officials are ongoing and productive. The Panthers […]
Navigating the complex sea of public policy making can certainly make one want to pop a few Dramamine. The various processes involved to get from idea to action I’m sure sounded like a great idea at the time, but wow. This has certainly been the case with the continuing discussion surrounding subsidies for the Carolina […]
Last Thursday in Kannapolis, NC a group of 200 2nd amendment supporters gathered at a townhall forum to discuss the topic of gun rights with members of law enforcement and elected officials, including Congressman Richard Hudson and State Representative Larry Pittman. Other speakers included Paul Valone from Grassroots NC, Scott Cumbie, and former Representative Glen Bradley. […]
I was forwarded a great email by a reader this afternoon. Apparently, Davidson College is playing host to an event for middle and high school students called the “YouthDavidson Impact Summit”. Sounds great. Young folks getting involved, making a difference. Here is the program description from the Davidson College website as part of an ask for […]
For those readers interested in becoming active within the Republican Party, the first (and crucial!) step is to attend the forthcoming Mecklenburg County Precinct meetings. It is through this process that residents become eligible to attend the County Convention and vote on leadership positions within the local Party. Furthermore, District and State Conventions will this […]
For weeks, the media has been saturated with stories portraying the battle between gun control advocates and supporters of 2nd amendment rights. The whirlwind of fear being generated by possible future restrictions on firearms ownership has led to a market in firearm sales (particularly rifles) with prices reaching twice to three times or more of […]
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mecklenburg County Young Republicans, I was able to ask Senator Jeff Tarte and Representative Bill Brawley whether they would vote to allow Charlotte to raise taxes in order to fund the private, for profit, enterprise known as the Carolina Panthers. From Republicans, I would have hoped for and expected […]
A local group of Republican political activists will be gathering to call attention to the actions taken by the RNC against grassroots conservatives at the 2012 National Republican Convention. This protest will be focused on the party rule changes and systematic disenfranchisement of delegates, actions that were overseen and railroaded through by Party leadership in a premeditated undemocratic fashion at […]
The Charlotte chapter of the Bastiat Society held their monthly meeting last Thursday. Those who braved the wind and rain were fortunate to hear Dr. David Hart of Liberty Fund give a lecture on Frederic Bastiat and the Free Trade movement in 19th Century France. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about Frederic Bastiat, Dr. Hart […]