Local Political Calendar for The Week
Hey PunditHouse readers!
There are a lot of events for conservatives in Mecklenburg this week. Figured I’d share my most recent CAUTION newsletter which outlines what you can participate in this week. If you are interested in being added to the CAUTION mailing list, please visit our website at http://proceedwithcaution.us.
If you have other events you’d like to inform people of, feel free to leave them in the comments section!
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Please join us at CAUTION tonight as we welcome Paul Passaro, local director of Concerned Veterans for America.
The goal of Concerned Veterans For America is to “translate the experience, concerns, and hopes of our fellow veterans and their families into a common vision of liberty and freedom. We will provide a new and unique perspective on the issues that threaten to cripple not only our economic and national security, but the spirit of opportunity and liberty that we fought to defend and all Americans cherish.”
I know that we have several veterans as regular members of our organization. After hearing from Mr. Passaro, this may be another opportunity to present direct action items to members of CAUTION. In the same vein that we now have a standing committee working with the Voter Integrity Project, with proper support, this could prove to be another solid partnership. Keep this in mind as we learn more at Monday’s meeting.
Action Item!
Speaking of action items, in case you missed it on our Facebook Groups, we discussed last week that a bidder has been selected to move forward with the HOT lane proposal on I-77. It is a plan that continues to make no sense…spending $88 million in taxpayer money and turning over the existing HOV lane to a private company so they can profit on tolls paid by people who will otherwise be forced to sit in the existing general purpose lanes while congestion increases by 2-3% per year. Please contact the members of the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and let them know that before a contract is signed with Cintra, that we request the NCDOT evaluate a general purpose lane project. This is the LINK to the Committee.
Upcoming Events:
This is a very busy week folks!
I’ll do the last first because CAUTION will have a table at this event and we need some volunteers to help man it. Please respond to this email if we can count on you to be there and help out.
Saturday, April 26 – FreedomWorks Rally at the Charlotte Convention Center
FreedomWorks is excited to return to Charlotte, North Carolina for a FREE Grassroots Rally! Please join Director of Grassroots Whitney Neal, Director of Outreach Deneen Borelli, FreedomWorks Fellow Tom Borelli, Dr. Greg Brannon, and other amazing speakers for this fun event!
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Event Begins: 6:00 PM
Location:
Charlotte Convention Center Room 213AB
501 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Register for this event HERE. Learn more about it and share it with your Facebook friends HERE.
Tuesday, April 22 – US Senate Debate at Davidson College.
On April 22, Republican candidates for US Senate will debate in Davidson, NC. The event is free, but registration is required. For details and to register, click HERE. Doors open at 6, event begins at 7pm.
Tuesday, April 22 – Mecklenburg County Young Republicans
April meeting of the MeckYRs. This month will showcase a number of candidates for office.
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE
•NC Senator Bob Rucho
•NC House of Representatives – Bradford, Hudson & Rinker
•US Congress District 12 Candidate Vince Coakley
•Delegate from US Congress District 12 Candidate Threatt
•Delegate from US Congressman District 9 Robert Pittenger
•US Congress District 9 Candidate Mike Steinburg
•Mecklenburg County Sheriff Candidate Chris Hailey
Meeting is held at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille. Social begins at 6:30, meeting at 7:00pm. Click HERE for more information.
Wednesday, April 23 – Reforming Veterans Affairs: Preserving Promises to North Carolina Veterans
PANELISTS: Senator Richard Burr (NC), Illario Pantano (NC Dept of Veteran Affairs), Pete Hegseth (Concerned Veterans for America), & Darin Selnick (USAF, Retired and consultant)
TIME: 11:30 a.m. ET (registration begins at 11:00 a.m.)
LOCATION: Raleigh Marriott City Center, 500 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
RSVP: Eventbrite Link:
Thursday, April 24 – Lake Norman Conservatives – Heading to the Polls…and the Tolls!
Our next meeting is Thursday, April 24 at Fox & Hound Restaurant in Huntersville. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Social Hour; Presentations begin at 7:00. Speakers include Greg Brannon, a spokesperson for Mark Harris, Mike Steinburg, and others. Click HERE for more information and to RSVP.
Thursday, April 24 – Charlotte Bastiat Society
Please join us on Thursday, April 24 from 6:30-7:30pm at the ICEHOUSE Bar & Grill in Southend located at 2100 South Blvd in Charlotte. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Adam Smith who will be discussing his recent publication, co-authored with Todd Zywicki, entitled, Behavior, Paternalism, and Policy: Evaluating Consumer Financial Protection.” You can download a copy of his paper here.