Please wake up!!!

Fellow Patriots,

I am writing this column to call your attention to something. This nation of ours, as we know it, is getting close to collapsing on all fronts. I am coming to you on bended knee asking you to take a moment and read what I am saying to you.

We had a good year in 2010 ,by some accounts, in electing some good conservative people into office. But we did not do well enough. To take back our country we must elect many more good constitutional conservative people into all levels of government from the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, to State Governors, State Senators, State Representatives, Mayors, Council Members, County Officials, Judges, Law Enforcement, School Board Members....... etc. I suspect that some of you would question me with “Well where are these conservatives?....Why aren’t they running?...How do I know who they are?” I would answer them with the following.

We, the Clear Lake Tea Party, (CLTP) over the past three years have made an concerted effort to bring to our monthly Town Hall Meetings and other special events the people for whom you would be voting for in the upcoming elections....the people that could present to you the facts on various issues on the tax and regulations arena, education reforms plus many other topics. I don’t want to bore you with all the events. We have provided you the opportunity to learn more about the Constitution, how to become a Deputy Voter Registrar, how to become part of the WatchDog Group keeping tabs on what is happening in Austin.

This week ,so far, we have had Republican candidates for Federal and State offices at easily accessible locations to give you, our members, an opportunity to see, hear, question, meet and talk to them. To tell them your concerns...to question them how they would propose to address these concerns...to have them personally tell you why you should vote for them. We invite them. They come because they think it is important to be there and they show up prepared to talk to you. Apparently not too many of our members thought it was that important so we had a meager turnout. Very disappointing.

The CLTP Board members work very hard to help you become educated, well-informed voters so that when you go to the ballot box you will have made an intelligent choice. It is extremely important this year to put the right people into elected offices. To do this you must vote in both the Primaries and the General elections. I have many people tell me that they don’t vote in the Primaries because it doesn’t matter. The Primaries are the place where you elect the BEST people to go against the Liberals. YOU MUST VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES IN ORDER TO TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!!!!

This week at the Town Hall Forum held at the Kemah Community Center guest speaker Apostle Claver made a passionate speech about getting involved Something he said in that speech reminded me of something that I in turn would remind you of. Throughout the magnificent history of our country hundreds of thousands of brave men and women made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve your rights and freedom to vote for whom or what you want. Because of that we all have an obligation, indeed a responsibility, to vote at every opportunity we have. If you think it is not important, you don’t have the time, you don’t like the candidate or issue, then SHAME on you! There are absentee ballots, early voting......not a reason in the world that can keep you from voting. Every election or issue, whether it is local, county, state or federal is important.

We, along with the Galveston County Tea Party, Pearland Tea Party, Lake Jackson Tea Party and Alvin Tea Party, will be conducting many more Republican Candidate forums and Debates as we get closer to the Primary Date in Texas with the next one to be at the Nessler Center in Texas City. Details on all of the events can be found on our website and elsewhere in this newsletter.

Please...Please....Please....Please! read our News Letters, come to our Town Halls, please email us with your questions. Please volunteer! We are asking you not only to help us, we are asking you to help yourselves. Please wake up!!!

Thank You
Bud Caldwell