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TEA Party Maui Represented in DC
The voice of The TEA Party Maui In Support of a Fiscally Responsible , Constitutionally Limited Government & a Free Market Economy
In This Issue :
TPM Happenings Pg . 4 Local Issues Pg . 5
Community Commentary Pg . 8
Special points of interest :
� Simon Russell visited TPM . See more on page 4 .
� Tim Means visited the HRP state convention and gives us his perspective on page 5 .
� Lee Aldridge summarizes this legislative session on page 6 .
� Tim Regan explores the principles of a free society on page 10 . by Bill Doyle
Late Saturday night , May 18th , my wife Marty and I returned home and turned on Fox News . Geraldo Rivera was interviewing Penny Nance and Keli Carender on the IRS scandal . Keli is the National Grassroots Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots whom I had met last July when attending a Tea Party Patriots Leadership Conference in Denver , Colorado . We had stayed in touch and in March she and her husband were vacationing on Maui and asked us to join them for dinner . We had a great time with them and eventually the conversation turned to current events and the various big government programs that have become so massive and destructive to our nation . I had mentioned our experience with the IRS and our desire to obtain 501 ( c ) 4 certification in order to comply officially and legally with the State of Hawaii and the Federal Government as a recognized , legitimate organization . I sent Keli an email the next morning , complimenting her on her appearance on Geraldo ' s program and thanking her for representing all of the groups who experienced similar protracted delay tactics and intrusive , lengthy questionnaires . I believe these tactics were designed to detract us from our normal activities , sap our energy and deplete our members through intimidation and fear . As most of you are aware , TEA Party Maui / Hawaii Tea Party was subjected to a 26 month ordeal with our original application in May of 2010 to our eventual granting of 501 ( c ) 4 status in July of 2012 , and we were certainly not alone . In fact , to this date , several Tea Party and Liberty groups are still awaiting a final determination as to their status from the IRS . The next morning , Monday , May 20th , Keli called to ask if I would be willing to travel
Congressman David Schweikert ( R ) AZ with John Kerr and Bill Doyle in D . C . ( L to R ) to Washington , D . C . to participate in Chairman
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