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Tea Party Turned Three

Originally published April 15, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 7 Comments

Tea Party Turned Three

I publish this as April 15th has only a couple of hours left. I know that in most people’s minds, this date marks the third anniversary of what has come to be known as the tea party movement. I know why people think that, of course. The majority of people first heard about modern day […]

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GiN Tea Party Questions: GOP Employee Seems to Protest Too Much

Originally published September 3, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated October 13, 2012. 13 Comments

GiN Tea Party Questions: GOP Employee Seems to Protest Too Much

  Thursday’s post, “Tea Party” People: See Anything Wrong With This Email?, has attracted a LOT of traffic, but only one comment so far.  In our opinion, however, that comment and our response to it merit more attention from our readers than it’s likely to get if it’s just appended to the original article.  For […]

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GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

Originally published September 18, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

By Shelli Dawdy Lincoln’s KLKN TV contacted me Friday, requesting an interview regarding recent developments in the primary elections. The reporter, Stephanie Costanzo, informed KLKN had done a story everyday this week on the tea party’s impact and they were looking for the local perspective. Did the successes in other places in the country provide […]

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Help Give Senator Bill Avery Early Retirement

Originally published April 22, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 22, 2010. 3 Comments

Help Give Senator Bill Avery Early Retirement

Nebraska’s primary election is May 11. If we wish government policy and debate to be based on Constitutional principles, we need to focus some of our time and resources on affecting who is getting elected. Noting that time and resources are at a premium for all of us (as an all-volunteer group) we recognize we […]

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Not Just Sunshine Patriots

Originally published April 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 8 Comments

Not Just Sunshine Patriots

There will be additional follow-up coming regarding our Tax Day Tea Party, but here’s a start… On December 22, we had what has been dubbed the “Ice Tea Party” in <10 degree weather in freezing rain, after Senator Ben Nelson “iced” the Cornhusker Kickback with Reid and Schumer, paving the way to the passage of […]

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Lincoln Tax Day Tea Party – April 15th at Capitol

Originally published April 13, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

Lincoln Tax Day Tea Party – April 15th at Capitol

Lincoln Tax Day Tea Party – April 15th at Capitol

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The State Capitol

1445 K St.

North Plaza / Steps

6:30pm – 8:30pm Read full articleLincoln Tax Day Tea Party – April 15th at Capitol

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Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Originally published April 10, 2010, By Linda. Updated November 16, 2012. Leave a Comment

Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Have you been frustrated with attempts by progressives of every stripe to portray Republicans as the Party of No?  They contend the Republicans in Congress have refused to offer any constructive suggestions concerning how health care costs that are spiraling out of control can be reduced.  According to progressives, Congressional Republicans have had only one […]

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Tea Party Hijack By GOP and AFP in Progress in Lincoln Nebraska

Originally published April 4, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 4, 2010. 4 Comments

Tea Party Hijack By GOP and AFP in Progress in Lincoln Nebraska

A follow-up post to this article can be found here. I am aware of concerns and confusion about an apparent alignment of Grassroots in Nebraska with the Republican Party and AFP (Americans for Prosperity) to organize a Tea Party event on April 15. Please be assured that Grassroots in Nebraska will stay committed to being […]

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FAQ re: States' Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Health Reform

Originally published March 31, 2010, By Linda. Updated March 31, 2010. 1 Comment

Many within the grassroots movement were encouraged to learn that the Attorneys General in at least 14 states have joined in a lawsuit against the federal government challenging the constitutionality of the health insurance reform legislation Congress recently passed and President Obama signed into law.  I will publish an article explaining the arguments the states […]

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February Sovereignty Efforts Are A Start Thanks to People of Nebraska

Originally published March 29, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

February Sovereignty Efforts Are A Start Thanks to People of Nebraska

Posted by Shelli Dawdy A long overdue follow-up report on efforts to see Nebraska’s Sovereignty Resolution, L.R. 292 successfully voted out of committee. If you would like background and additional information on the Sovereignty Resolution, click HERE and / or HERE. I would like to thank everyone who helped with the efforts put forth to […]

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