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Kentucky Tea Party hosts Rep Davis and 2010 Senate Candidate Roger Thoney at town hall
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At Saturday’s Northern Kentucky Tea Party rally, Congressman Geoff Davis kicked off the town hall by letting attendees know, "When I got into the US House of Representatives, believe it or not, in our office, we actually read every piece of legislation." After the crowd applauded and cheered, the Congressman then added, "And then we introduced a mandatory ‘read the bill’ legislation that will allow not simply us, but also all of you, every citizen, every voter in the United States of America, to be able to view on line every piece of legislation 72 hours before we vote on it."
Davis made it a point to let attendees know that he voted against the bailouts, and that he has every intention of voting against cap and trade when it comes back around for consideration because, "it’s nothing more than the economic penalization of hard working states who produce the energy for food, that manufacture goods, and then take that money to pay for social programs and force socialism among the states…if we would use the energy sources that God gave us we would have more than enough for what we need to do." He went on to let attendees know that there is a strong push among various ones in the House and the Senate to force cap and trade to pass, and that it was very important that people make it a point to get out and vote next year since many seats are up for reelection.
As for healthcare, Davis stated that the most important right that is secured and given to us in our constitution is a person’s right to life. He also went on to say that reform and restructure are important, but that does not mean that government should take over healthcare, and government bureaucrats have no business getting in between patients and their doctors. He plans to work toward a healthcare bill that will give people more control of their lives and not less. Referencing his army experience, he mentioned that leaders lead by example. "Leaders would always put their troops first," he said. Therefore, if there was going to be government run healthcare, he planned to introduce an amendment that said that every member of congress and their family must be on the same government run healthcare as average American citizens. 
When Senate candidate Roger Thoney took the stage, he started out by saying, "The reason that I’m running is because I’m fed up with what’s going on in Washington. We are in the midst of a socialist transformation in this country, and I want to try to put an end to it." He went on to state that he is organizing a grassroots movement that is designed to defeat the socialist movement and restore liberty in this country. He believes that the people need to be put first (as opposed to government policies) because doing so will, "create more jobs and reduce the cost of living to help those who are struggling to make ends meet." Thoney also stated that he wanted to work to, "reduce the cost of doing business so that we can start bringing back some of those jobs that have been lost to other countries."
Referencing his website www.rogerthoney.com he talked about a plan he called "The Freedom Act" which is designed to defeat the socialist movement. Thoney hit on the importance of states being the ones to have the power, and that the federal government is supposed to be dependent on the states for it’s revenue —not the other way around. The Freedom Act would help restore power to the states which they were originally intended to have.
Here are some highlights from the question and answer session of the town hall.
The first question for the town hall was directed to Congressman Davis:
Question: How would you return the United States to a path of fiscal responsibility? .jpg)
Davis’ responses was, "One of the first things you have to do is to regain control of the growth of government. Last fall, the bailouts that took place were the largest transfer of power from the legislature to the executive in the history of government." Davis also mentioned the importance of holding government leaders accountable for what they do, and stressed the importance of voter participation. Some startling statistics that he mentioned are that in 2006, "61 percent of self-identified Christian conservatives, Catholic and Protestant, stayed home. In 2008 during the presidential election, 55 percent stayed home."
This lack of participation among Christian voters is one of the major reasons why our country is the way that it is today! We must exercise our right to vote! Especially during primaries. We could have a great deal more power over our choices if we would be sure to vote in primary elections. Then we wouldn’t be stuck with "the lesser of two evils." If we vote our conscience in the primaries, if enough Christians vote for the most godly leader, then we will have a godly leader to choose from when the general election happens! Every vote truly does count.
Candidate Thoney’s response was to refer to his proposed "Freedom Amendment," which is apparently designed to put the federal government in a position whereby it must balance the budget; get most of its revenue from the states; and create an incentive program that encourages states to expand their tax base by creating more jobs. And more jobs, he pointed out, will reduce unemployment and reduce social spending efforts. The Freedom Amendment also calls for the 16th amendment to be abolished, which relates to income tax. .jpg)
Question: Why would any voter that believes in the Tea Party core values of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and free markets vote for our present representatives in future elections?
Congressman Davis replied that one of the present problems with the present government is that there are too many people who haven’t had to make payroll. "I’ve had to do that," he said. "I’ve had to run a small business, I’ve created jobs, I’ve served my country…the one thing I can tell you is that there are less and less members of congress that have had that real world experience."
Candidate Thoney’s response to that was to highlight the importance of putting the people first, and start promoting good economic plans that reduce the cost of living and helps create jobs.
Question: Where is the constitutional authority to force my grandchildren, who have yet to earn a dollar, to help pay for other people’s cars and houses? 
Candidate Thoney pointed out that this was, "an example of socialist spending: taking from the rich to give to the poor — redistribution of wealth." He added that it’s, "unconstitutional under the takings clause of the constitution. The government can not take property form us without representation, and money is property. What are we getting for the money that they take from us, turn around, and hand to somebody else?"
Congressman Davis stated that he believed that, "it’s wrong to burden our generations with that." He also added that families can’t operate under a mountain of debt indefinitely, that the government does need to be held accountable by law, and that if people want to see fiscal responsibility, then they must get out and vote for candidates who have shown that they will act fiscally responsible.
Question: Is healthcare a right or an entitlement? Should people be responsible for their own 
healthcare, even if they must work at Walmart and stop eating out to afford health insurance?
Congressman Davis replied that, "Healthcare is an individual choice that people make on how they want to live their lives in this country. One of the major differences between the United States and Europe is that we don’t look to the government to be our guide in the United States as Europeans often do to be the answer to every question." He added that he believes that, "control needs to be local, with the individual, and frankly, in our community."
Candidate Thoney’s response was that healthcare was neither a right nor an entitlement. "I think healthcare is a service like any other service, and people should be responsible for taking care of their own healthcare needs."
Question: Why should we reduce benefits to 85 percent that are now covered, for 15 percent of the population that don’t have it? .jpg)
Congressman Davis stated that benefits certainly shouldn’t be reduced on those satisfied 85 percent. He also mentioned that the 47 million number really needed to be broken down into categories and looked at more closely. "First, there are approximately 12 million illegal aliens in this country who are getting benefits under federal law right now…there are about 9 million people making over 75 thousand, there are about 7 million people who are 25 and under college students who don’t have coverage…of the remaining amount, there are about 6 million who will not get any healthcare that is available to them because of issues that they have with outstanding warrants issued with the law." He went on to state that he believed the best course of action was to "make government more efficient and put control back into people’s hands."
Candidate Thoney’s response was very much to the point: "No, that would be insane. And that’s pretty much the way that I look at a lot of the stuff that’s going on today that’s being promoted by the Democrats." He went on to reiterate the proposal that he has on his website, www.rogerthoney.com
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Websites of possible interest:
www.cincinnatiteaparty.org
www.nkyteaparty.org
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