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Hello, All: <br>
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The Tea Party Patriots, Inc. [ a social welfare organization
organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code]
distributed an announcement for the August 12 Move to Amend NY Tour
event in Endicott, NY (<a
href="http://www.teapartypatriots.org/BlogPostView.aspx?id=d57555fb-c40b-4124-9f38-4866368f4f7f">www.teapartypatriots.org/BlogPostView.aspx?id=d57555fb-c40b-4124-9f38-4866368f4f7f</a>).
The announcement says, "Information will be provided about the issue
and facilitate a discussion about local action in your area and in
communities across the United States to win the amendment campaign
through grassroots mobilization." <br>
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One blogger claims that Move To Amend leader David 'Cobb is
crossing ideological lines by teaming up with Tea Party members to
make this "move" a reality.'
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2010/01/move-to-amend.html">http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2010/01/move-to-amend.html</a>) <br>
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I suggest we try to contact a local Tea Party group to see if
they are interested in supporting in some way the Sept. 12 event.
The Koch brothers, who reportedly are providing most of the
financing for the Tea Party, might not support Move To Amend, though
I would not rule that out either. However if half the audience on
Sept. 12 is from the Tea Party, I think most would support the
idea. If some corporation pays someone to try to disrupt the event,
it could backfire on them. <br>
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Spencer <br>
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Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph: 408-655-4567
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