1-13 MARCH ON ANNAPOLIS

Americans for Prosperity Wicomico
1-13 MARCH ON ANNAPOLIS
January Dates~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in this issue
1-13 MARCH ON ANNAPOLIS
Wicomico County Council Night Meeting January 5th
Wicomico AFP Chapter Meeting January 26th

Dear Joe,
Happy New Year! Let this be one that will bring us all REAL hope for change. There are A LOT of exciting events this month and even more ways to get involved. Please mark your calendars for these important events.

March on Annapolis 1-13: Sign up for the Buses Seats are Limited!
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For months our attention has been placed squarely on the happenings of Congress and the shenanigans on Capitol Hill. Health care, cap-and-trade, card check-- all are attempts by the federal government to take away our freedoms. Unfortunately, the situation with the state government in Maryland is no better.

When Gov. O'Malley and our legislators convene next month to begin the 90 day Maryland General Assembly legislative session, they will be facing a $2 billion budget deficit. Even after the largest tax increase in Maryland history (2007) and nearly $4 billion in federal stimulus funding, the politicians in Annapolis are projected to spend more money than they can collect. Combine the deficit with a 26-year high unemployment level, and we the taxpayers have a huge mess on our hands.

Gov. O'Malley (D-MD), House Speaker Michael Busch (D-District 30) and Senate President Mike Miller (D-27) have already talked about tax increases to cover the budget hole. The last thing taxpayers and small businesses need right now is another tax hike. We need to let the politicians in the State House know we will NOT stand for that. We need to send them a message: "No More Deficits, No More Tax Hikes, Bring Back Our Jobs!"

The chance to send them this message is a TEA Party on January 13, 2010 --the first day of the MGA legislative session. AFP-Maryland has launched a special website for this event. At 7pm, along with hundreds of others, we will convene at the steps of the State House in Annapolis to make our voices heard. Grover Norquist from Americans for Tax Reform and our national president Tim Phillips will be the keynote speakers. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE. You can pre-register for the TEA Party, see other activities to participate in that day, and find out how to catch a local bus to the event. (Please make sure you register for a bus with the BUS CAPTAINS)

We have the ability to change the way business is done in Annapolis. Unlike Congress, the members of the General Assembly are, for the most part, more accessible and easier to track down. With 2010 being an election year, AFP-Maryland is in a great position to affect policy.

Please join us in making a difference in our state!
PLEASE ATTEND Wicomico County Council's NIGHT Meeting: Tuesday January 5th at 6pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For MONTHS, we at AFP have been pushing the Wicomico County Council for greater transparency and Night meetings. In the wake of huge deficiets and pending tax increases, I ask that you PLEASE attend this first night meeting complying to our request to hold them at a time when people can attend, after work ours. You can find the agenda for this meeting here. For additional information on the Wicomico County Council web site, please go here. For more information of whay you shou attend, click here
Wicomico County AFP Chapter January Meeting: Tuesday, January 26th 7pm
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Make sure you attend our January 2010 meeting Tuesday, January 26th at 7pm at Adams Ribs on Route 13 South in Fruitland! This is going to be THE YEAR when our votes REALLY count and we need to start making our action plan. We have a lot lined up for this meeting and we NEED you participation!!