Congress Debates the Federal Reserve: Reform or Abolish?

We all know that neither party truly believes there is a problem with the Federal Reserve. Is this just for show?

Click on the link for the article by Alex Newman-

http://thenewamerican.com/economy/economics/item/11320-congress-debates-the-federal-reserve-reform-or-abolish?

When Risk Is outlawed

“We need more regulations to protect the investors” – The news of J.P. Morgan Chase’s recent trading loss has raised the cry of “I told you so” from proponents of the almost 2-year-old Dodd-Frank Act. They say the law’s Volcker rule would have prevented such a loss and that without more regulation, financial institutions will continue to make poor investment decisions.

Click on this link for the Washington Times article by Jeb Hensarling-

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/17/when-risk-is-outlawed/

American Sovereignty: LOST at Sea?

Below is a letter sent from our own Paula Helton, via The Flortida Alliance, to our Senators regarding The Law Of The Sea Treaty (LOST). Following the letter are the emails for  our two Senators  so you may contact them if you agree with the contenet of the letter. We also have an article further describing LOST by Carrie Donovan, coordinator of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation.

A Tea Party Coalition, Working for Individual Freedom

May 11, 2012

Senator Marco Rubio
317 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Senator Bill Nelson
716 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Senators Rubio and Nelson:

There appears to be a renewed interest in the ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty, or LOST.

We the grassroots leaders of Tea Party/912 patriot groups, and your constituents, write to you today to state our firm opposition to the ratification of LOST.

The Law of the Sea Treaty, which originated in the 1970’s,  is yet another redistribution scheme of the United Nations,  known as  the “New International Economic Order”.

This treaty gives the United Nations authority over most of the world’s oceans, including the power to regulate and tax deep sea mining and redistribute the proceeds to Third World governments.

LOST fundamentally threatens U.S. sovereignty as any issues that arise would be adjudicated by a LOST Tribunal, which would contain members hostile to the United States. Tribunal rulings may not be appealed. The treaty is designed to replace national decision making with U.N. decision making.

At the heart of LOST is the  “International Seabed Authority”, which supervises a mining  subsidiary known as the Enterprise that is in turn ruled by an Assembly, Council, and various commissions and committees.  In essence, in order to be allowed to mine companies would be required to pay substantial fees to the “Authority” while being mandated to do surveys for the Enterprise, their government-subsidized competition.

The treaty mandates a transfer of mining technologies to Third World companies by stating, “sponsoring states would have to facilitate such transfers if the “Enterprise” and Third World competitors are unable to obtain necessary equipment commercially”.

This treaty gives the United Nations international taxing authority and amounts to the backdoor implementation of the “Kyoto Protocol”

The United States would be required to provide twenty five percent of the budget for LOST, but have no control over how the money is spent.

LOST applies eminent domain to intellectual property giving the U.N. the power to seize technology and share it with potentially enemy states.

President Ronald Reagan wisely refused to sign the treaty.  As the U.S. Attorney General at that time, Edwin Meese, stated,  “It was out of step with the concepts of economic liberty and free enterprise”. Those words still ring true today.

You pledged to represent the best interests of the citizens of Florida and today we demand you uphold that pledge and vote a resounding NO on the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Respectfully,

Paula Helton, Gainesville Tea Party
Paula Schaff, Punta Gorda Tea Party
Pete Franco, South Pinellas 912
Alan Berkelhammer, Gainesville Tea Party
Tina Woode, Seminole 912 Project
Tim Curtis, Tampa 912 Project
Carole McManus, First Coast Tea Party
Leanne King, First Coast Tea Party
Don Forward, Titusville Patriots
Elaine Laffey, Tea Party Ft. Lauderdale
Nancy Meinhardt, Miami 912 Project
Marian Rowe, Brevard 912
Stacy Snow Feiler, Tampa Tea Party
Kathy Gibson, East Orlando Tea Party
Jason Hoyt, Liberty Restoration Foundation
RoseAnn Bright, Nature Coast 912
Pat Wayman, Venice 912 Project
Walter Hughes, American Citizens League
Sharon Calvert, Tampa Tea Party
Karin Hoffman, DC Works For Us
Pam Evans, DC Works For Us – Dade
Pam Wohlschlegel, Palm Beach County Tea Party

 

Email for Senator Rubio:  http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Email for Senator Nelson:  http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

 

The Law of the Sea Treaty (“Treaty”) was conceived in
1982 by the United Nations (U.N.) as a method for governing activities on, over,
and beneath the ocean’s surface. It focuses primarily on navigational and
transit issues. The Treaty also contains provisions on the regulation of
deep-sea mining and the redistribution of wealth to underdeveloped countries–as
well as sections regarding marine trade, pollution, research, and dispute
resolution. The Bush Administration has expressed interest in joining the
International Seabed Authority and has urged the U.S. Senate to ratify the
Treaty. However, many of former President Ronald Reagan’s original objections to
the Treaty–while modified–still hold true today, and many of the possible
national security advantages are already in place.

Gov. Walker Up Nine in New Poll

Earlier this year, unions in Wisconsin were very confident in their chances to recall first-term Governor Scott Walker. They turned in close to 1 million signatures to spark the recall, trumpeting their signature haul as a clear sign voters were poised to reject Walker. A poll released yesterday however shows Scott Walker holding a robust lead in next month’s June recall election.

Click link for the article in Breitbart.com.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/14/walker-up-nine-in-new-poll

Show Down This Friday- Talk of The Town 99.5

Please tune in to Talk of The Town this Friday on the STAR 99.5 at HIGH NOON  as your GTP Vice President will inquire why the hosts have continued to state that the GTP is in favor of a sales tax. After a month of listening to  them spread misinformation while disparaging the GTP leadership, it’s time to have them lay the cards on the table. I will state our position on the referendum, the voters and some candidates who have helped with the false allegations. It’s time to get the facts out to the voters.

Will the cowboy on the appaloosa ride another day?

Hopefully the hosts will allow me to stay on and talk about a myriad of issues confronting all of us.

So please listen Talk of The Town tomorrow at high noon on The Star 99.5. Do call in as your thoughts and concerns are important.

You can also catch the show live as it streams on line at www.thestar.fm

Thanks,

Rod Gonzalez

Did Someone Say Sales Tax?

Are you one of the individuals who is going around saying that the CONSERVATIVES on our Board of County Commissioners sold us down the river because they WANT a sales tax?

Although your Gainesville Tea Party has been maligned by the Republican establishment, radio talk show hosts, political operatives, Birchers and Tea Party members themselves, allow your GTP Steering Committee to explain a few facts.

For over a year now, a majority of  the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has expressed the desire and need to put a referendum on the ballot in November for a ONE CENT Sales tax to fix the roads. Whether you believe the roads are degrading to the point that they are becoming dangerous, affecting the economic outlook for Alachua County or that we truly have a $400 billion back log in repair work or not, is irrelevant. What matters is that the BOCC was going to put a SALES TAX referendum on the November ballot for the citizens to vote on.

The State of Florida allows two types of sales taxes to choose from and each has certain restrictions.

*The first is the INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX options. The            money must be distributed according to a ratio to the county and all the municipalities. The money can then be use for roads, bike paths, sidewalks, buses including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), parks, buildings, among others.

*The second is the CHARTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SURTAX. With this option the County controls the ratio of who gets the money and can also narrow the scope of how the money can be used.

It is well documented that the BOCC was in fact going to put one of these two measures on the ballot. It was just a matter of which one and how much could be secured  for true road repair  (No buses, no sidewalks, no bike lanes etc, just repair of roads). Let’s reiterate, there was not a third choice for no sales tax, it was either the INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX or the CHARTER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SURTAX (CCTS). Please reread all of the above. Again, no third choice.

During the 3/29/12 combined City of Gainesville and County meeting, the BOCC approved for staff to design language (click here to watch the 6 hour meeting) to go on the ballot that would allow the voters to decide on a 3/4 cent tax only for road repair and a 1/4 cent tax for transit (anything else but road repair). Feel free to click the above link to watch the debate and who voted for what. The good news is that the sales tax to be voted on will be a CCTS and further divided so that you can choose either road repair, everything else or both.

During the BOCC meeting on 4/24/12 (click here to watch the 5.5 hour meeting)  some of the Commissioners tried to limit the referendum to just road repair and a shorter time period, however, could only come away with more specific language for the two taxes (road repair and transit) that had previously been voted on. Let’s not forget that the alternative was a one cent tax that could be used on more than road repair such as BRT. (Click here for more on BRT and Sustainable Transport)

There was another BOCC meeting on 5/1/12 when once again a Commissioner tried to limit the tax to just ROAD REPAIR and a shorter time span, to no avail. According to county staff, time is of the essence in order to get the final language approved to go on the ballot. There will probably be two more meetings to get this accomplished.

So where does the Gainesville Tea Party stand?

1- We do not want anymore taxes but if we ARE going to have one we prefer that it be a consumption tax so that the 50% of Alachua County property owners, who fund this county, can share the burden with ALL consumers. Also prefer a consumption tax that we vote on as opposed to fees and assessments.

2- There was no choice of a sales tax being left off the ballot. That being the case, the BOCC has at least given us  the option of voting on the two parts of the Charter County Transportation Surtax, road repair only, transit only or both.

3- Since time is running out, if this referendum gets voted down by some on the Commission, it may be too late for the rest to go back to the Infrastructure Surtax and we end up with neither on the November ballot. This could be good but has it’s own ramification, be it the road conditions or the next BOCC make up and what they will give us to vote on when it comes up again in 2014.

4- Do email the County commissioners and let them know how you feel now that you know what has NOT been discussed.  Email them all at bocc@alachuacounty.us

We certainly welcome all your comments about this and look forward to your supporting the best candidates in the upcoming elections.

 

Great Candidate Forum last Saturday!

 This past Saturday GTP hosted a forum for the 2012 Alachua County Commission Republican candidates and we were fortunate to have them all there! It is a pleasure that our community can produce such an impressive field of candidates and we thank them for their service.

Below are the YES/NO questions and the candidates’ responses. (Due to family circumstances Dean Cheshire was not able to stay for this portion of the forum).

1.       Do you support a rapid transit bus system for our county?

Jean Calderwood -  NO

 John Martin          -  NO

Brandon Kutner   -  NO

Kevin Riordan      -   NO

 

2.        Do you think that taxpayer subsidies should be used to attract private business to Alachua County?

Jean Calderwood – NO

John Martin           - NO

Brandon Kutner   - NO

Kevin Riordan      - NO

 

3.       Do you think that tax credits should be used to attract private business to Alachua County?

Jean Calderwood -  NO

John Martin          -  NO

Brandon Kutner   -  NO

Kevin Riordan       -  NO

 

4.       Do you believe that the most recent Alachua County Charter Review Commission should have allowed the voters to decide if they wanted Alachua County Commission races to be single member districts versus at-large districts?

 Jean Calderwood -  YES

John Martin          -   YES

Brandon Kutner   -   YES

Kevin Riordan      -  YES

 

5.       Do you believe the County Commission should allow the voters to decide on a road repair and/or a transportation sales tax?

Jean Calderwood -  YES

John Martin           -  YES

Brandon Kutner   -   NO

Kevin Riordan       - YES

 

6.        Do you believe that government employees should contribute a percentage of their earnings towards their pension benefits? 

Jean Calderwood -  YES

John Martin           -  YES

Brandon Kutner   -  YES

Kevin Riordan      -  YES

 

7.       Alachua County is currently a member of ICLEI (the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives originating from and supported by the United Nations). ICLEI is also known as Local Governments for Sustainability. The principles of ICLEI have been a guiding force for over a decade for the Alachua County commission’s vision for development. As a commissioner would you vote to resign from ICLEI?

Jean Calderwood -  YES

John Martin         -   YES

Brandon Kutner  -   YES

Kevin Riordan      -   YES

Who Corporate America Supports

We always hear how the left informs their followers which companies they are unhappy with, and as such, who they should boycott.  It is certainly their right to support those with the same ideology. Below is a list that was forwarded to us describing WHO some of our popular corporations decide to support with their political contributions.

 

 

McDonald’s Corp. donated $197K, 86% went to Republicans

Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze) donated $121K, 89% went to Republicans

Eric Holder’s Brainwashing Against Guns

Yesterday, Breitbart.com revealed exclusive video of then-U.S. Attorney Eric Holder speaking to the Woman’s National Democratic Club, stating that he wanted to “brainwash” people against gun ownership.

The video reveals Attorney General Holder’s early, consistent, and strident enthusiasm for gun control legislation. He wanted schools to talk about anti-gun propaganda “every day, every school, and every level.”

What is more amazing is the more politicians are not calling for Eric Holder’s termination. Our 2nd Amendment rights are critical to our freedoms.

Click on the link for the full article by Mary Chastain in BREITBART.COM if you think you can stomach it.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/19/Holders-Brainwashing-Against-Guns-Foreshadowed-Operation-Fast-and-Furious

Must Watch Clip of CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

By Michelle Malkin in Real Clear Politics-

Florida Legislative Wrap Up

This piece was forwarded to us by our realtor friends with a description of what some of the FL legislation will mean going forward. It’s amazing the volume of bills that get filed every year. This year there were 1747 bills filed. Florida Realtors® News Legislature 2012 Wrap UpTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — March 9, 2012 — If you’ve been following the 2012 regular session of the Florida Legislature, you know it’s been anything but typical.In addition to dealing with a $2 billion budget shortfall, legislators had another time-consuming task that happens only once a decade: redraw political boundaries, a process that required the Legislature to convene two months earlier than usual.Given these circumstances, Florida Realtors® went into the 2012 session with realistic expectations and a modest agenda. “Last year, we took on some big issues — ‘scrapping the cap’ on the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds and passage of a proposed constitutional amendment providing property tax relief for thousands of residential and commercial property owners. That will appear as Amendment 4 on the November ballot,” says John Sebree, senior vice president of public policy for Florida Realtors.”With the budget shortfall, we knew legislators wouldn’t have an appetite for additional property tax reform, so we focused primarily on initiatives that could strengthen the real estate market and improve the business environment of our members.” Of the 1,747 general bills filed this session, about 300 passed both chambers. Among these are several of Florida Realtors priority bills dealing with septic tank inspections, local business taxes and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Following are highlights of the 2012 legislative session, which adjourned minutes ago: Real estate sales associates and broker associates exempt from local business taxes. HB 7125, a bill by the House Economic Affairs Committee and Rep. Ken Roberson (R-Port Charlotte) exempts real estate sales associates and broker associates from paying local business taxes (formerly known as occupational license fees) if required in their city or county. Under Florida law, these individuals must affiliate with a real estate broker who already pays local business taxes. Brokers will continue to pay the tax. Repeal of the tax will save real estate licensees $3.8 million annually. Effective date if signed by governor: Oct. 1, 2012. Mandatory septic tank inspections out, optional inspections in. HB 1263 , an omnibus health care bill by Rep. Matt Hudson (R-Naples), was amended yesterday with Realtor-supported language originally provided in HB 999 by Rep. Chris Dorworth (R-Heathrow) and SB 820 by Sen. Charlie Dean (R-Inverness) to repeal the mandatory septic tank inspection law passed in 2010. It establishes an optional inspection program for the 19 counties with the 33 largest springs. However, other cities and counties may opt into the program as well. Also, septic tank inspections cannot be required as a condition of sale. Effective date if signed by governor: March 9, 2012. A major step toward creating a competitive property insurance market. HB 1127 by Rep. Ben Albritton (R-Bartow) reduces the amount of money private insurers must give Citizens Property Insurance Corp. if the state insurer goes broke after a catastrophic storm. The first check a private insurer writes after a catastrophic storm should be to their policyholders, not Citizens. However, current law requires insurers to pay Citizens up to 18 percent of their premiums within 30 days of being assessed. They can later recoup these monies from their policyholders. It’s hoped that HB 1127 will attract new insurers to Florida and keep existing insurers here. Effective date if signed by governor: July 1, 2012. Tax boost for businesses. HJR 1003 by Rep. Eric Eisnaugle (R-Orlando) creates a proposed constitutional amendment to increase the exemption for tangible personal property taxes. Under current law, an exemption applies to the first $25,000 in property taxes such as business equipment. If approved by 60 percent of voters in the November election, the exemption would expand to include the value of tangible personal property between $25,000 and $50,000. Options for challenging Citizens replacement cost estimates. In January, following discussions with Florida Realtors and policyholders concerned about unreasonably high replacement cost estimates, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. agreed to consider valuation sources other than 360Value software. HB 1101 codifies three options into law, including valuations prepared by real estate appraisers licensed under Chapter 475, F.S. Effective date if signed by governor: July 1, 2012. Broad range of economic development incentives. HB 7087 is a large omnibus tax bill that’s part of the budget deal agreed to between the House and Senate. Of particular interest to real estate companies is an increase in the corporate income tax exemption from $25,000 to $50,000. Effective date if signed by governor: July 1, 2012. Reducing condo inventory and protecting an appraiser’s interests. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) pushed two bills this session that contain items of interest to the real estate industry. You may recall that the 2010 Legislature wanted to encourage investors to purchase blocks of condo units to reduce inventory levels. This was accomplished in part by amending condo laws to protect bulk buyers from some of the liabilities faced by condo developers. These protections were set to expire on July 1, 2012. HB 517 by Rep. James Grant (R-Tampa) extends the “bulk buyer” provision to July 1, 2015. Effective date if signed by governor: July 1, 2012. The other DBPR bill, HB 887 by Rep. Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola), prohibits Appraisal Management Companies from requiring appraisers to sign hold harmless agreements as a condition of business. Effective date if signed by governor: Oct. 1, 2012. Budget appropriations. Though the Legislature swept all monies collected for the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund into general revenue, it appropriated funds for economic development initiatives and tourism that could ultimately benefit the real estate market: $61 million for the State Economic Enhancement and Development (SEED) Fund and other economic development funds. These monies may be used to fund affordable housing programs and projects. $27.5 million for Visit Florida, the state’s marketing agency. $8.6 million for Enterprise Florida, a state economic development agency. In addition, the Legislature set aside $285,000 to combat unlicensed activity, $30 million for Everglades restoration, $8.4 million for the Florida Forever land acquisition program and $1.5 million to study nitrogen reduction and develop possible new technology for passive septic systems. INITIATIVES THAT FAILED SJR 314 by Sen. David Simmons (R-Altamonte Springs) would have replaced Amendment 4 on the November ballot — supported by Florida Realtors — with one that created a “super exemption” on homestead properties. Amendment 4, which lawmakers approved in 2011, includes a property tax break for first-time homebuyers and curbs the growth of commercial property assessments. HB 213/SB 1890 Rep. Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) and Sen. Jack Latvala (R-St. Petersburg), which sought to speed up Florida’s judicial foreclosure process. The bills also contained language to reduce the amount of time lenders have to request a deficiency decree from five years to one. SJR 838/HJR 55 by Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (R-Miami) and Rep. Jeanette Nunez (R-Miami) sought to freeze property tax rates for low-income seniors. SB 1784/HB 245 by Sen. Alan Hays (R-Umatilla) and Rep. Jim Boyd (R-Bradenton), which would have allowed surplus lines carriers to take policies out of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. HB 319 by Rep. George Moraitis, Jr. (R-Fort Lauderdale) included language clarifying that a lender is responsible for a specific amount of unpaid fees and assessments for association-controlled foreclosures (condos/HOA/co-op). Safe Harbor provisions already exist in statute and state that a bank’s liability is capped at the lesser of 12 months’ past due assessments or 1 percent of the original mortgage debt. However, this hasn’t stopped collection agencies and attorneys from disrupting closings with dubious financial claims against lenders.

Legitimizing Anarchy

Please read this great article by Judi McCleod in Canada Free Press.  The time is truly approaching when the productive 50% will have a decision to make for the future—

Talking heads,  bloggers and pundits who repeat the cop-out falsehood that “Obama is in over his head” are leading the masses astray and lulling them back to sleep.  Count the number of times you’re hearing or reading daily that “Obama is in over his head”.  Obama is not in over his head, he’s over their heads and therefore over some of the heads of the badly misinformed We the People.

Barack Hussein Obama is no accident.  He’s the slick and well-trained lead Agent of Change,  handpicked by the far left to force Free World leader America into a socialist state.

Click for full article-   http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45162

Tea Party groups pressure House GOP leaders to rev up Fast and Furious probe

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has led Congress’s investigation of Fast and Furious for the past year, repeatedly grilling Holder before his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and blasting the Justice Department (DOJ) for what he says are continual attempts to stonewall his probe. And finally other Republican elected officials are stepping up to the plate.

Read the full article by Jordy Yager in The Hill.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/215363-tea-party-steps-up-heat-on-house-gop-leaders-over-fast-and-furious-probe

Senator Rand Paul Telephone Town Hall

Senator Rand Paul has written a bill (S.2122) and if passed it will put a crimp in the overreach of the EPA.  On a TELEPHONE TOWN HALL Senator Paul will explain the importance of this bill and how we can help him get this bill passed.  Tea Party groups have worked hard at a local level trying to stop the assault on our property rights and the tenants of Agenda 21. So sign up for the Town Hall.

 

Sen. Paul to Host Tele-Town Hall on EPA Overreach

 

 

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  9 p.m. ET

You are invited to join Sen. Rand Paul in a live tele-town hall conference call on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET, to hear him discuss his legislation, the Defense of Property Act of 2012 (S. 2122), and answer your questions.

 This is an important opportunity to discuss the out of control Administration’s EPA and what you can do to help Sen. Paul rein in their unchecked power and assault on Americans’ private property.

 Once you enter your contact information on our secure site, you will receive more information regarding Tuesdays Tele-Town Hall, including dial in information. Please share this link with your friends and colleagues.  Let’s stop the EPA in its tracks.

 To register for the tele-­town hall conference call, please click on the following link

 http://bit.ly/xJFu9w

Septic Tank Law Repealed!!!

Victory!!  Septic Tank Law Repealed!!!

 As reported by our friends at The Tea Party Network-
I am happy to report that after years of hard work on the part of dedicated legislators and many groups across the State of Florida including The Tea Party Network, and through the dedication of many citizens who own septic tanks that the Septic Tank  Law (commonly known as SB550) which mandated septic tank inspections on 2.7 million people was repealed in the Senate and the House today.
 
Read the full language here: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1263/Amendment/538152/PDF  Summary:Even though this bill does set certain statutes for septic tank inspection ordinances, they only apply to those counties with Magnitude One Springs. The language does allow those counties to opt out by following a certain procedure. Any county without a Magnitude One Springs will not have to do anything. If a county should wish to adopt an ordinance in the future they will have to follow the statues set in this bill. This is a good bill for homeowners.
 
What happened:

SB820 was not going to be allowed to be heard on the Senate floor which killed teh companion bill HB999.
Some very smart legislators (whom we will recognize after we compile the information) put the SB820/HB999 language into SB1824 and HB1263.
SB1824 was brought to the Senate floor 03/08 and “laid on table”. The Senate picked up HB1263 and voted on it, which also had the septic tank repeal language in it.
HB1263 was passed 03/09/12 in the Senate with a 31 to 9 vote, and went back to the House floor where it passed 86 to 29.
HB1263 – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled. Legislative meaning of Engrossed – “The version of a bill that incorporates adopted floor amendments. The revision is done in the house of origin and engrossed under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House.” Legislative meaning of Enrolled “Once a bill has passed, it is enrolled in the house of origin. After it has been enrolled and signed by officers of both houses, it is then sent to the Governor for action and transmittal to the Secretary of State. The version of the bill sent to the Governor is referred to as an enrolled bill.”
What happens now?
 
An act becomes a law when the Governor either approves it or fails to sign or veto it within the period specified in the State Constitution. An act can also become a law when a subsequent legislature overrides a veto by the Governor. While the legislature is in session, the constitution allows a 7-day period following presentation of a bill to the Governor within which to sign or veto the bill. If the legislature adjourns sine die before an act is presented to the Governor or while an act is in the Governor’s possession, the Governor has 15 days following the date of presentation in which to take action.
 
Share this information with those you know who have septic tanks. 
 
Submitted by: Sharon Glass
Issue Lead for Septic Tank Issue
The Tea Party Network

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