Below is an email I received from an organizer of a FairTax rally in Nashville.

The Rally is Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Riverfront Park in Nashville.  Attendees will need to arrive at the parking area (to be announced) by 11:00 am, since the Rally starts at the Riverfront Park at 12:00 noon.  Then, at 2:30 pm the march to the Capitol departs the park to be done by about 5:00 pm.

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“A river a mile wide and a half inch deep.” This is what I heard a self perceived right wing conservatives say a few months ago when they were referring to FairTax supporters. At the time, he and his friends were trying to say that we were a very small group with a big mouth. It was their intent to minimize the FairTax and in doing so minimize a certain up-and-coming presidential candidate.

The media outlets have consistently played FairTax off with the same attitude. When it became clear that people were actually beginning to pay attention to what we have been saying, some folks started getting scared. This is evident in the constant hit jobs being slung out from every corner and by every profession where people see that their gravy train is coming under scrutiny.

We are having a Rally in Nashville at noon on April 12, 2008. We will meet up at the Riverfront Park, 100 1st Ave North. Different speakers will cover some points of discussion as to how FairTax affects many facets of our every day lives. We will muster up and march to the Nashville capital building at 2:30. As we walk we will show the community how wide and deep we are. Our group may be 500 people or it may be 50,000 people. Regardless of the number, we have to start somewhere and this is it. We will announce another soon to be staged rally in another city, and hopefully we can build from the momentum of this first one in Nashville. The next rally will be the second of many footsteps on the route to victory.

We must keep FairTax in the public eye. We must refuse to be ignored.

The purpose of this Rally is not to have ourselves entertained by eloquent speakers but to initiate an ever growing, ever visible force of Americans demanding a change in the way our government treats its people. This rally and the rallies to follow are about momentum and public exposure. It is about being on the streets waving signs in groups that hopefully number into the thousands at some point soon.

Help us take the first step by coming to Nashville in April.

We have had some requests for lodging in Nashville. Here are a few ideas.

LaQuinta Nashville Airport
2345 Atrium Way
615-885-3000 $79

Super 8 Airport
720 Royal Parkway
615-889-8887 $78.00

Thrifty Inn
343 Harding Place
615-834-4242 $45.99

LaQuinta Inn
531 Donelson Pike
615-885-3100 $79.00

Fiddlers Inn
2410 Music Valley Drive
615-885-1440 $49.00

Do you plan to attend? We would like to know! RSVP fairtaxrally@ gmail.com and tell us how many people will be coming with you. If the group is large enough, we will find a larger venue. Add your name and the names of those coming with you to the growing list of FairTaxers attending this event! Contact your friends and get them involved as well.

A small contribution from several supporters will help us keep the event free to the public. Will you help us raise funds for this and future Rallies? A contribution of $5, $10, $25 or more from each of us will help make this the first of many successful rallies. Click here and go to the contribution link on the right side of the page. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

This one almost flew under my radar…

Providing the differing points of view at a debate sponsored by the Alabama Citizens For Constitutional Reform (ACCR) will be Birmingham attorney Lenora W. Pate and Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks.

The debate is the idea of retired Madison County District Judge Hartwell Lutz, a former state legislator and active member of the Huntsville-Sand Mountain chapter of ACCR.

“What we hope to gain by this is to focus some attention on the need to rewrite the constitution,” Lutz said. “The first step is to get the Legislature to pass a bill allowing the voters to decide if there should be a constitutional convention.

I don’t know Ms. Pate, but Mo Brooks is a formidable debater.

The debate is planned for Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Ridley Hall in the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 208 Eustis Ave. The public is welcome.

I’ll offer up my thoughts on reforming Alabama’s constitution when I can find the time.

WVNN will be hosting a presidential forum on Feb. 5th during Dale Jackson’s morning show.  Representatives of each candidate - of which there seem to be fewer every day - will be taking part.  Dale was gracious enough to ask me to represent Ron Paul and I accepted.  I can’t wait to paint what is an increasingly stark contrast between the fiscal and small government conservatism that Paul represents versus the decidedly non-conservative positions of the remaining candidates.

So tune in to 92.5 FM or 770 AM from 6:00 to 9:00 AM on Feb. 5th.  The WVNN website also has a “listen live” feature.

Official release:

You are invited to attend the next meeting of the Madison County Republican Men’s Club this coming Saturday morning, January 19th.

The club meets at Trinity United Methodist Church, 607 Airport Road, in Huntsville.

The cost to attend is $7.00, which includes a very good breakfast.

Dress is casual.

Ladies are welcome and several attend every month.

The social hour will begin at 7:00 a.m. and plenty of coffee will be available.

The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. so you won’t be late if you get there just before that time. We will eat breakfast starting about 8:02 a.m.

Retired Army Col. John Reitzell of Huntsville will be the speaker this month. He is a nationally known speaker and military expert on terroism. He will begin speaking about 8:40 a.m.

The meeting will be over by 9:00 a.m. or very shortly thereafter.

I’ve had the opportunity to listen to Col. Reitzell before and I highly recommend coming to hear him.  He’s a “been there, done that” kind of guy.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting in Huntsville on 7 April 2008.  The details are subject to change, but it is scheduled to start at 7:30 am.  It will be held at the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce or the VBC.

The Huntsville City Council will be holding a work session to, in part, discuss the proposed pay raise for the mayor and council members on Thursday, 17 Jan 2008.  According to this article the meeting will begin at 5:00 pm, although their regular work session meetings begin at 6:00 pm.  You can watch council meetings on their website if you are unable to attend, but would like to know what is going on.

From the News Courier:

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., will speak at Athens Senior Center on Pryor Street noon Saturday, Jan. 19.

Shelby will discuss his legislative agenda for the 110th Congress as well as issues facing the nation and state.

Following his remarks, the senator will be open to questions from the floor and comments from the audience.

It’s that time again!  This month we’ll be meeting at the Creekstone Clubhouse in Creekstone Subdivision.  It is located southwest of the Hampton Cove area.  A general and specific map are shown in the attachment.  
 
What: Huntsville FairTax Meeting
Date:    Jan 17
Time:    7:00 pm
Place:  Creekstone Clubhouse
Where: Wade Rd, SE, Creekstone Subdivision, Owens Crossroads
 
There are no vending machines, so bring any refreshments you may need with you.