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Run-off elec-
tion is Tues-
day, April
13, 2010
Run-Off: US House of Representatives, District 15
Candidates
for US Rep. Eddie Primary Vote Resulted in a run- Paul B.
District 27 off between Haring and Zamora:
Zamora Haring
will be Haring:
speaking at
41.85% with 5,387 votes
the Browns-
ville Tea Zamora:
Party Gen- 32.52%, with 4,186 votes
eral Meeting I believe in:
April 3rd at Securing Our Borders, Fiscal Re-
sponsibility:No Bailouts, Energy As your pro-life, pro-family candi-
9:30 am.
Independence:Drill Here. Drill date, I promise to fight for what is
Now, Pro-Small Business:Create important to you. I will not only
Jobs, Strongly Support: The 2nd fight against abortion, but also
Amendment,Right to Keep & Bear defend the family from those who
Arms, Pro-Life, Pro-Marriage:One wish to redefine marriage and
Man + One Woman, Pro-Troops promote a homosexual culture.
INSIDE & Pro-Veterans.
THIS ISSUE:
www.elect-eddiezamora.com www.paulbharingforcongress.com
TX Supreme 2
Court Run-off

Where have 2
all the Pro-
Run-Off: US House of Representatives, District 27
testers Gone?
Health Care 3 James Primary Vote Resulted in a run- Blake
without Bor- off between Duerr and Far-
Duerr Farenthold
ders enthold:
Constitution 3 Duerr:
Corner 32.4% with 6,386 votes
Calendar and 4 Farenthold:
Contact Info
Support Education – My Number 30.1%, with 5,921 votes
One Priority as your next Congress- I’ll work with anyone with com-
man is education. We have world class mon sense solutions to problems,
universities and colleges in District 27 but as a conservative, I am unwill-
that need support and adequate fund- ing to compromise on my core
ing. Create Jobs – Companies Relo- beliefs that government is too big,
cate to Regions with an Educated
Workforce. Lower Taxes – Lower
taxes are too high and compli-
Taxes Results from An Expanded Busi- cated, individuals have rights, and
ness tax base. that God and family are the foun-
dations of our society.
www.duerrforcongress.com
www.blake.com
 Texas Supreme Court, Place 3 Run-off
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Rick Green Debra Lehrmann

Rick earned his B.B.A. in fi-
nance from Angelo State
University, his Doctor of
Jurisprudence from the Uni-
versity of Texas School of
Law, and serves as president
of the Torch of Freedom Foundation. He is
married, a father of four, and an entrepreneur
who has built several successful businesses in
addition to his legal practice.
www.rickgreen2010.com
Voting for the Run0ff
Judge Lehrmann currently
serves as District Judge of the
360th Judicial District in Fort
Worth, Texas, and has
served as a judge in Tarrant
County for more than 22
years. Judge Lehrmann gradu-
ated with high honors from the University of
Texas in 1979 and the University of Texas School
of Law in 1982.
www.judgedebralehrmann.com

Where Have all the Protesters Gone?

election will be April
13, 2010

Quote of the Month

By: Gerardo Lozano
In the past, on occasion, Furthermore, as a volun-
at the Post Office here in teer of the Tip of Texas
"A Democracy cannot Brownsville, a rabble of Tea Party I am appalled by
exist as a permanent anti-war / anti –Bush the local, state and national
form of government. It protesters gathered with media. I do not remember
can only exist until the large handmade signs. hearing any ―Tea-bagging‖
voters discover that Amongst the anti-war / comments from the media
they can vote them- anti-Bush ―AWABs‖ towards the war protest-
selves money from the were mainly middle-aged ers. President Barak
public treasury. From men and women along Obama’s predecessor was
that moment on, the with what appeared to under constant negative
majority always votes be a Catholic layman or reporting;; however, we
for the candidates clergy in official attire. rarely hear any negative
promising the most I’m not sure whether he and have randomly shot at civilians, and reporting on this president
really was or not, I never ―raided villages in the fashion reminiscent of while his administration is
money from the public
asked. Anyway, I have Genghis Khan…‖ (to quote Presidential doing everything in its
treasury, with the result
not yet, since the last candidate John Kerry who also served in power to destroy the Con-
that a democracy al-
presidential election, Vietnam)? What hypocrisy! stitution and consolidate
ways collapses over seen hide or hair of the power in the federal gov-
loose fiscal policy fol- often vocal and kind-of in
For little over a year citizen protesters call-
ernment. So much for
lowed by dictator- ing themselves The Tip of Texas Tea Party
your face group. The last Hope & Change!
have protested government spending to
ship.." time I checked, U.S.
Where have all the Red
bailout Wall Street Fat Cats. Tea Partiers
troops are still in Iraq
gathered in Brownsville on April 15th 2009 at Blooded Americans gone?
and Afghan, so the
the park in front of the Federal Court Where are the AWABs
Alexander Tyler , ―War‖ is not over. What
House, there were more than six hundred in now? The Media? We need
18th Century was the goal of the pro-
attendance. The Tip of Texas Tea Party has you more than ever. Come
testers and did they
been protesting outside of the office of The join your fellow Americans,
achieve their goal of
Honorable Solomon Ortiz every Sunday stand up and fight for the
ending the war? Have the
after church since the so called Health Care document that gives you
AWABs become war
Reform Bill was being voted on without even the right to say (or not to
mongers, who joined
being read. Where are all of the AWABs say) whatever you want,
hands with the military
now? before it is too late.
VOLUME I ISSUE 2 PAGE 3

Health Care Without Borders

In Mexico, they have a social-
ized healthcare system, it is
known as IMSS. At IMSS people
wait in a large, open room to
get screened before seeing a
doctor. But in many cases,
after a long wait, they may not
get the treatment that is needed.
This is because IMSS is running
out of money. People who have
serious illnesses might get su-
perficial treatments, while a
person with a simple illnesses,
like a sprained ankle, can get as
much as a 7 day incapacity.
An incapacity is the official dec-
laration from IMSS that you have
been treated and are excused
from work until the end of your
incapacity. In one case of a
sprained ankle, the incapacity
was for 7 days. For seven days,
a 20 year old man was not al-
lowed to work, and only re-
ceived 60% of his salary during
the incapacity. The reason he
was given the incapacity, and a
seriously ill person was not, is
simple. It costs IMSS nearly
nothing to treat the man with
the sprained ankle.
All corporations in Mexico pay
taxes to IMSS, they are approxi-
mately 10% of payroll. But,
because the care given by IMSS
is so poor, most large corpora-
tions pay for private major
People are waiting to see a doctor at IMSS in Mata-
moros.
medical insurance for their
employees in addition.
Almost all middle class citizens
have their babies in private
hospitals with private doctors,
and go to private doctors when
they are ill. If you are preg-
nant, and middle class, you will
still need to go to IMSS in addi-
tion to your private doctor,
because you will need to get
the Incapacity from IMSS which
is required by law to grant a 90
day leave of absence from
work. The leave is taken 45
days before the birth, and 45
days after. Even if you are able
or willing to work, you cannot.
Medications are not supplied by
IMSS, although they are pre-
scribed. Blood is not provided,
and must be purchased from the
local blood bank.
It is not uncommon for employ-
ees to collect money from co-
workers to help fund medical
expenses, especially for lower
income workers.
Furthermore, a person must be
employed to receive benefits
from IMSS. A special pro-
gram is available for unem-
ployed people, but at a lower
benefit level.
Many times, ill employees
need to miss work to go to
IMSS for treatment, but they
are turned away without an
incapacity, even for the day
that they spent attempting to
get treatment. In addition
there is a transportation ex-
pense for the employee, as
well as lost income for miss-
ing work. They may also have
the absence counted as an
unjustified absence on their
attendance record. If the
illness does not go away and
the absences mount, the em-
ployee may face disciplinary
action by the employer.
These types of problems have
forced employers to rewrite
their attendance policies to be
more lenient in order to
avoid having to discipline, or
worse, terminate, an other-
wise good employee.
While it is not completely
clear what congress in the US
is proposing, there do appear
to be many elements that are
similar to IMSS. Is this what
we want in the US Healthcare
system?

Constitution Corner: ness.—That to secure these rights, Gov-

Monthly Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen
united States of America
When in the Course of human events, it be-
comes necessary for one people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected
them with another, and to assume among the
powers of the earth, the separation and equal
station to which the Laws of Nature and of
Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect
to the opinions of mankind requires that
they should declare the cause which impel
them to separation.
We hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these
are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happi-
ernments are instituted among men, deriv-
ing their just powers from the consent of
the governed, - That whenever any Form
of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing its powers in
such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happi-
ness……...more to come next month.
The Framers of the constitution wanted
the world to know the reason for what
they were doing, hence the Declaration.
 Freedom Today is a publication of the Tip of Texas Tea Party Volun-
teers.

The mission of the Tip of Texas Tea Party is to renew the ideals of
liberty and freedom as intended by the founding fathers and established
Rio Grande Valley in the Constitution of the United States of America.

Freedom Today! This outcome will be achieved through the execution of the following
five resolutions:

Education – ensure that our schools teach, and our communities

know, the truth about the constitution, the founding fathers, and the
Primary Business Address free market.
143 North Street Awareness – inform the general public about the constitutionality of
Brownsville, Texas 78521 proposed, pending, and current legislation.
Advocacy – advocate for all candidates for public office that support
Phone: 956-434-9797 legislation that upholds the constitution, the free market, and conser-
Fax: 956-541-8824 vative values.
E-mail: ttteaparty@gmail.com Exposure – expose mis-information and hypocrisy in the political and
Website: http://brownsville.rgvtp.com ideological arenas.
Partnership – partner with other, like minded, activists to achieve
Renewing the Ideals of Liberty and
the mission.
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Calendar of Events
Tip of Texas Tea Party Meeting The Daily Carp w/Craig Price
The first Saturday of each month Weekly Internet Radio Talk Show
9:00 to 9:30 am Meet and Greet Tea Party Thursdays 1:00 to 2:00 pm
9:30 to 10:30 am General Meeting http:\\utbstingradio.com
Guest Speakers: April 3rd, US Congressional Candidates
James Duerr and Blake Farenthold Tax Day Tea Party Rally
Word of God Church 6:30 pm April 15th 2010
1944 E. Alton Gloor Linear Park in front of the Federal Courthouse
Brownsville, Texas 78526 600 Harrison St.
Brownsville, Texas
Tea Party Protest Guest Speakers: Dr. Lawrence Gelman and Bob Jones.
1:00 pm Every Sunday at 802 and Habana Sergio Sanchez as Master of Ceremonies
Paseo Plaza Shopping Center
(in front of US Representative Solomon Ortiz’ office) Verse of the Month
Brownsville, Texas ―...When one rules over men in righteousness, when he
rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at
sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after
Constitution Classes rain that brings the grass from the earth.‖
To Be Announced 2 Sam 23:3,4