Whatever your opinion of
the Tea Party movement,
all should agree the
mainstream media’s
characterization is less
than objective.
Descriptions are all
over the map. Claims of
dark motivations behind
the phenomenon or
criticism of strategy
and tactics stream
endlessly from the
establishment pundits.
The constant assault
from vested interests is
the current method of
maintaining political
control. They fear any
authentic grass roots
endeavor, to dump the
political trash, from
the cesspool of chummy
cronyism. Alas, a
controversy that the
common man and woman can
partake, with a sense of
making a difference.
Citizen participation in
the shaping of public
policy is heresy to the
gatekeepers of the
elitist fiefdom. But how
effective can the
proponents of the Tea
Party marvel expect
their efforts to alter
the institutional sacred
cows of a dysfunctional
regime that manipulates
all levels of American
government? The answer
to that question
requires an
understanding and
grounding in political
realities. Knowing the
difference between what
is possible and what is
merely a nice touchy and
feely dream is the
challenge.
Raw power politics is
not for the faint of
heart. Without a solid
and pragmatic philosophy
for the practical goals
of a movement, all that
will survive at the end
of the day is greater
frustration and despair.
In the Inherent Autonomy
essay,
Party Goers - What Do
You Take With Your Tea?,
concludes,
"The Tea
Party is a revolt from
elitism. Liberty is the
ultimate cherished
personal goal that is a
core reason for the
founding of America".
In order to wage a
war against entrenched
leeches, a consistent
doctrine of purpose is
imperative. The
undisputed strength of
the Tea Party movement
is that it is a
spontaneous and
widespread interrelated
influence. Naturally,
political parties desire
to infiltrate citizen
groups. It is no
surprise that the GOP is
often seen as managing
the message for their
own benefit. Hijacking
the cause is a real
danger. It is happening
on several strata’s of
organization. The best
way to defend against
internal sabotage or
external scorn and
defend the ideals of the
Tea Party spirit is to
conceive a basic
consensus on core
principles.
It is imperative to
keep it simple. The
focus must never waiver
from the tax abuse
theme. T. E A. =
Taxed Enough Already
rings true. Everyone is
sinking in the same boat
of induced poverty.
Everybody should seek
relief from this mutual
pain. Yet those who
benefit from the social
welfare system of
government theft resist
a belated
transformation.
Accepting the "dole" is
the value ethic of
government defenders.
That is why the ranks of
public employee unions
repel from the Tea Party
threat to their
ill-gotten gains.
The fact that the
federal government does
not rely upon collecting
taxes to pay for their
excessive empire is
evident with the souring
deficits, financed by
foreign largesse. A
disconnect of this
magnitude, fuels the
common sense outrage of
Tea Party advocates.
The return to honest
money underpins all
other issues. The
financial markets are
talking loud and clear
as gold hits another
high as priced in
Federal Reserve notes.
Yet, one does not live
by bread alone. The 10
Principles of Belief
present a general
outline of basic themes
that propel the Tea
Party movement. Their
counterpart the 10
Practices to Oppose
identifies the broad
vision of government
excess.
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Declaration of
Independence,
the Bill of
Rights and the
original intent
of the US
Constitution
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Judicial
arbitrary
activism,
Legislative
arrogance,
Executive
unaccountability
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Reducing the
size and
limiting the
scope of the
Federal and
State
governments
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Continuous
expansion of
government and
micromanagement
bureaucracy
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Protecting state's
sovereignty
as ensured
by the 9th
and 10th
Amendment
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Federal
supremacy
fallacy,
uncontrollable
general
welfare and
commerce
clauses
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Reduce the
deficit, balance
the budget and a
restore
Constitutional
sound money
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Unchecked and
unnecessary
spending,
borrowing and
debasement of
the currency
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Replace the
burdensome and
unfair US tax
laws that
destroy the
middle class
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Capricious tax
obligations,
“special
interest”
exemptions and
burdensome
reporting
|
Defense of a
Free Market
System that
encourages
economic wealth
creation
|
Corporate/State
economy,
outsourcing
globalism,
NAFTA GATT,
Wall Street
monopoly
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Protecting and
preserving
traditional 2nd
Amendment rights
|
Restrictions
on means of
personal
self-protection,
federal
control of
state
Militia
|
Institution of
Term Limits as a
means to address
political
corruption and
accountability
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Permanent
incumbent
culture,
dominance by two
party, corporate
candidate
donations
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Restoration
of a society
that reflect
Jeffersonian
respect for
Western
Civilization
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Secular
humanism, global
treaty mandates,
world currency,
assault on
time-honored
values
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Natural
Rights of
citizens are
eternal;
arbitrary
governments
forfeit
legitimacy
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Arrogance and
criminal conduct
of Central
Government
tyranny and
Presidential
Despotism
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The Tea Party
philosophy is
indistinguishable
from the outcries
that inspired the
American Revolution.
Limit the dialogue
to fundamental
precepts by
de-emphasizing
social issues, race,
ethnic differences
and religion. Free
Speech is the
cornerstone of
political discourse;
but for conservative
perspectives to be
heard and evaluated,
the message needs to
attract and persuade
a broad spectrum of
the electorate. Tea
Party substance
deserves a clear
proactive and
discernable voice in
the marketplace of
ideas. K.I.S.S. wins
the debate.
The
universal threat to
the Republic is from
Totalitarian
Collectivism.
Many hard working
and fatigued
families are not
equipped to research
and compare
political
ideological
philosophies, much
less develop an
original school of
thought. Our
Founding Fathers
were not perfect,
but compared to the
entrenched political
class of today, they
were inspirational
heroes...