Tea Party Movement Core Beliefs
Teapartypatriots.org
According to the Tea Party Patriot Movement Headquarters, the Tea Party movement staged over 800 protests on tax day 2009, and are hoping to continue their trend of civil unrest. Unfortunately, I was unable to get an understanding of the Tea Party movement from this website. Here is an excerpt:
Last year on April 15th 2009, millions of hardworking Americans stood in unison in over 800 protests around the country. These protests, which became known as the Tax Day Tea Party, expressed real concerns against reckless government spending and spawned millions of Americans to get involved in their local Tea Parties which today are holding elected officials accountable. Right now, Tax Day Tea Party 2010 local events are being planned in large and small communities around the country. Tea Party Patriots has created many tools to help you find the nearest Tax Day Tea Party event. Support the 1 Million Yard Signs across America campaign. Get your yard sign here. Tax Day Tea Party Event Finder will help locate Tea Party events & Tea Party Patriot groups near you. Go to the Tea Party Patriots Online Store to find Tea Party Patriots gear to wear at your event. Organizers will benefit from our Tax Day Tea Party Event Checklist and Website Banners. We encourage you to do your duty as an American, stand up and be heard this year at a local Tax Day Tea Party.
Okay, so I can do my duty as an American by participating in Tax day Tea Party events, which involve a lawn sign and prescriped clothing. Surely there is more?
Taxdayteaparty.com
After visiting a variety of links at the site, I had to consider that I may not be at the official Tea Party website. I searched again and located Tax Day Tea Party. They claim to be Tea Party 2.0. Here is what they have to say:
In 2009 we rallied in a Historic way. Millions of Americans stood in streets protesting a lack of representation.
We were ignored, however, and we now believe we can only achieve our goals through electoral activism and the defeat of incumbents in Washington.
Join the Patriot Caucus and help us build the "electoral" arm of the Tea Party Movement.
Ugh. Now I am even more confused. We live in a democracy. That means that we can vote, and that we are all represented, whether it is in a manner that most serves our self-interest or not. What is the Tea Party all about?
TeaParty.org
Okay so I finally stumbled across a Tea Party website that is doing more than telling me about how to buy the lawn sign and bumper sticker. TeaParty.org gives you the core beliefs of the Tea party right on page one. It is interesting to note that Tea Party candidate registration is printed in an easy to read font. The non-negotiable beliefs of the Tea Party are in fine print. That says everything I need to know!! Here is an excerpt of the Tea Party membership and core beliefs:
CANDIDATES REGISTRATION
YES, I want to be known as a Candidate who believes in the Non-Negotiable Core Beliefs of the Tea Party. By registering and paying my one time fee I will be admitted to all Tea Party events and be a Candidate member of the Tea Party. Even though I may be a member of a political party, I will work to uphold and protect the Non-Negotiable Core Beliefs as set forth by the Tea Party, as listed on TeaParty.Org.
When elected I will work to install, protect and endorse the Non-Negotiable Core Beliefs of the Tea Party.
Non-Negotiable Core Beliefs of the Tea Party
Illegal Aliens are here illegally.
Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable.
Stronger Military Is Essential.
Special Interests Eliminated.
Gun Ownership Is Sacred.
Government Must Be Downsized.
National Budget Must Be Balanced.
Deficit Spending Will End.
Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal.
Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must.
Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory.
Political Offices Available To Average Citizens.
Intrusive Government Stopped.
English As Core Language Is Required.
Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged.
Common Sense Constitutional Conservative Self-Governance is our mode of operation.
My thoughts on the Tea Party Movement
While I approached learning about the Tea Party with an open mind, the amount of propaganda that I had to wade through before locating the core beliefs was ridiculous. And, then they were in fine print, as though signing up for the movement without really reading or understanding the tea party beliefs is perfectly okay. Here are my thoughts on the Tea Party core beliefs:
Illegal Aliens Are Here illegally....yes we know that 8 USCA
Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable. ....k nothing new
Stronger Military Is Essential...yes for more war for more deficit
Special Interests Eliminated.....like the Tea Party!
Gun Ownership Is Sacred....Agree. ..without guns I believe that human natural selection is at a standstill
Government Must Be Downsized....but with stronger military?
National Budget Must Be Balanced. .....with stronger military?
Deficit Spending Will End. .....with stronger military?
Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal......says who? The government still makes the laws
Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must. ..... how are you paying for that extra military?
Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory....right; they need to make more money
Political Offices Available To Average Citizens. ..they already are, just no one elects dumb****s
Intrusive Government Stopped.....Government rarely intrudes upon the law-abiding
English As Core Language Is Required..... yeah we are not dumb enough already
Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged....but not expected
According to Teaparty.org, the Tea Party was founded by a military guy. It is no surprise that he wants a stronger military. Oh, and sounds like he wants to get elected to government as well. May someone in the Tea Party should tell him that any American can run for political office. Then again, he has retired and is living on his cozy federal pension. So, maybe he just wants to make some noise. Go Teabaggers!
Sources:
Published by Eleanthe Anderson
Librarian with emphasis in medical and legal research. B.A. in Art History and M.L.S. Hobbies are quilting, making jewelry, aromatherapy, crafting, gardening, writing, and a serious world of warcraft addiction. View profile
- Paul Krugman Disdains Tea Party MovementAs people from across the country gear up for the National Tax Day Tea Party 2009, Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Laureate and New York Times columnist, is clearly not very happy. And, judging by his latest column, he is a...
Tax Day Tea Parties Around the CountryOn tax day, citizens from all over the country will be gathering to protest taxation without representation, joining the colonial patriots, who had their own little tax protest...- South Carolina Congressman J. Gresham Barrett Booed at Tax Day Tea Party ProtestSouth Carolina Congressman Barrett was not warmly received at the Greenville, S.C. Tax Day Tea Party.
- 10,000 Attend the St. Louis Tax Day Tea Party ProtestOn Wednesday April 15, 2009, better known as tax day because that is the last day to file your tax return, an estimated 10,000 people from all walks of life gathered at Keiner Plaza in St. Louis, MO to protest the sti...
Tax Day Tea Party Protest in Fort Payne, AlabamaOver 2,000 cities participated in a protest against the way the United States government is handling the economic crisis. In Fort Payne, Alabama, protesters threw tea into Dye...
- 2010 Tax Day Tea Parties in Virginia
- National Tax Day Tea Party Set for April 15th
- The Contract from America: A Tea Party Definition?
- Rutland Vermont Board of Aldermen Denies Tax Day Tea Party Permit
- New Yorkers to Gather at City Hall for Tax Day Tea Party
- Tax Day Tea Party Gaining Momentum
- Who Are Tea Party Patriots
6 Comments
Post a Comment"rarely intrude upon the law-abiding?" yes the laws that a government controlling entity puts into place in the first place. Government was never established to be into every aspect of Americans lives or freedoms. read your early history...from books that are Not revisionist history. Still well done write-up in form but not one I agree with in content.
This was interesting. Ive always wondered what the Tea Party Movement was about. Great write!
i love conservative idea's but don't really like conservatives... i love liberal thinking but don't really like out of touch liberals... i made a honest mistake thinking that the tea party was a 3rd party taking from the both and promising not to make the same mistake as their predecessors... i am sadden to learn that the tea party movement is nothing but the new face of extreme right winged ignorance...
"Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal." Uh, didn't the republs start this? "Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must." ALREADY DONE, Y0U MORONS! (Not you, Elanthe.) "Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory." THIS is the whole enchilada of their beliefs, IMO. Which says who's running this group. "Political Offices Available To Average Citizens." Say what? They don't mean that, that's the bigwigs in the background pretending to want this draw the idiots who don't know they're being manipulated.
Thank you. I needed this. To me, the tea party was still a rebellious act in the Boston Harbor.
You go girl! Thanks for the enlightening read!