Thank God for the Tea Party Movement!! They have put We the People back in charge. The
Media is still in shock and still does not get what happened on Tuesday. Moreover, most of the
members of Congress still do not get it, and based on his press conference after the election, the
President does not get it.
The Constitution begins with this phrase: We the People, in order to form a more perfect Union,
establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the
general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
In recent years the members of our Congress as well as the President have forgotten that their
boss is us, We the People. And that what We the People want from the Federal Government is a
small number of things which are enumerated in the Constitution.
The current Administration and the Congress have not only forgotten this, but they think that they
know better what We the People need and want. They have enacted laws and programs that we
distinctly told them we did not want. To correct this insubordination, We the People, their boss,
have fired as many of these as we could. And if those that remain do not do what we want,
We the People will fire them in two years.
The Tea Partiers held their first gathering on April 15, 2009. That was the beginning of
We the People organizing a rally to protest the plans being promulgated by the Administration
and the Congress as they began to “Transform America”. When the Stimulus Legislation was
rammed through Congress, loaded as it was with Pork, followed by the House of Representatives
passing “Cap and Trade” legislation in July of 2009 and then followed by the plan to create and
pass what has disparagingly been dubbed, “Obamacare”, the Tea Partiers swarmed the Town Hall
events to voice their objection to these power grabs. Gradually and step by step the Tea Partiers
and their supporters expanded their numbers, their activities and put their money where their
mouth is. This ground swell of resistance kept expanding until it reached a crescendo where voice
and action combined to fire as many of the members of the House and Senate as was possible.
Now, the Tea Party could have become a “Third Party” movement. If so, nothing would have
changed last Tuesday. No, this group decided to place their energy with the Republicans
this time. This is smart! You see, neither the Democrat nor the Republican parties have enough
strength in numbers to win without those who choose whom they want to elect. These folk are
mostly independent, are not tied to either the Republican or the Democrat party, and they have
never organized before. However, their philosophy is conservative as regards the Constitution;
and therefore, they tend to be right of center where the polls say most of us are.
When this group is polled as to what they want, we paraphrase their response as:
· Smaller Government
· Fiscal Responsibility
· Common Defense
· Support for Private Industry Job Creators
Does this list remind you of the list in the Constitution?
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Now, the Media and the left will pound on the Republicans whom the Tea Partiers supported to
change the direction that the Obama Administration has been taking us. The big question will be
“what is your plan”? They will denigrate each and every Republican who votes to reverse or
delay many of the actions taken by the previous Congress. They will be called the “Party of NO”,
Obstructionists, Favoring the Rich and so forth.
Here is a way to understand where we are and what we need to do. Imagine you are on a bus that
swerves back and forth on the road and goes faster than you feel is safe. You, as an individual
find out that the driver has never driven a bus before, in fact has never driven any vehicle before.
You try to give him a few pointers, but you are told to sit down and shut up. As the bus lurches
forward placing the riders into ever greater jeopardy, the other riders become vocal and yell to the
driver to stop. Still refusing to pay attention or heed their pleas to change, the riders finally rise up
en-masse, turn off the key and pull the driver out of the seat.
That is where we are. We want the bus stopped! Period! And yes, we do not have a specific plan
to restart the bus. What we want is for it to stay stopped until we can regain our composure and
settle our nerves. If there is “grid lock” we will welcome it and praise it to high heaven.
The Tea Partiers are the key to how we go forward. They represent We the People and they
know what we want. After we develop some new “Bus Drivers” we can then decide where we
want to go. In the meantime, each rider will be free to decide to stop for a while and maybe while
stopped the riders will purchase something or invest in a business.
In other words if new regulations stemming from Obamacare, “Cap and Trade” and the new Bank
Regulations, as well as tax increases and anything associated with “Transforming America” can
be halted, entrepreneurs will overcome their fear of the uncertainty caused by the actions and
plans of this Administration. They will begin to move the cash that has been on the side and
invest it. Jobs will be created as a result. Thus the final point the Tea Partiers have been
promoting will be achieved. Jobs will begin to be created by the private sector of the economy.
What should we as individuals be doing? Support your local Tea Party, stay informed about what
the Administration and Congress, your employees, are doing, and be prepared to fire those who
do not follow the principles enunciated in the Constitution.
Remember We the People wrote the Constitution, and We the People are the boss!
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