April 15 National Tea Party Day

[AU2nd]

hey I am not for sure if this is a dupe but deff. check this out coming up next month all across the nation.

here is the link for the Indiana tea party in Indy
Fresh Tea Daily Indiana

here is the link for the broad website about the Nation Wide Tax Day Tea Party

Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party :: April 15th, 2009

Thanks Guys

 

[jedi]

Thanks for the info.
What exaclty are they protesting?

 

[flagtag]

Thanks for the info.
What exaclty are they protesting?

Taxation without representation. Our government is not listening to us. They are doing what they want - for their own reasons. They are violating the Constitution and their Oath of Office. (to start)

 

[Go Devil]

Their protests would have a bit more "tooth" if they had some sort of line in the sand, ultimatum, or end-game.

 

[inxs]

Who is really going to care? When such a small percentage actually pays almost all of the taxes robbery under color of law will be the norm as it is now. They have enough people suckling on the government teat that no amount of protest will dislodge them, and they know it.

 

[The Meach]

They do realize that the original "tea party" involved destroying the property of the British...right?

no offense i just think dumping a bunch of tea you bought at the store onto fountains/canals/waterways isn't really doing the founding fathers justice. We need to remember that the guys who founded this country weren't afraid to kick a$$ and break Sh#t to get things changed.

Right now all this "tea party" stuff is, is material for late night comics and the daily show. Can't say i blame them seeing as one of these protests was advertised as "tea-bagging the white house".

 

[Chefcook]

T "tea-bagging the white house".

Now that might have an effect.....

 

[Paul]

They do realize that the original "tea party" involved destroying the property of the British...right?

no offense i just think dumping a bunch of tea you bought at the store onto fountains/canals/waterways isn't really doing the founding fathers justice. We need to remember that the guys who founded this country weren't afraid to kick a$$ and break Sh#t to get things changed.

Right now all this "tea party" stuff is, is material for late night comics and the daily show. Can't say i blame them seeing as one of these protests was advertised as "tea-bagging the white house".

The problem is, if you did that....you would be labeled a terrorist and detained

 

[The Meach]

The problem is, if you did that....you would be labeled a terrorist and detained

Is that not what the founding fathers were?

 

[HICKMAN]

I guess they are stimulating some part of the economy.... Lipton tea company...

Nobody on the Hill cares or is paying attention

 

[Paul]

Is that not what the founding fathers were?

no, they were patriots against tyranny. just like people who would stand up against our government right now against their tyranny would be patriots. i was just saying how they would be labeled.

 

[The Meach]

no, they were patriots against tyranny. just like people who would stand up against our government right now against their tyranny would be patriots. i was just saying how they would be labeled.

I was being facetious

 

[Chefcook]

The difference between Patriot and criminal is solely based on what side wins the contest...

 

[jedi]

The difference between Patriot and criminal is solely based on what side wins the contest...

BINGO! To the winner the spoils of writing history is given.
Note it's call HIS STORY for a reason.

I'm not sure if there are enough Patriots ready to take up the cause and be like our founding fathers who are for sure rolling in their graves.

 

[Go Devil]

BINGO! To the winner the spoils of writing history is given.
Note it's call HIS STORY for a reason.

I'm not sure if there are enough Patriots ready to take up the cause and be like our founding fathers who are for sure rolling in their graves.

Somewhere there is a remnant, a three percent who will engage.

If history serves me correctly, all of the colonies did not fire as one, at once; the engagement took some time to spread while politicians bickered in stuffy rooms.

At least we all know our new title.

 

[jedi]

Oh so true devil. The colonies did not all start ablaze all at once. It was the shot heard around the world that finally started it.

Here is another nice tidy of news that I once picked up from another forums. Note the item in red.

Canada's gun control is ridiculous. Why not just chop off people's hands? Then they couldn't load their firearms, and they'd be completely reliant on their socialist government, the way it's supposed to be. Mad

Responding to the Eastern European question, I want to first ask if you are an American in Eastern Europe or if you're a European native. Because an American would probably better appreciate what I'm about to say.

The crime situation in America is not as bad as it could be. Overall, the crime rate in America is down from previous years, so it's not that we're quaking in our boots about common street crime.

The reason that so many Americans remain armed and vigilant is that it's our heritage. The Founders of our nation, over 230 years ago, even warned American posterity to remain ever-vigilant against those who would undermine our liberties — meaning our central government. The Founders launched and miraculously won a Revolution against their government,, and they strongly recommended to future generations that we should be prepared to revolt against our central government, as well, should the need arise.

That's why the Second Amendment to the Constitution says in no uncertain terms that "Congress shall make no law" to prevent American citizens from owning and bearing arms. The Founders believed that every man, woman and child in America should be armed and know how to properly use firearms in defense of our Liberty — not against foreign invaders, necessarily, but against our own government.

So, we are historically a nation of Revolutionaries. And we are supposed to remain armed and vigilant, ever-prepared for that government jackboot kicking down our front doors in the middle of the night. As a European, you should have a strong education in socialist/fascist dictators crushing the life out of whole nations — usually beginning with gun controls designed to disarm the public.

I've said this before and I'll say it here: There is no way in hell that America can become a dictatorship as long as 80 million Americans privately own 280 million firearms and have the guts to use them. If even a tenth of the legal gun owners in America chose to organize and stage a revolution, they could form an armed rebellion of 8 million, far larger than any military force or coalition of forces united behind a common cause.

So, in answer to the question are things REALLY as bad as they seem [in America], the answer is this: As long as private American citizens are still armed and still prepared to defend our families, homes and country, even against our own government, then our American heritage is alive and well.

Being armed and prepared to fight is our right as Americans — When we lose the right to keep and bear arms, and when we meekly allow the government to confiscate our 280 million legal firearms, only then can you be certain that things are really bad in America.

Until that time comes, however, we're still free, we're still legal, and we're still armed. So America is actually in very good shape, indeed.

A significant correction here: The American Revolution was not fought by a sovereign people against "an unwelcome foreign Empire"... It was fought against our own government. We were colonists of the British Empire; we paid taxes to King George III; our commerce, our industry and our local governments were controlled by a British central government.

And here's a point that they don't emphasize in American History classes anymore: The great majority of the American Colonists did not participate in the Revolution. In fact, most American Colonists disapproved of the Revolution. At the time, there were something like 13 million people living in the colonies, unevenly spread up and down the Atlantic seaboard, and the Patriots (those who actually launched and fought the Revolution) numbered only in the tens of thousands.

So, this wasn't about the citizenry taking up arms. It was about a handful of colonists with the guts to challenge the British army and navy. The Patriots were outnumbered, outgunned, under-supplied, and didn't even have the support of the majority of colonists. I dare say, if France had not been there to lend a hand, there is no way the Patriots could have won that war.

 

[indyfly]

There is an effort to organize, and concentrate efforts regarding the next national election. It takes (some) time and PEOPLE. Unfortunately, most citizens that work, do not have time to connect to like minded people.
I would suggest you take time to add your voice and efforts to something like ICAUCUS.ORG.
I say this because I am volunteering for the Indy Tea Party.
There is an incredibly fine line between agreeing to take action and incitement.
My 2$
Outstanding in the cornfield, beyond Biofeedback

 

[Dr Falken]

I think that the term "Law Abiding Gun Owner" makes me think twice about being in a "protest" peaceful or otherwise...in the advent of a police riot and you get picked up, innocent or not, even a pen knife becomes an issue of contention. Guess that's why I kinda have a problem with that term. A crime is a crime, but it makes me feel restrained when I have to worry about how I may be viewed in taking part in a legal demonstration. Recently there have been others (RNC, Minneapolis) that have been charge with domestic terrorism under the expanded "patriot act". You may be innocent, just have to prove it later. Just my two cents.

 

[Griffeycom]

I will have to wear my Tea-Party shirt atleast on this day...

 

[IUGradStudent]

Bloomington's got a tea party on the 15th, too:

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