Unless the Tea Party movement also includes faith-based, Constitutional, and life issues, it's doomed to failure.

Without these crucial elements, it's simply another 'I-don't-want-to-pay-taxes' crank group.

Thank you for your journal. I teach American History and find it an invaluable tool.

Are you familiar with the GOOOH.com movement? Any thoughts?

Sincerely,

LaDonna Wilson

"We are not defined by race, creed, ethnicity, religion, wealth, education or political affiliation, but by our devotion to our Creator, and the liberty He has entrusted to us, one and all."

I pick this sentence out for 2 reasons: the first is because I am a Tea Party member but don't believe in any god. The second is because this sentence is self-contradictory. Either way, I'm not so sensitive as to be bothered by the paragraph.

Oo-Rah!

I agree back then being taxed by another country required a solution. However living in a country and supporting the same country is a different matter. How many of us collect social security, medicare, drive on public roads/bridges, use libraries, fire departments, police departments .... Who pays for these if not the people??? There is a need for taxes now the question is what the people want to support. A humane society for all or pay for what you are able and to ?@&* with everyone else. Lots of room for debate.

All I can say to that is AMEN!!

Yes we do honor our creator, But if we do not turn back to the GOD of the BIBLE we will forever fail.

The best thing the tea party movement could do is throw its weight behind a grassroots effort to get two constitutional amendments onto the state ballots:

1) Term limits for members of Congress - no member to serve a total of more than 12 years total across both houses. That means 6 terms in the House, or 2 terms in the Senate, or 3 terms in the House followed by 1 term in the Senate.

2) A balanced budget amendment with an exception only in the case of a declared war, or in the case of some other national emergency as confirmed by a two-thirds majority in both houses, said emergency to be reconfirmed each budget year

I wouldn't be opposed to an amendment capping government spending at a fixed percentage of GDP either, again with exceptions for declared wars or other national emergencies...

MOST OF US HAVE PAID TAXES FOREVER "FICA" WAS ALWAYS TAKING MONEY FROM MY CHECK MY HUSBANDS ETC. WE DIDN"T MIND PAYING OUR SHARE BUT WE DO RESENT THE GOVERNMENT NOW WANTING TO GIVE WHAT WE PAID FOR TO ILLEGAL ALIENS AND LAZY SOB'S WHO DO NOTHING BUT SIT IN THEIR ARM CHAIRS WATCHING TV THAT WE MOST LIKELY PAID FOR.

THE CONGRESSMEN GET PAID A HUGE SALARY WONDERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR THEIR FAMILIES ETC. WHERE DO THEY GET THIS MONEY FROM ??? I'M ALL FOR LIMITED TERMS THE SAME HEALTHCARE THEY TACK ON US THEN MAYBE THAT WILL LEAVE HARD WORKING AMERICANS ENOUGH OF THEIR PAY CHECK TO LIVE ON.

I do not believe that any rational American objects to paying reasonable taxes to fund our country's defense and our essential services. The problem lies in the fact that our government has gotten much too big, wasteful and out of control. They do not adhere to the constitution when they take our money and create social programs and spending that should be left to the states or churches or non-profits who are much better able to direct spending where it is needed most.

Many past administrations, beginning with FDR's, are guilty of growing government and wasting our country's resources, but the BO administration is by far the absolute worst. They need to desist and rollback so that our country can get back on track and grow using the free market principles the country was founded on.

Our country was not founded on socialist, communist or marxist principles. Those principles have been proven not to work. Our country was founded on rights endowed by our Creator. Those are the principles that have been proven to work and the principles we need to stick with.

To each and all who have commented here:

First of all, including essential government services such as military, roads, bridges that are federal programs with police, fire departments which are municipal and state programs is misleading at best. Then to include entitlement spending is just plain wrong.

The TEA party movement, at least as I understand it, is about the misuse of taxes already collected and the demand for more.

Case in point: The federal tax on fuel was enacted to pay for road and bridge construction and their upkeep. This fund is diverted, yearly, to pet projects of certain congress members. Social Security taxes have already been collected, then used to fund other entitlement programs with only IOU's as funds and they are coming due.

There should be a social safety net for people unable to care for themselves. There should NOT be programs available for people that WON'T take care of themselves.

An example of the above paragraph that I am personally knowledgeable of is a young man in Nebraska that has been in prison, twice, for making methamphetamine and is now drawing Social Security Disability for ADD/HDD. He has never worked in his life and is taking advantage of the system. This is what is wrong with handing out benefits to people that game the system.

Another example is giving social security to older immigrants that have never paid into it. Just plain wrong.

There is a lot more, but you get the drift. The taxes have already been collected for the purposes they were designed for, then misspent on entitlement programs and now the government wants more.

That is why I am a member of the TEA party movement.

I wanted to thank you for no longer posting Hamilton's purposeful scheming and lies in the Federalist papers as well as his quotes. He will be exposed for the evil he did to our Republic soon in an upcoming book (as will all his Federalists and their followers through the years).

My question is: Where are we trying to get back to? The 1980's? The 1950's?

The Tea Party people I have talked to have no clue about taking back our government. Most are one issue partisans. The "theme" is a good one, but unless we wipe out ALL things that destroyed our Republic, then we will always be a slave to what is left (pun intended).

The fact that Hamilton "re-interpreted" the Constitution right out of the gate to unlimited "implied" powers and Justice John Marshall majically came up with judicial review, we must look all the way back to the beginning.

The Constitutional Convention was rigged from the start when they trashed our Articles of Confederation and worked in secrecy. All elected officials since then (with the exception of the Jeffersonians) have simply consolidated central power.

So just where do we go back too? The Constitution itself has shown little resistance to being over run. This will not change. Only through educating the masses about the anti-christ Hamilton with his cohorts, Marshall, Lincoln, both Roosevelts, Wilson, Judge Hugo Black, and all the rest of them. Only through education about how these people and an endless list of others have purposely worked to undo the Republic can we then throw this current government out and establish a new one just as the Declaration of Independence states we MUST do in our current situation. The Tea Party is a small start, but thinking we can elect politicians who will vote to shrink our current government by some 90% and give ALL the power back to the states is just a dream.

Your Humble Servant

Gary Barnes

Author - An American Revival - Partisans No More.

I am deeply disturbed by the direction of our country. I have two daughters, 15 and 9 and I want them to have the same world in which to live that I have had.

It hurts to disparage the president because I was taught to respect him, the office, and what it represents. I think he thinks that he is doing right by the country. I also believe that his vision of America is terribly mis-guided and dangerous. We need to go in the opposite direction...I hope America feels the same way. I think we have a young population who is in "LaLa land" unfortunately. They don't see it for what it is.

Unlike the early Patriots of our Nation who called for "No taxation without representation," today we are afflicted with "Too much taxation with representation," and a ruling class who seem to have no limit as to how much of our hard-earned income they demand to fund their unconstitutional schemes. As Mr. Alexander points out, we are voters, and we are motivated to use this year's elections and those of 2012 to say, "No more!"

it is best not to run a party member it would split.our effectiveness and keep the scum of both parties in office .just get rid of the people there that been there too long.or wrongly use there power to benifet themselves.as we will eventually replace tem and a third party will be born.

Mark and Staff,

You wrote: "As a result of this abject violation of constitutional Rule of Law, greatly amplified by the current Leftist administration of Barack Hussein Obama, American Patriots have, once again, mustered a Tea Party movement, which is growing in strength. This movement is not about revolution but restoration, at its core -- advancing any and all measures to restore Rule of Law."

Leftist implies most liberal or "progressive," it does not identify them accurately philosophically as they truly are. Call the administration, their cronies, and their followers for what they really are, Socialists.

They are Socialists, with no arguments possible. If you, or anyone in this country, can provide me an argument that shows otherwise, I too will call them "leftists," or if they like, progressives. But until someone proves otherwise, they are Socialists on the fast-track to becoming Maoists.

Perhaps you just overlooked this one? Thanks and keep up the great work!

Having been involved with a few TEA Party organizations, I can tell you that the true driving force behind each of them has been strong women leading the groups.

This is the unspoken secret behind this VERY strong grassroots movement.

This is one of the best essays I have read in my years as a Patriot Post fan. Thank you Mark for the clear, detailed and insightful definition of the Tea Party Movement and all that it represents.

One of my constant arguments as a minister and Soldier is that the government picked up the slack for taking care of the helpless when the church dropped the ball. If church-goers still gave the 10 percent, tithe, the church would have more than enough to take care of the hurting, homeless, elderly, etc. Faith based organizations are consistently less corrupt and more successful at meeting needs than the government has ever been...it is their mandate, love God and love others. Thanks again for the timely reminders of the foundational principles upon which this great nation was built.

Mark - US Army Chaplain - HOOAH!!!

I am in aggrement with what the Tea Party Movement is doing. I believe in the American people standing together to do all we can to keep America the Beloved Country we know it is suppose to be.

Re: Tom Sharpley --- You, sir, are the one in LaLa land! Obama knows exactly what he is doing and is not at all misguided. It was his intention from the beginning to bankrupt the U.S. to a point where the government was in total control. At this point, he would step in and take over his new found nation and declare himself "ruler for life"!

George Bancroft of New England has stated that: ". . the first voice raised publicly in America to dissolve all connection with Great Britain came not form the Puritans of New England or the Dutch of New York, but from the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and when the Declaration of Independence came it summed up the conclusions

One thing that we could do is all of us change our exemptions to 10 and stop giving the government an interest free loan each year. You keep the money in a savings account and just pay what you owe in april.

Mark Alexander for President!

Anyone who really thinks taxes are too low is allowed, by law, to donate more than is owed to the US Treasury. Anyone who says they think taxes are too low, but isn't donating their excess earnings to the government is a hypocrite and possibly a prevaricator.

The question of taxes is complicated. Taxes are necessary to provide services we need such as roads and police. Also we are a compassionate people. I have Cerebral Palsy and I rely on Medicaid/Medicare to live in my own home instead of a nursing home. It is cost effective to rely on in home care. I’m thankful for taxes because they free me to work as a volunteer advocate for the civil and legal rights of citizens who have disABILITIES.

To Sandy Grace: "How many of us collect social security, medicare . . ." Prehaps you can tell me which section of the Constitution authorizes social security and medicare.

To Bill Wade concerning a balanced budget amendment I have two questions. What is to prevent the courts from ordering a tax increase to balance the budget? Why should the crooks and/or mental midgets in Washington follow a balanced budget amendment, they don't follow the Constitution now?

I do not object to paying taxes. I have been paying them for over 50 years. What I obect to, is what my money is used for. I do not want one cent of my taxes to pay for anything for illegal aliens, unless it is used to get them out of this country. I think every CITIZEN of this nation should demand the same thing : AMNESTY IS NOT AN OPTION. If the idiots in Washington pass an amnesty bill in the way they did yhe health bill, then they should all be fired on the spot.

To True Patriot: Am I to make the assumption that you disagree with our other foundational document, The Declaration of Independence, which says,"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 Happiness."?

If we are granted rights by other men, then those rights can change at the whim of anyone with the power to enforce it. Example: Castro, Stalin, Mao just to name three.

The Declaration bore intense resolve and reflected the soul, conscience and, mind of America. This document was written with an understanding that mans law cannot be arbitrary, without insulting the laws of nature and of natures God. Truth can be known, sometimes so clearly as to be self evident. God, created men, and created them equal, endowing them with inalienable rights - rights they could not give away from the people and that no one or government can take these from the people either.

The Declaration bore intense resolve and reflected the soul, conscience and, mind of America. This document was written with an understanding that mans law cannot be arbitrary, without insulting the laws of nature and of natures God. Truth can be known, sometimes so clearly as to be self evident. God, created men, and created them equal, endowing them with inalienable rights - rights they could not give away from the people and that no one or government can take these from the people either.

What was once a nation that was tolerant in the name of "civil rights," now openly condones and even flaunts perversion, immorality, and a host of attitudes which were once unthinkable? The spiritual decay has created a turning away as national policy, not as individuals, from the faith and truths that which made this land called “America, great –we need to remember that “this nation’s faith and reverence for God, our creator, coupled with spiritual leadership of those that govern is the strength within our borders.”

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SON & THE 277TH AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALLION. THEY DEPLOY IN OCT.

Thank you Mr. Alexander. As always you are spot on. You would be the president we need. I am against an amendment for term limits. The Founding Fathers have spoken on this issue by not imposing limits. If someone wants to be reelected and gets the votes so be it. The problem could solve itself by removing pensions for serving. By what right do congressmen receive them anyway?

Mr Alexander - Congratulations !

A scan of the comments above display a number of condemning viewpoints. I do not believe that if the Left / Progressives / Marxists / dare I say: Communists felt that your influence on the political scene was inconsequential they would submit so many comments.

Their vociferous invectives pay you compliments.

Please keep on keeping on.

Well said, Sir! I pray it may be accomplished without firepower. That will occur if we rid the Congress of "moderate" Republicans. No such animal. Those that claim that label really ought to be called 'closet democrats." Right now, we need those of the Republican persuasion to parry the thrust of this misfit in the seat of President. IMPEACH! It will not be accomplished, but it will divert those who are toiling for this narcissisit, ineffectual, glory seeking, republic destroying---I desist. Certainly that action will awaken the slumbering public. Maybe even run those sucking on the public tit out of their shelters. As to contraries--those who are "boycotting" AZ---democrats, people with surnames common in mexico, flying the banner of Mexico in American streets--with the banner of the US under that----I become quiet, for now. I pray we can accomplish this 'revolution' without firepower. If necessary, however, my rifle is clean and loaded.

Robert G.S. Plant, USN, E8, Ret.( and ready!)

Our 21st Century recession is the result of the elected officials of this country manipulating through legislation by means of regulations, taxations, and fines the death of our industry and industrial motivation. We are all participants of an experiment in mind control through the mass media and it is evident that it is working. The hypnotic issue of immigration being played in front of us now is a perfect example of its success. We are in a country that has exported 75% of its production of goods to foreign soil and at present have a 10% unemployment rate and the hype of the media driven by polities has all convinced that the illegal immigrants have taken their jobs. The truth is that the foreign products you purchase for all your worldly goods is the culprit for you having lost your jobs. The only things we are producing in this country in any substantial quantity are insurance policies, legal services, or banking contracts. The new health care bill was never intended to be a benefit for the citizen it was to force all of us to buy insurance. The bank bailout was needed to keep the banks from going under because their gambling debts were to great for their industry to bear. The legislation and regulations being generated at such a phenomenal pace should keep the lawyers of this country working right on through life everlasting. This implosion process that has been so meticulously set in motion for our country will surely drive the majority of us into dire poverty. A good invention for this time in history would be eatable paper. If we had that at least as a country we could be producing something that our poor would be able to eat. We need to stop sending politicians to Washington; we need to send citizens and only one term.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a Gulf War Veteran and a Service Connected Veteran. I observe your

publications, Alex Jones, Naomi Wolf, Jesse Ventura, Judge Napolitano, and others. In

addition, I enjoy history from books including alternative sources, for example "A

People's History Of The United States", by Howard Zinn. What is happening to this

Republic is an elaborate plan that started in full force since 1913 that the Federal

Central Bank was created and owned by the same enemy who was repelled during the American

Revolution and again in 1812. These are vicious people who believe are Masters of

humanity and to my personal belief instead of fighting amongst each other (As part of

their plan of dividing & conquering) we should instead take a different approach. Since

the last true American President who attempted to change what I am sure he envisioned,

John F. Kennedy was attempting to shut the FED with Executive Order 11110 and take back

America for the people. Through our governing leaders it is impossible to accomplish the

FULL restoration of the Constitution of The United States because of the example made to

the world in 1963 with JFK's execution. Furthermore, to prove my point since Ross Perot,

changes were made to the organization that designates Presidential Debates and with the

addition of the controlled media it is guaranteed that the red and blue ponies will be

the only candidates running. Based on this observation, the only remedy I foresee is to

start broadcasting the TRUTH directed exclusively to the Officers & personnel of our

Armed Forces. A campaign should be directed immediately to educate with FACTS in order to

awaken them about our civilian leaders corruption and plans. In addition, all military

personnel should be reminded every minute of every day that their role is to protect and

defend the Constitution and the Republic. I am not suggesting mutiny or treason; Treason

was openly displayed when the Patriot Acts (one and two) were passed by those in

Washington from the Commander in Chief and down the chain of command.

In closing, based on historical facts and current events by our politicians the

"corruption" cannot and will not end by them or Law enforcement. The only

solution is to remind military Officers and all military personnel the role of General

Washington and quotes from the forefathers in order to create awareness and open their

eyes that our present government is ran by traitors who must be stopped Immediately,

expel the agents of England, re-establish the good name of America by leaving occupied

territories, and to Appoint TEMPORARY MILITARY JUDGES TO ACT AS SUPREME COURT JUDGES AND

REVIEW AND THROW OUT ALL AMENDMENTS AGAINST THE LAW OF THE LAND. Furthermore, elections

with paper ballots, responsible ownership of television, and accountability for criminal

acts should be conducted in a speedy manner as mandated by The Constitution of The

Republic of the United States of America. Final steps should be to use television as a

tool of education to American Citizens and as a reminder of how the Republic was almost

lost. And to assist to awake the rest of humanity so that we can finally evolve as a

species.

God bless us and God bless The REPUBLIC of The United States of America.

Thank you,

An American

If that really were what you teabaggers are all about, that would. But we know it’s not. The original “tea party” sponsored by Ron Paul and the libertarians, which is more along the lines of your piece, has been hijacked by far-right Republicans and is now sponsored by extremist organizations financed by a few billionaires like the Koch brothers with one goal – obstruct everything any Democrat tries to accomplish. Likewise, the Republican party was hijacked by fundamentalist Christians in the 90’s who have the same goal. My response will always be, if those are the principles you are for, where were you when Bush was taxing the middle class to death, allowing corporations to literally rob people of their homes and pensions, spending like a drunken sailor, increasing the size of government and shredding the constitution? It seems hypocritical to only apply those principles when a Democrat is in office. It’s laughable that you call Obama a “leftist” when “center-right” would describe him better. If you saw a real leftist you would probably have a heart attack.

Thank you for your article!!!!! I love it and feel so encouraged to read it and know I have a "family" out there also fighting for our liberties. Just one question: California wants to come across as boycotting Arizona; where do I sign that petition or make sure I'm not on that list??? I support all Arizona is doing and they are doing a great job. I get so frustrated that those higher ups don't even ask if that's okay with ALL of California, the people of California.

Thank you!!

Blessing!

Sarah

All well and good. How do you effect change...you donate your hard earned after tax dollars to people who have the will to run against established candidates. Unless your name is on the check all this is nice but ineffectual in the long term.You MUST support the right candidates by participating in their efforts. We are challenging a 22 year Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey in the 18th district in new york's Westchester County. Paul Wasserman is the stand up candidate who is making the challenge. He is a true patriot. http://www.wasserman2010.com/

The tea party is a noble effort by those who believe (as I do) in the Constitutional rule of law. I aplaude them for their efforts.

The following quote from the article is of particular note :

"This movement is not about revolution but restoration, at its core -- advancing any and all measures to restore Rule of Law."

Unfortunately, as I write this our elected representatives are just one step away from passing the Disclose Act...an unconstitutional reduction in our freedom of speech. Will the rest of the 1st amendment be next? The 2nd amendment?

The Tea Party is a start but it is too little too late. Maybe the Tea Party needs to be about revolution since restoration looks to be out of reach. I say this because it seems that not nearly enough of the voting public realizes what is going on in Washington and to think we will win this battle at the polls is wishful thinking at best.

Great article! Keep up the good work!

An absolutely excellent commentary. Whenever I read one of your works, I picture what it would be like if conservative Republican candidates would stand in front of a television camera and make a speech like that. I believe a vast majority of the American people would stand in their living rooms and clap their hands and cheer. Most of us are hungry and thirsty for another "Ronald Reagan" to come forth from our midst and lead us with ideas and convictions such as you have expressed in this and all of the other writings I have read on Patriot Post. Thank you Mark Alexander!!!!!

I have written a novel, titled Rescuing America! We Are Taking Her Back! My best reviewer- LTC Tony Herbert (Soldier)feels strikes the mood of middle America.

I am requesting any support on marketing available, and am willing to contribute a portion of sales . Brief story and brief author bio follows. Realize this is kinda "off the wall" --- but we need to get folks fired up.

Rescuing America! We Are Taking Her Back!

The year was 2020. Middle America had had enough. Frustrated and angry at the corruption, greed and incompetence exhibited by the government and corporate America, tired of being ridiculed by the liberal press, and furious at the government’s failure to control terrorism and illegal immigration, middle America was ready to respond. Then, two distinct and terrible disasters greatly magnified all of these problems. First, there was a natural disaster of Biblical proportions. This was followed by multiple Islamic terrorist attacks. America was weakened beyond belief. The situation was critical. Middle America responded as they always have: working together. But would that be enough? Could we show enough resolve to keep our foreign enemies from attacking us? Could we in Middle America succeed in forcing our government to return to the tenets and values of our Founding Fathers? Could we become, again, a nation of laws as enumerated by the U.S. Constitution? It would be a tough fight, but do not discount the power of the American people. Once riled, we are a force with which to be reckoned! And we are riled!

The Second Amendment to Our Constitution is our insurance policy.

Ernie Webb is retired from the U.S. Army and is currently an adjunct professor of English at Troy University in Pensacola, Florida. He and his wife of 48 years settled in Pensacola to be near their two wonderful grandchildren, Makenna and Miller.

While serving in Vietnam, Ernie received the Purple Heart and five decorations for valor, including two Silver Stars.

The Boston Tea Party is but the most notable of the protests against the Tea Act of 1773. Delaware's Tea Party tossed more than twice the amount of tea nine days after the Boston event. New York, Charleston and other ports embargoed tea and would not allow it to be unloaded. Boston gets all the attention because the King focused his attention there due to its prominence in the colonies as a trading port.

Thank you for keeping the torch of freedom shining and exposing those who would take our freedom from us.

THANK YOU ALL YOU PATRIOTS OF AMERICA FOR YOUR DELIGENT WORK AGAINST THE TYRANTS, SOCIALIST, AND EVILS WHICH ARE ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY AMERICA WITH FLOODS, OIL SPILLS, PROPAGANDA AND HATE FOR GOD. GOD IS BEHIND THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT JSUT AS HE WAS BEHIND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, A HOLY MAN AND NOT A LIAR AND A CHEAT LIKE JESSIE JACKSON, SR. AND JR. AND AL SHARPTON, BOTH ARE ANTI=CHRIST AND FIGHT AGAINST FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINES. MAY GOD SHOW THEM WHO THEY ARE MESSING WITH AS HE DID THE PHAROAH OF THE PAST DARK AGES. GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU IN YOUR WORK AND SEND YOU ALL THE POWER AND WISDOM NEEDED TO WIN THIS BATTLE AGAINST EVIL. A PATRIOT AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AND A FOLLOWER OF JESUS THE JEW.

Put your money where your mouth is and get off your collective lazy backsides and vote the socialists out!

This is going to be a true life and death election!

Wake up America! If you don't we're doomed!

I’ve decided how to deal with liberals who refer to me as a “Tea-bagger.” I grin at them and say, “I get it…it’s a play on Tea Party. I have a cute name for liberal democrats that’s a play on their party platform. It’s ‘baby murdering, socialist, sodomites.’ Cute, huh?” Surprisingly, so far, that has always ended it…but them I’m large.

I do appreciate the ending of these emails regarding praying for those in the military who are in harms way. A good and needed reminder. Might I suggest that to that you add our Border Patrol men and women. I have a nephew who is on the border in Texas and it is becoming increasingly dangerous and, as you are aware, so very politicized. It seems many elected officials make this basic task of protecting our borders so very difficult.

Paul Benware

As a conservative, thus necessarily connected to and working for the Republican party for the last 40 years, I welcome those who have entered politics for the first time. At my advanced age it is time that the younger generation steps up.

However, we Right to Life people and those of who attend church services on a daily basis, need not take a back seat to those who think they should have the right to replace anyone who has worked without pay in the political arena. I am constantly being told I must embrace and welcome the Tea party members, but I have yet to hear a thank you from any tea party member for holding together the party that is closest to their belief system unless they are libertarians.

I say "welcome," but would remind you that you didn't invent political action.

Under God's blessing, I trust we can work together and not divide the vote so the liberal Democrats come out the winner.

Who does the Tea Party support for Governor of GA? We have seven candidates on the ballot. I have tried to research each of them to see who I would support. At the present time, Ray McBerry best represents the Tea Party.

True Patriot:

To which Creator or God do you think these men are referring?

“We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions... upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.”

James Madison, 1778

“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.”

Alexander Hamilton

“The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources not adapted too much solicitude to the different characters and capacities impressed with it.”

James Madison

"You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe." Nothing in our Constitution suggests that government is a grantor of rights. Instead, government is a protector of rights-- John Adams

"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

--John Adams

Jedediah Morse

Patriot and "Father of American Geography"

To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys. . . . Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all blessings which flow from them, must fall with them.

(Source: Jedidiah Morse, A Sermon, Exhibiting the Present Dangers and Consequent Duties of the Citizens of the United States of America (Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1799), p. 9.)

I gave up my cable. I gave up my home phone. I bought a gas efficient car. I gave up cigarettes. I gave up shopping for anything but food. Then I gave up road trips, garage sales, movies and car shows. I pay my bills. I balanced my budget. I'm out of debt. Whoopi...I work for Uncle Sam.! He can't have my faith in God!

I am a tea party supporter but am at some disagreement with your attempts to define and counsel the movement. IMO it is primarily a reaction to government policies that are destroying the economy, eroding our liberty, and mortgaging the future of the next several generations.

I wonder how it is that the people of The United States will reinstate the Rule of Law after the Courts have been so ideologically raped that laws no longer matter. A government where a President demands reparations of a private corporation and sets up a slush fund with no input or advice of Congress, let along the passing of a law. A government where the federal government is suing a sovereign State which is basically enforcing federal law because the people who are Constitutionally responsible to won't.

This in a nation where a military commander can't be quoted as "critical" of the President's military objectives, the Labor Secretary is openly hostile to native labor and calls illegal aliens equal to them, and the elected officials see themselves as independent petitioners of the President's will for the sake of political influence in their territories and for the sake of rich special interests against the Constitution of The United States.

What you should clarify is what The United States IS. (Maybe after we determine what IS is.) We either have traitors in our midst, or the United States is whatever someone says it is based on their say so and not on the foundation that gives Law its meaning. That includes the Congress of The United States and every political body in every political division therein.

I know that when local ordinances are used to trample individual rights and establish Mob Rule it is just as harmful as Congress once again telling political opponents they'll have to shut up or DISCLOSE. If we knew the Individual is what matters and that individuals are responsible to God alone, so therefore Man has no right to Rule over men but only to serve his fellow man, and everyone understood the context involved, we might have a chance.

I think most certainly blood will spill, for Liberty demands that tyrants pay for their misdeads and Patriots will be called to sacrifice for their belief in Liberty. A Patriot who hangs alone is most often known as a criminal. Who will take up the fight in a nation that has a militant law enforcement system? I seem to remember a quaint saying about standing armies should not be kept up for some reason or another. To whom does the local strata of "law enforcement" now answer?

What power keeps the people safe? If speech becomes riot, and voting a subversion of Government, who will stand against that Government and what will protect them? The Tyrant has come!

This isn't a comment, but a question...

Does anyone know where to obtain a statue of the minuteman as depicted in this article? I have googled the web and cannot find the same statue. There are others, but not like the one pictured here.

God Bless America... we sure are in need of it now///

Abe Semper Fi USMC 64-67

DMK

True Patriot:

To which Creator or God do you think these men are referring?

“We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all of our political institutions... upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.”

James Madison, 1778

“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power.”

Alexander Hamilton

“The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources not adapted too much solicitude to the different characters and capacities impressed with it.”

James Madison

"You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe." Nothing in our Constitution suggests that government is a grantor of rights. Instead, government is a protector of rights-- John Adams

"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

--John Adams

Jedediah Morse

Patriot and "Father of American Geography"

To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys. . . . Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all blessings which flow from them, must fall with them.

(Source: Jedidiah Morse, A Sermon, Exhibiting the Present Dangers and Consequent Duties of the Citizens of the United States of America (Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1799), p. 9.)

Thanks for the good quotes. I know the space is limited, and there are "countless" more quotes for God & Country from Our Beloved Founders. This is a Christian Nation, Supreme Court Ruling, 1892.

The Bible is clear, we'd better be Thankful and give Glory to God, great things He hath done.

Perhaps, Mr. atheist had better consider another quote, Psalm 9:17, "The wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the nations that forget God."

Praise God from whom all Blessings flow.

For God & Country

The American

To the person who calls himself true patriot: I would think Whomever created life, earth, everything, is probably automatically a "Supreme Being." A lot of us refer to this Supreme Being as "God." Perhaps you might know this Supreme Being better by another name. You say your freedom was given you by the "law of the land." How do you think we got the "lay of the land?" The founders of this nation insisted on the freedoms listed in the Constitution, also known as the "law of the land," because they believed these freedoms came from the Creator, or Supreme Being, or God. Your argument might be that they were wrong, but they were pretty clear in declaring just that.

The watering of the tree of Liberty with blood, may come sooner than anyone may think, for insane Obutthead will not go quietly into the night, he will put up a SOCIALIST fight, with the backings of the BILDERBERGERS.

Obama,is not a legal president, not now, not EVER!!!!!! AND HE SHOULD not EVEN BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. If he/CIA/Bilderberg will not produce obutthead's LONG form birth cert, he is not legal, and the laws, Amendments and Exeutive Orders are NOT inforceable an are void!

"Whensoever the General Government assumes Undelgated powers, it's acts are Unauthoritative, void, and of no force." Thomas Jefferson.

Funny how many have a problem believing in God but will believe every word that comes from a politicians mouth...

Have we become that ignorant?

True Patriot:

you stated

The men responsible for building the foundation of the United States had little use for Christianity, and many were strongly opposed to it. They were men of The Enlightenment, not men of Christianity. They were Deists who did not believe the bible was true.

The Declaration of Independence gives us important insight into the opinions of the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson wrote that the power of the government is derived from the governed.

None of the Founding Fathers were atheists. Most of the Founders were Deists, which is to say they thought the universe had a creator, but that he does not concern himself with the daily lives of humans, and does not directly communicate with humans, either by revelation or by sacred books.

The Declaration was a radical departure from the idea of divine authority.

They spoke often of God, (Nature's God or the God of Nature), but this was not the God of the bible.

Patriot,

You are correct in saying that government functions at the behest of the governed, but the Declaration the Constitution and the government are not the granter of rights, they are to be the protector of the rights granted to us by our "Creator".

If your statement is true then how do you explain this sentence, "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 Happiness."? Especially in light of the following statements from our fathers themselves. Most of them signers of the Declaration. Do they sound deist?

John Adams

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; JUDGE; DIPLOMAT; ONE OF TWO SIGNERS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.1

The Holy Ghost carries on the whole Christian system in this earth. Not a baptism, not a marriage, not a sacrament can be administered but by the Holy Ghost. . . . There is no authority, civil or religious – there can be no legitimate government but what is administered by this Holy Ghost. There can be no salvation without it. All without it is rebellion and perdition, or in more orthodox words damnation.2

Josiah Bartlett

MILITARY OFFICER; SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; JUDGE; GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Called on the people of New Hampshire . . . to confess before God their aggravated transgressions and to implore His pardon and forgiveness through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ . . . [t]hat the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ may be made known to all nations, pure and undefiled religion universally prevail, and the earth be fill with the glory of the Lord.16

Charles Carroll

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; SELECTED AS DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FRAMER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; U. S. SENATOR

On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits, not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts.22

Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, He had conferred on my beloved country in her emancipation and on myself in permitting me, under circumstances of mercy, to live to the age of 89 years, and to survive the fiftieth year of independence, adopted by Congress on the 4th of July 1776, which I originally subscribed on the 2d day of August of the same year and of which I am now the last surviving signer.23

John Hancock

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS; REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL; GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS

Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every measure for their support and encouragement.38

He called on the entire state to pray “that universal happiness may be established in the world [and] that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the whole earth be filled with His glory.”39

Patrick Henry

REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL; LEGISLATOR; “THE VOICE OF LIBERTY”; RATIFIER OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION; GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA

Being a Christian… is a character which I prize far above all this world has or can boast.49

Samuel Huntington

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS; JUDGE; GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT

It becomes a people publicly to acknowledge the over-ruling hand of Divine Providence and their dependence upon the Supreme Being as their Creator and Merciful Preserver . . . and with becoming humility and sincere repentance to supplicate the pardon that we may obtain forgiveness through the merits and mediation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.54

Robert Treat Paine

MILITARY CHAPLAIN; SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS; JUDGE

I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel Light where the glorious tidings of a Savior and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears.87

I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of His Providential goodness and His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state.88

I believe the Bible to be the written word of God and to contain in it the whole rule of faith and manners.89

Benjamin Rush

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; SURGEON GENERAL OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY; RATIFIER OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION; “FATHER OF AMERICAN MEDICINE”; TREASURER OF THE U. S. MINT; “FATHER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION”

The Gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules for just conduct in every situation of life. Happy they who are enabled to obey them in all situations! . . . My only hope of salvation is in the infinite tran¬scendent love of God manifested to the world by the death of His Son upon the Cross. Noth¬ing but His blood will wash away my sins [Acts 22:16]. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly! [Revelation 22:20]98

I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.99

By renouncing the Bible, philosophers swing from their moorings upon all moral subjects… It is the only correct map of the human heart that ever has been published.100

Roger Sherman

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION; SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION; “MASTER BUILDER OF THE CONSTITUTION”; JUDGE; FRAMER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; U. S. SENATOR

I believe that there is one only liv¬ing and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Tes¬taments are a revelation from God, and a complete rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy Him. . . . That He made man at first perfectly holy; that the first man sinned, and as he was the public head of his posterity, they all became sinners in consequence of his first transgres¬sion, are wholly indisposed to that which is good and inclined to evil, and on account of sin are liable to all the miseries of this life, to death, and to the pains of hell forever. I believe that God . . . did send His own Son to become man, die in the room and stead of sinners, and thus to lay a foundation for the offer of pardon and salvation to all mankind, so as all may be saved who are willing to accept the Gospel offer. . . . I believe a visible church to be a congregation of those who make a credible profession of their faith in Christ, and obedi¬ence to Him, joined by the bond of the covenant. . . . I believe that the sacraments of the New Testament are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. . . . I believe that the souls of believers are at their death made perfectly holy, and immediately taken to glory: that at the end of this world there will be a resurrec¬tion of the dead, and a final judgment of all mankind, when the righteous shall be publicly acquitted by Christ the Judge and admitted to everlasting life and glory, and the wicked be sentenced to everlasting punishment.107

Charles Thomson

SECRETARY OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; DESIGNER OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES; ALONG WITH JOHN HANCOCK, THOMSON WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO FOUNDERS TO SIGN THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE APPROVED BY CONGRESS

I am a Christian. I believe only in the Scriptures, and in Jesus Christ my Savior.118

George Washington

JUDGE; MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY; PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; “FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY”

You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are.122

While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.123

John Witherspoon

SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; RATIFIER OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION; PRESIDENT OF PRINCETON

[C]hrist Jesus – the promise of old made unto the fathers, the hope of Israel [Acts 28:20], the light of the world [John 8:12], and the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth [Romans 10:4] – is the only Savior of sinners, in opposition to all false religions and every uninstituted rite; as He Himself says (John 14:6): “I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.”137

True Patriot

There is a big difference between believing in a Natural Creator and believing in a Christian God from the Bible.

Would you please explain what you mean by space God, Natural Creator and Christian God of the Bible?

We could probably trade quotes from these men for a long time and not come to a point of resolution because they are not here to explain their definitive beliefs to us.

I have enjoyed the debate.

Thank You

A note to True Patriot:

I hope you can live peacefully with the laws of the land, but I have been endowed by my Creator with certain inalienable rights which are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. God guarantees these, the laws of the land did not give them, but bent on

taking them away, one by one.

I like skip's idea that members of Congress should not earn a pension. Better yet, all government employee pensions should be replaced by Social Security.

What's with the important of your "Essential Guide to Liberty" ??...you do not list author, publiction, or availability. .....not too important I guess....

Gania

If the silent majority doesn't get out and help the rest of use conquer this horrible danger to our wonderful country, we will slide to oblivion together. Wake up America, stop believing the lies that are spewed every day by the President/Vice President, Congress and all of the people that have their heads in the sand. Wake up before it is too late!!!!!!

Signed

A Loyal and Humble Citizen of the United States that will fight for my country.

Carol Wilbanks

Until Christians understand they are Servant/Soldiers For Christ, the SAME NEVER CHANGING Christ and His Father God who has used Men and Weapons all through the age of Man. Then Christian Numbers will keep falling off and Evil will keep pressing forward as it has since Roe Vs Wade. God has no Faint-Hearted wimps in His Army, He said to send them Home. ,, God Bless, oldgrapeape

"Editor's Reply:

First, if you do not acknowledge any creator, thus natural law, then who determines your rights? Second, as for "contradictory," there is a difference in acknowledging a creator and being defined by religious affiliation..."

Who determines my rights, as another Tea Party advocate who does not "acknowledge any creator"??

*I* do. I own *myself*. All rights flow from the right of property, the right to have and hold that which I am born with and which I work for, without the threat of it being unjustly taken away from me, whether by unfair laws or excessive taxation. The right to speak MY mind, not the mind others wish I would speak.

This being the case, I feel that the appeal to Deity actually *weakens* the Tea Party cause. It implies that I do NOT own myself and therefore LACK all rights not "given" to me by a third party, be that God or the Government. Note that in today's commonly-twisted reading of the Constitution, many mistakenly believe that rights are "granted" BY the government. The idea that rights are "granted" by God is not intrinsically different, and is just as easily subverted (e.g. "if God didn't say you have free speech, then you better shut up!")

Therefore, I contend that our rights flow from *ourselves*, not from ANY third party -- Deity or Government.

To Greg in FL, who posted 6/25/10 @ 12:28:11 AM--

What have YOU been smoking? The episodes YOU mentioned and the resulting chaos today were the result of Democrat spending and a President who gave in too easily- which I suspect had something to do with the issues that Muslim terrorists caused. The housing sub-prime disaster was the creation of a DEMOCRAT controlled Congress, through one of their Socialist programs- a house for everyone in America- under the name Community Investment Act, requiring mortgages be made to people the banks knew could not repay. They balked and the Community Reinvestment Act was passed, stronger than before which literally told the banks to make the loans or face constant auditing, AGAIN by a DEMOCRAT Congress. I think even YOU might be bright enough to figure out what that meant. So they did.. and packaged and sent them off for others to eat. And they did. Even someone whose knowledge of facts that are seriously distorted, such as yourself, can figure out the rest.

And while America burned, illustrious Congress members such as Barney Frank, (a DEMOCRAT), and many of his Congressional partners in crime, kept insisting that everything was alright and the sky was NOT falling. As late as 2007.

Needless to say, you will not accept a word of this, but if you are the bright person you imply by your writing, I suggest you begin at the beginning: in The Congressional Record. Try changing THOSE records to your revisionist views!

And while you're at it, dump George Soros, without whom you Demo's couldn't pay your light bills at the DNC headquarters. Unless of course you got the money from the Unions, who got it from Congress, who stole it from taxpayers.

And the song goes on.........

The Tea Party movement is the greatest grassroots uprising since the Revolution itself - which means it must continually guard and protect itself and its motives from evolving the wrong way or from being co-opted.

just give me the names

who to vote for

I am confused

are there republican - tea party candidates

or just republican , and tea party candidates

make it clear who is who

I know I am not voting for any democrats

It amazes me,maybe because I have just started blogging, how we Americans beat each other up over Race, Income level, etc. The NEW MONARCHY ARE those who SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENT US IN WASHINGTON,D.C.We AMERICANS are all in this together. Divide and Conquer that is a tried and true tactic in War being used on us as we speak here.WE American Patriots are ALL IN the WAR to TAKE BACK AMERICA.(WTBA,some might understand my humor.) The DEMO DISTRACTION PARTY will sell anything that you will buy into after all it is our dollars supporting the Spending Spree that IS this PATHETIC JOKE of a U.S. Presidency. Next time you hear someone defend Obama or his wanton destruction ask yourself, is this defense warranted? Why? Think for yourself while you still can.The Computer got Obama elected to another position of Incompetance, do not let it THINK for YOU. Read a book, or have someone read it to you, as it is small. May I suggest ESSENTIAL LIBERTY, that explains "how we got to where we are now." God Bless America.

With so many "splinter" groups among Patriots, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to effect enough power to take the White House from our speech making imposter. Since we have initiated a movement (not a political party) under the banner of "Tea Party" we must focus on making that "platform" work for a wide range of voters in order to be successful. The Administration recognizes that threat and that is why they have built a tremendous amount of rhetoric aimed at marginalizing the Tea Party. All those who want a change, who want Essential Liberty and a return to our Constitution must use this vehicle to make our voices unite and to have our desires reflected in election results.

If it doesn't happen through the ballot box in this election, I fear for the loss of life in another type of revolution.

Don't forget the Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee . Stonewall and Nathan Bedford Forrest .OH HOW WE NEED THESE GREAT BATTLE HERO S TODAY . YOU WOULDNT SEE THIS WHINNING LIP SERVICE NOR THE NAACP BULLY PULPIT or ACLU THREAT

That was not a slave issue . IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME THING OF TODAY .

It's great to read something that's both ejnyaoble and provides pragmatisdc solutions.

Great It was the same to day.....