First National Tea Party Convention - February 4-6, 2010

Exciting news from Tea Party Nation! Updated with web info (see end of this post) First National Tea Party Convention - February 4-6, 2010 Opryland Hotel Nashville, TN.Tea Party Nation is pleased to announce the First National Tea Party Convention. The convention is aimed at bringing the Tea Party Movement leaders together from around the nation for the purpose of networking and supporting the movements' multiple organizations principle goals. This event will be co-sponsored by other national groups that believe in a responsible and limited federal government that is responsive to all the people. National Taxpayers Union, American Majority, Smart Girl Politics, and SurgeUSA are just a few of the organizations contributing their talents and time to this convention. Special Keynote Speaker for the event will be Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska (2006-2009) and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee. The convention will feature well known speakers, workshops, seminars, information centers, and organizational tools for leaders to take back to their respective local Tea Party organizations. We are giving Tea Party leaders the first opportunity to purchase convention tickets before opening registration up to the general public. * A portion of the Convention ticket price will go to form the TPN PAC which will be dedicated to finding and supporting Traditional American candidates in the future. You can register at www.nationalteapartyconvention.com. Also see Tea Party Nation's web site. Conservative Caps, Shirt and more! Leave a Comment - Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Visit us on Twitter!

Action Call Video - Revolution's Eve, Nov. 5, 2012

Awesome video. Just one criticism: What about November, 2010?

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TEA PARTY, THE MOVIE (Trailer Video)

Yup, it's a documentary. And this trailer is pretty cool. Unless, of course, you're a liberal, in which case you're probably laughing nervously, little beads of cold sweat forming on your oddly sloping forehead, dandruff falling from your head as it bobbles from the ludes you popped earlier, and now that chronic stoner cough is getting rougher from the nervous laughter. Oh, excuse me, I digressed there for a moment. Back to the movie... Conservative Caps, Shirt and more! Leave a Comment - Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Visit us on Twitter!

Are Tea Parties Working? (UPDATED)

UPDATE, 10-31-2009: Things have changed since I wrote this in April, 2009. The Tea Parties have shown that they can directly and profoundly affect local and national politics. Bring in supporting factors like Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin and others and the Tea Party "movement" is quickly coming into its own, finally beginning to gel into something cohesive. 

Bill Hennessy sums this up well in his October 31, 2009 column at Big Government, titled "New York 23: When a Nation Calls." It's a must-read. Be sure to also see "Washington Post: ACORN Video Creates New Conservative Star."

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Depends on what you mean by "working." The nationwide "tea parties," which are protests against wasteful spending by the government, especially within the "stimulus" legislation, are certainly working in terms of getting a lot of armchair warriors to sign online petitions and to mail tea bags to their representatives. 

But let's be clear about this: I support the Tea Party movement, but I see flaws in it. The purpose of the tea party protests is not merely to get online signatures and to overload congressional mailboxes with tea, for those tactics and methods must produce actual results. That is, the marching, the online ranting, the digital signatures, the tea bags need to cause action on the part of the government. 

So far, it's shown no real sign of having any real effect. Legislators, from aldermen to congressmen, are not feeling any pressure. In fact, most are either ignoring the tea parties or just plain laughing at them. Indeed, there are many now who are Attacking The Tea Party Movement. The Economist noted, on April 9, that "No one thinks this stuff is effective. And yet conservatives are gearing up next week for a series of disaggregated 'Tea Parties' modeled on the Boston Tea Party of 1773." 

Chicago News Bench wrote about it on April 10, in which we said that the tea party organizers need to rethink their tactics and "get serious" about staging real protests.

NetRightNation has an interesting post about this today (emphasis added): 

Just as conservatives once mocked the online wave that helped Barack Obama surf into the White House, liberals are now heaping scorn on the tea party movement. This Web phenomenon may bring tens of thousands of small-government conservatives to tax day rallies across the country Wednesday. They Twitter. They Facebook. They blog. They mail tea bags to Congress. It’s an outgrowth of the tax-revolt movement that has been simmering on the libertarian right for years. But the idea got new life as conservatives, upset at the scope of the Obama agenda, passed around online a clip of CNBC personality Rick Santelli railing against the president’s mortgage bailout. Full Post... 

The Tea Party organizers are missing some huge opportunities here. Rather than protesting the "stimulus" and "porkulus" and wasteful government spending (which they cannot and will not slow down or stop), "the movement" should be screaming about the march to totalitarianism that Obama is leading along. The higher taxes are part of that, but a small part. Worse are the threats to free speech (a proposed resurrection of the "Fairness Doctrine" and the "Smart Grid" and cyberlaws), threats to freedom (the GIVE Act/HR 1388), and so much more. These are the bigger, more urgent issues. 

Taxes can easily be reduced. Over time, taxes go up, then down, then back up, then back down. Once the government takes away our liberties, however, they are rarely given back to the people. There are major differences between the Obama Internet Campaign and the current Tea Party Internet Campaign. The Obama people were unified. They followed a single guiding entity - the Obama campaign group. They issued marching orders and followers followed, often from one state to another to hand out literature and ring doorbells. Obama's army was working for a single, easy-to-understand goal: The election of Barack Obama. 

The tea parties, on the other hand, are much less unified and have no easily defined goal. Many local tea party organizers , in hundreds of cities across America, look to the "Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party (NTDTP)." The name is unfortunate; what happens after April 15? Well, you could click on a link at NTDTP's website (way down at the bottom of the page) to the "Tea Party Revolution," a separate group. There, they tell you that the movement will continue after April 15, but they give no real direction the troops. You'll also find a link at NTDTP's website to "ReTeaParty," which calls itself "Rick Santelli's Tea Party." 

Until recently, the two groups virtually ignored each other. You'll still find events listed at ReTeaParty that are not listed at Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party's site, and vice versa. Meanwhile, there are other, smaller groups out there that are not well coordinated with each other or with any central guiding authority. 

In fact, while NTDTP is by far the largest organization in terms of membership and publicity, there is nothing official about them. The Obama campaign, on the other hand, was official and was looked to by every Obama supporter for guidance. As big as NTDTP has become (and the deserve much praise for their phenomenol growth), there is nothing official about them. 

I don't want to make too big a deal out of the "non-official" reality of NTDTP, however. It's a problem at the moment only because it causes confusion for people searching for tea party information. If there was one, authoritative, central website to go to it would strengthen the ability to get information out rapidly. 

The operators of ReTeaParty and other tea party-oriented websites, such as DontGo and SurgeUSA, should shut down their sites and put redirects on them so that people who click to their links automatically go to NTDTP's site, which has, by default, become the primary source for tea party information. If the DontGo and SurgeUSA and other sites truly care about "the movement," they will put ego aside for the sake of the very movement they say they support. 

That "information," however, presents another challenge. Obama's campaign was simple with a simple goal: Elect Obama. The goal for the Tea Party Movement is much more complicated. The NTDTP's website does not really explain their goals. On their "About" page, we see the following, which gives the reader no direction and only wondering what the exact goal of "the movement" really is (emphasis added): 

The Tea Party protests....set out on a rant to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the White House Administration and Congress. Specifically, the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget. [Rick Santelli] called for a “Chicago Tea Party” where advocates of the free-market system could join in a protest against out of control government spending. A few days later, grassroots activists and average Joe Americans began organizing what would soon become the Nationwide Chicago Tea Party effort. On February 27th, an estimated 30,000 Americans took to the street in 40+ cities accross the country in the first nationwide “Tea Party” protest. 

NOTE: The first nationwide Tea Party protests occured on February 27, although there were independent protests happening before then. As recently as ten days ago, a woman wrote to me to ask how she could organize a tea party in her state. I referred her to the Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party website, but can you imagine an Obama organizer a year ago wondering where she could find information about organizing a rally? She would have gone straight to the Obama campaign's website.

NTDTP's "About" page, continued: 

Organizers of the February 27th events pledged to continue on with an even bigger and better protest to follow the first. With April 15th being “Tax Day”, it was decided to schedule the second round of Tea Party protests to ride alongside the tax deadline. And with that, the “Tax Day Tea Party”, the second round of the Nationwide Tea Party protests, moved into reality. 

Okay, nice. But what does it all mean? Exposing "the bankrupt liberal agenda of the White House Administration and Congress" is fine, but would somebody please tell me how the tea parties are doing this? That is, after many years of talk radio and bloggers and Fox News "exposing" the "liberal agenda" etc., what is the Tea Party Movement doing to further it? Theyr'e preaching to the choir. As for "exposing" the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget," ditto. 

More importantly, what action is "the movement" achieving? Online signatures? Tea bags sent to Congress? The federal pork continues to sizzle. The "stimulus" bills keep piling up. Obama's youth corps is strapping up its boots. Congress is considering a bill that would allow Obama to shut down the Internet. The march to totalitarianism steps forward unimpeded, and all the Facebook groups and online rants and polite lunch hour marches will - not - accomplish - anything. 

I'll repeat what I wrote on April 10: 

If Thomas Jeffereson, Ben Franklin, Sam Adams and the rest of our Founders had settled for the mild-mannered tactics of today's "Tea Parties," we would still be paying taxes to the British Crown....Either you're serious about a protest, or you're not. Either you're serious about a "movement," or you're not. Cute and clever marketing campaigns are well and good, but only if they can inspire boots-on-the-ground, physical action against Authority. 

The Tea Party movement should continue, despite its flaws. It will, of course. It is, after all, still a very new phenomenon and with time it will inevitably evolve. One can only hope that it will evolve into a truly viable movement that demands results (not merely asks for them), has a solid plan of action that includes both tactics and long term strategy, and focuses more on the real threats to America rather than allowing itself to be distracted by tax rates. I'm certainly with them on the tax rates, but as I noted above, there are more urgent things to protest. 

Daniel Ruwe stated it well in his April 9 post on TheNextRight.com: 

The Tea Party demonstrations are not without value. They inspire the base, and can serve as a first step into the world of conservative grassroots. And they do inspire media coverage, much of it positive. But protests are no substitute for ideas and organization. The Tea Parties can be an effective gimmick—but they are only a gimmick. They should play only a very secondary role in the conservative arsenal.

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• Why No Tea Parties During Bush Years? 

Chicago! Tax Day Tea Party Location Change

Chicagoans planning to attend the April 15 "Tax Day Tea Party" protest event should know that the location has been changed. The change is minor. Originally set to start at Daley Plaza, the starting point has been changed to the Kluczynski Federal Building Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn in Chicago's "Loop," downtown. The rally will go from Noon to 2:00 p.m. on April 15. Make your signs, plan your day now! For more information, and to find a Tea Party near you anywhere in the USA, visit the Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party website! Watch the video below, and also see the video presentation "Tammy Bruce of Tammy Radio & Ben Cunningham of TNTaxRevolt.org." Chicago News Bench RSS Feed CommieBama Hats and More

Tea Party Postal Action Today!

America's Tea Party reminds you that "In honor of the 10th Amendment, we Americans can send our representatives in every level of government a simple reminder on March 10th by sending the following e-mail." Check it out. It's very easy to send a letter to your representative/s in Congress. Visit the Tea Party's Grassroots Central... Or, you can just find your representatives here and send your own letters to them. Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

Tax Day Tea Party Schedules, Nationwide

UPDATED, 9/9/2009: Please see September 12 Tea Parties and Events Kudos to the folks at Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party for getting all 50 states lined up for the April 15 protest events. Coast to coast, Alaska to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, the group has a full schedule up at their website. Their own announcement: The Tea Party Revolution Grows! We've just finished building all 50 states on the website. You can view all 50 of them by visiting the Facebook page, or by visiting http://www.taxdayteaparty.com and choosing your state using the map. Also, we now have a new blog called "Fresh Tea Blog." Please stop by and leave Roxanne Kramer, our resident "Tea Blogger," some supportive comments. http://taxdayteaparty.com/teaparty/ There is also a Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party group on Facebook; click here to visit. Oh, and here's our own supportive comment to Roxanne: Hurrah! Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

Big Tea Party Announcement

Special message (below) from the Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party (via Facebook at 10:54 this morning). We have a couple important items to share with you today... 1) There will be a special two hour Blog Talk Radio show this evening beginning at 5:00 PM CENTRAL time. This show will focus specifically on all Tax Day Tea Party efforts, news and updates. We want to invite all of you to join in via live chat and live call in for the show. [Link to the show, with call in details.] 2) We want to extend a special welcome and THANK you to Michelle Malkin and Dana Loesch as our two new National Sponsors for the Tax Day Tea Party. Please visit taxdayteaparty.com, click on their logos in the right side of the site, and let them know that we appreciate their support. 3) We're going through the pages today and adding all new cities to the site. We'll also be adding actual pages to the Tax Day Tea Party website with information for each protest. This way, you'll be able to click on a state and view city based information instead of being sent directly to Facebook. 4) We're currently at 2,500+ members and growing. Can we hit 10,000? I think so. Please invite all of your friends, family and networks to join our Facebook group! Let's work together to make the April 15th Tax Day Tea Party protests a Historic event that the media simply cannot ignore! Together we can move mountains, so let's go move them. Best Regards, -Eric Odom Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

List of Future Tea Party Events

UPDATED: Photos of Chicago's Sept. 12 Tea Party Rally in Millennium Park September 12, 2009 Tea Parties and Events 9-12 March on Michigan Avenue, Chicago Host: Chicago Tea Party Patriots Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009 Type: Causes - Rally Network: Global Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Location: Millennium Park in Grant Park Street: Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue at the Bean RELATED: Alinksy's Rules for a Sleeping Giant Nurse Warns, "Don't Let Them Fool You" About Health Care Kevin Jackson Wows Austin Heart of Texas Rally The Feb. 27 nationwide "tea parties" were successful, with good turnouts. They coordinated it all in only week. The planning continues. Here is a list of upcoming tea party events: March 10 - Write to your representatives in Congress (more info here) April 1 - Send a tea bag to the White House (more info here) April 15 - Tax Day Tea Party protest events nationwide (more info here) July 4 - Tea Party protest events nationwide (more info here) Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

Google 2009 Tea Party Search

Just for fun, do a Google web search for "2009 tea party" and see which web site is at the top. Not just a blog, but of all the websites out there... Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

Rick Santelli, Howard Beale and Independence Day

A brilliant montage of the Santelli Rant and the Beale Rant. Life imitating art? Hat tip to Rick Santelli's Tea Party site, where you can also find information about the upcoming July 4 Tea Party protests in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles (not to be confused with the April 15 Tea Party). Start Time: Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 7:00pm End Time: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 5:00am Location: Belmont Harbor Street: Lake Shore Drive Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Cool Stuff...

Cavuto Covers the Tea Parties

Fox's Neil Cavuto talked to people about the nationwide tea party protests yesterday (watch the video here). One of the people interviewed is friend Fran Eaton, editor at Illinois Review. Hat tip to friend Anne Leary at Backyard Conservative, who has more pix and coverage over by dere. Even more great stuff on the Chicago protest can be found at friend John Ruberry's blog, Marathon Pundit. Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

Best Chicago Tea Party Video I've Seen

Jake Jacobsen made this great video of yesterday's Chicago Tea Party protest. Jake works with the Rosanna Pulido 2009 campaign for Illinois' 5th congressional district. Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

Time For Another Tea Party?

Bill Wyckoff ponders the question at KansasLiberty.com. "Life is not risk free, and a rich uncle isn’t going to come to my rescue,' says Main Street Money-man Bill Wyckoff. Especially not Uncle Sam, who's not only not rich, he's broke!" Wyckoff makes an argument for more tea party protests. A good read, recommended. Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

AMERICA, TODAY IS THE DAY!

TODAY, FEB. 27, IS THE DAY of NATIONAL PROTEST in dozens of cities across the country. We're protesting the growing Federal Monster of Bloated Government. They're called "Tea Parties" in a symbolic gesture to flash that helped start the first American Revolution against the British. JOIN US TODAY as we start the Second American Revolution, this time against the corruptocrats in Washington, D.C. See video for info (below). (Hat tip to Chicago Bungalow) The "Tea Party" protests are non-partisan: "Progressives are angered by Washington's continued pandering to corporate 'fat-cats'and conservatives are angered by Washington's willingness to prop-up failed enterprise. We have a common purpose - Washington is NOT listening!" Source: Portland, OR & SW Washington Tea Party Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

KANSAS ALREADY PROTESTING STIMULUS MONSTER

(Photo source: nicedeb.wordpress.com) The nationwide "Tea Party" protest events tomorrow will happen in more than 20 U.S. cities, but other towns have already had similar events. One example is a town in Kansas. At least 100 people turned out for an anti-stimulus protest in Overland Park, Kansas last Saturday. KSHB-TV fills us in: What started as an e-mail rant turned into a protest. There were signs and chants outside Kan. Rep. Dennis Moore's headquarters. Constituents are angry that he voted for the stimulus package. They say the bill was rushed through without support from both sides of the aisle or enough debate. More at KSHB-TV...

Rep. Moore, Democrat, has represented Kansas’s 3rd congressional district for 10 years. The photo here is from that protest. You can view it and more at "Overland Park, KS Porkulus Protest" on Nice Deb's website. See "Kansas 'Stimulus' Protest" at Rantings & Ravings for more about the Kansas protest. RELATED: List of All Tea Parties Nationwide, Feb 27 Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

Chicago Tea Party Update, Correction

Correction: The Chicago Tea Party protest rally will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, Feb. 27 (NOT at noon as we reported earlier; thanks to my fellow Freepers for pointing this out! See their comprehensive Tea Party Index) CHICAGO TEA PARTY FRIDAY, FEB 27, 11:00 A.M. Start: Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington End: Michigan Ave Bridge (Tribune Tower) NOT IN CHICAGO? THIS IS A NATIONWIDE EVENT! CLICK FOR TEA PARTIES IN OTHER CITIES THIS FRIDAY Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

Updated List of Tea Parties Nationwide

UPDATED, 3/3/09: The Feb. 27 nationwide "tea parties" were successful, with good turnouts. Consider this: The organizers got it all together with only a week's worth of coordinating group across the U.S. There will be more tea party protest events coming up across the U.S. Here is the list: March 10 - Write to your representatives in Congress (more info here) April 1 - Send a tea bag to the White House (more info here) April 15 - Tax Day Tea Parties nationwide (more info here) July 4 - Tea Parties nationwide (more info here) Previous post text: The following is a list of Tea Party events compiled by TCOT. There will be MANY protests being planned across the country, not just in Chicago! See the detailed list of cities, addresses and contact info below. This Friday, February 27th, there will be a lot of Tea Party Events happening in 23 cities (possibly more). There is a good rundown of talking points we should use when speaking to media or anyone else about the Tea Party events. Click here to read through the document. Washington Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 2:00pm Washington Monument Washington, DC Chicago Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 11:00am - 12:20pm Daley Plaza Civic Center 50 W Washington St. Contact Info: 312-282-9310 info@officialchicagoteaparty.com Atlanta Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Georgia State Capitol Building ~ Downtown Atlanta 206 Washington St SW Atlanta, GA Contact Info: 770-878-0024 atlantateaparty@gmail.com Orlando Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lake Eola (across from Panera Bread) Lake Eola Orlando, FL OrlandoTeaParty@MyAmericanism.com Ft. Worth Tea Party The Cowtown Bar & Grill Friday, February 27, 2009 3pm to 7pm 7108 Camp Bowie Blvd Fort Worth, TX 76116 682? 817? 570-7910 Pittsburgh Tea Party February 27, 2009 12pm - 1pm Point State Park Pittsburgh hlskittypryde@yahoo.com San Diego Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00am - 10:00am Just north of the Star of India, on San Diego Bay San Diego, CA 619-606-0337 http://www.nationwidechicagoteaparty.com Tulsa, OK Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 11:00am - 1:00pm Veteran's Park 21st & Boulder Tulsa, OK 918-760-8282 jaiblevins@hotmail.com Nashville Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN St. Louis Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 11:00am - 12:00pm The Steps of Arch Wharf Street Saint Louis, MO 636-346-1196 bill@hennessysview.com Houston Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 11:00am - 2:00pm Fondren Green at Discovery Green Park!!! Right in front of Amphitheatre!! Houston, TX 281-579-1956 fcravens1@peoplepc.com Portland, OR Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00am - 10:00am Pioneer Courthouse Square @ the corner of Broadway & Morrison (in front of the STARBUCKS) 715 SW Morrison St Portland, OR Kansas City, MO Tea Party Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:00am - 2:00pm J.C. Nichols Foundatin - Kansas City, MO 47th and J.C. Nichols Parkway K.C. MO Kansas City, MO RBALLARD9@kc.rr.com Cleveland Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Public Square in Downtown Cleveland 1 Public Square phil.ammar@gmail.com Denver Tea Party Friday, February 27, 2009 10:00am - 11:00am The East Capitol Steps Denver, CO briantcampbellsr@yahoo.com Philadelphia, PA Friday, February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Liberty Hall, Philadelphia Devon Generally, 215-259-3868 Generallyforsenate@gmail.com Seattle, WA Seattle Sons & Daughters of Liberty: A Seattle Action Network Friday, February 27, 2009 12:15pm - 1:15pm Westlake Park 410 Pine St., Seattle, WA redistributingknowledge@gmail.com Los Angeles, CA Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00am - 10:00am Santa Monica Pier ashleyingram86@gmail.com Lansing, MI Friday, February, 27, 2009 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm State Capitol in Lansing on North Capitol Ave. Joan: 517-282-2042 Wendy: 517-652-5855 wjdayhome@sbcglobal.net Fayetteville, NC Friday February 27, 2009 12:00pm - 1:00pm Liberty Point Resolves Marker Downtown Fayetteville, Hay St. Ralph Reagan Shelby County, AL Friday, February 27, 2009 12pm to 1pm Hwy 280 at the beginning of the crest going into Chelsea at entrance to Eagle Point Neighborhood Greenville, SC Friday, February 27, 2009 6:00pm - 7:30pm Reedy River Park - Banks of the Reedy River West of Main Street, behind the Peace Center Columbia, SC Statehouse no add'l details available at this time Pls follow link for up-to-the-second developments. Stay Active, -Eric Odom dontgo Movement Chicago News Bench Merchandise Chicago News Bench RSS Feed

ALERT: States Telling Obama To Shove It

Upcoming tea party events: March 10 - Write to your representatives in Congress (more info here) April 1 - Send a tea bag to the White House (more info here) April 15 - Tax Day Tea Party protest events nationwide (more info here) July 4 - Tea Party protest events nationwide (more info here) Secession, anybody? Eleven of the United States have told Washington to keep their "stimulus" money. They've told Barack Obama to shove it where the sun does not shine. With these incredible developments, one cannot help wonder how many more states will wise up, and which of them will be the first to secede from the Union. This startling report from Human Events on Feb. 23 (emphasis added): State governors -- looking down the gun barrel of long-term spending forced on them by the Obama “stimulus” plan -- are saying they will refuse to take the money. This is a Constitutional confrontation between the federal government and the states unlike any in our time. In the first five weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has acted so rashly that at least 11 states have decided that his brand of “hope” equates to an intolerable expansion of the federal government’s authority over the states. These states -- "Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California...Georgia," South Carolina, and Texas -- "have all introduced bills and resolutions" reminding Obama that the 10th Amendment protects the rights of the states, which are the rights of the people, by limting the power of the federal government. These resolutions call on Obama to “cease and desist” from his reckless government expansion and also indicate that federal laws and regulations implemented in violation of the 10th Amendment can be nullified by the states. When the Constitution was being ratified during the 1780s, the 10th Amendment was understood to be the linchpin that held the entire Bill of Rights together. The amendment states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." NOW READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE... WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FRIDAY? JOIN THE REVOLUTION AGAINST OBAMA'S POWER GRAB AND ATTEND A "TEA PARTY" PROTEST NEAR YOU. FOR INFO SEE "Update: Chicago Tea Party Logistics" and "Tea Party U.S.A.: The movement grows." CNB RSS Feed

Americans! Take This Friday Off!

What is needed is attendance in the tens of thousands. If YOU are aware of this event, attend! Call your friends, email your friends. Tell them to be there. Take the day off if you need to and attend a Tea Party near you! See "List of All Tea Parties Nationwide Feb 27" A lot of Americans will not go to work this Friday. In cities around the country, people who don't normally go to protests will do just that. Already sick of the Marxist "change" brought to Washington, conservatives will be attending "Tea Parties" from coast to coast. (More info and full list of cities and events here.) All will happen at mid-day, noonish, but some folks will take a partial or whole day off for this historic nationwide happening. In case you haven't heard, the Second American Revolution may have started last week when Rick Santelli fired off his "rant heard 'round the world." Speaking on live television from the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Santelli bashed Kenyan-born Barack Obama's economic policies (see video below). He said he would stage a "Chicago Tea Party" in July, but it's actually happening this Friday. It promises to be big... ...But is won't be big enough. Most of Friday's "Tea Parties" will see attendance in the hundreds, some in the thousands. What is needed is attendance in the tens of thousands. If YOU are aware of this event, attend! Call your friends, email your friends. Tell them to be there. Take the day off if you need to, but be there. Tea Party U.S.A.: The movement grows How to Organize Your Own “Tea Party” Protest THE SANTELLI RANT: A RED BULL RUSH Anthem for the Chicago Tea Party Ambassador: Obama Born In Kenya CNB RSS Feed