Description of a tea party on 3/20/10 by Buck Shot
(libertarian)
Friday, April 16, 2010
The end of march is being blessed with the most beautiful weather, bathed in bright sunlight, aired in moderate temperatures, and full of Gods theme song sung by the little birdies. Today was my first ever tea party and I am excited to witness the awe inspiring crowds that grace the capitol buildings lawn. My brother Phil and I board the Metro to take a short trip into town. As we ride, our conversation becomes a discussion of all the different inequities of the federal government and how things would be different if we were in charge. Phil says he would need a copy of the federal budget and a box of red pens, because he said, "we don't need to spend so much money".
We get off the train and begin to ascend to the streets via the escalator as we joke about what to do if the escalator broke down. The sun's rays are illuminating the dark cavern of the subway as we ascend and are enveloped in the most agreeable day I have witnessed. "Boy I wish I wore shorts", I said as we begin to walk toward the magnificently domed building. I am taken back by the grandeur of it all and am humbled in it's presence. I just couldn't imagine how people in the 19th century could build such things with no modern equipment like we have today.
Getting close we hear over the roar of the crowd a person on the microphone start the chant "kill the bill", and without hesitation the crowd begins. There is no doubt that the people inside the building hear the roar and are intimidated by the presence of over forty thousand people strong. Everyone is here to show their displeasure of how the congress would ram through a piece of legislation that would essentially transform 1/6th of the nations economy into a social entitlement program that Cloward and Piven would be proud of today. Walking through the crowd, the signs are quite clear that people know their 9th amendment with sayings such as, " Don't tread on me". Surely congress doesn't want the venom of the people to infect them and remove them from office. What would be the reason to ignore the rattle snake of dissension if your suppose to be in tune to what the vipers need?
Ultimately the bill is not about health care for 10% of the country but control over all. It is through, charity and good will, do people get their needs met not government takeovers. It is said that this bill is to help control 1/6th of the economy but I believe that the control has tentacles that reach into every aspect of American life. The bill will mandate that everyone buys healthcare and if you don't you will be fined or they will attach your wages or harass your employers and the list goes on and on.
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Hi, I am running for congress in Texas and I attended and spoke at a Tea Party last week. I think both the Republicans and Democrats are missing the point of the Tea Parties that were held on Tax Day. We were not protesting the taxes we are paying. We were protesting the inappropriate use of these taxes. We were protesting that we are financing the restrictions in our rights and we are even financing the control over our lives that we do not want to give up.
It was not about taxes, it was about the loss of freedom, liberty, income and representation. Neither party represents us either more, and it is time for us to take our nation and the control of our lives back.
