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Originally posted by infinite
The original "tea party" was over taxation from the Mother country and refusal to allow the 13 colonies to have their own representation i.e no taxation without representation. British colonialism, Monarchy and empire building - Not "let criticise the President because he's a liberal"
See Tea Act 1773, which resulted in the direct action protest by colonists in Boston on December 16th 1773. Then the creation of the Continental Congress, Peyton Randolph (in theory the first President of the America) and the rest is history.
I still have no idea why these "tea parties" are considered anything like the Boston tea party or revolutionary for that matter
Originally posted by infinite
reply to post by ZindoDoone
No.
It is Wall Street disliking punishment for mismanagement and throwing their toys out of the pram when Obama demands regulation. That's what the economic libertarians were referring to on CNBC.
[edit on 20-4-2009 by infinite]
Originally posted by Anonymous Avatar
It gives me goose bumps to see the American people get it. Every Tea Party seemed to get it. It's not Republican or Democrat, anymore. The whole divide and conquer thing does not seem to be working and the more they seem to be trying it, the more it seems the American people are getting it.
In the game being played out, we the people are stocking up on guns and ammo and we had the Tea Parties that saw no division in political lines. Oh ya and more and more of the military and the police are on our side... read here
A well very good move on our part, thanks largely the the internet.
NWO, your move. Are you sure you want to stay on this path?
Originally posted by mybigunit
It is taxation without representation when ALL of these reps were called in odds of 300 to 1 to NOT bailout the banks and they did it anyways.[edit on 20-4-2009 by mybigunit]