Why this average American is joining Tea Party Nation by Constance J. Tobey

Why this average American is joining Tea Party NationPosted by Constance J. Tobey


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Aside from participating in every national election since I was old enough to vote, I have not been what you would call politically active. Recently I registered with Tea Party Nation, and am using my vacation to attend the Tea Party Unity Convention in Las Vegas. I do not care for Las Vegas, especially in July, when the heat is unbelievable. I shall try to bear up in my air-conditioned suite. This blog post is for all the quiet, hard-working Americans who are trying to keep their country from being sold out from underneath them. See you in Las Vegas.


WHY I AM JOINING THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT

by Constance Tobey


I am joining the Tea Party Movement because I believe Mark Twain, who said,"Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time, and your government when it deserves it." I think this government is taking a path that will lead to much unhappiness and suffering for it's citizens. How can I remain silent?


I am joining because of my 87-year-old mother, who every week out of her hard-earned savings writes checks for the poor in Haiti, the local homeless shelter, and many others in need. I want her to be able to send her money where it is most needed, not have it taken away from her and wasted in huge, soulless government programs.


I am joining because of the eighth-graders in the school where I work who will in a week's time be visiting Gettysburg, Arlington, and the monuments in Washington to a freedom loving people who have given everything that we might enjoy its benefits. I want those students to have the same good life in a free republic that I have had.


I am joining because of my family, some of whom were native Americans, and some of whom have lived here since the mid 1600's. I am descended from a person who built fast clipper ships, another who was a U.S. senator and in the 1950's wrote a book about the need for Americans to return to moral behavior. Would that we had listened. Mostly, I am descended from a long line of people who worked hard, worshipped their God, took care of the families and neighbors, shouldered their responsibilities and helped to make our country a place of which to be proud. I don't want to let them down.


I am joining because I am a Christian and my religion is under attack by the very people who should be defending my right to practice it. I owe it to those who have suffered because they had the courage to stand up for their faith.


I am joining because of the men and women in military service who are putting themselves in extreme danger and who have left their lives behind for my sake. They deserve a country that is 100% behind them.


I am joining because speaking out is my right. In a free republic a dissenting opinion may be heard. Intimidation, hatred, and violence are not used to silence those who would speak their conscience. I do not support those who would use them. I will stand up against them.


I am joining because of the example set by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, and all the patriots before me. I want to be able to say I preserved the Constitution, the union, and my country to the best of my ability.


I am joining the Tea Party Movement because I believe good Americans want the truth to prevail, and want us to live for freedom for the generations that come after us. I know that we can change our direction. I believe this because, again in the words of Mark Twain, " An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before."