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2009-04-13 Home Front: Politix

Liberal "Tea Party" counter-protest fails miserably (video)

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Posted by Mike 2009-04-13 06:12|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Taxes are for the ~~serfs~~ little people. The ~~inner party~~ 'ruling class' knows better.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-04-13 09:03|| 2009-04-13 09:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The basic problem is that the Tea Parties, though the right would *like* to claim them, are not Republican in character. In fact, their impulse is halfway between the Red and Blue States resolutions of the 10th Amendment, and Ron Paul.

That is, both Red and Blue States agree that the US federal government is "out of control", across the board. And while the right or the left particularly care about individual parts that are out of control, they are both starting to agree that the entire government is out of whack as a whole.

So it's not a left or right issue. Instead it is a "The People and the individual States vs. the political parties and the bureaucracy" fight.

The political parties have no constitutional standing, but they rule as a duopoly, excluding the States and the people from the federal government, in favor of their own prerogatives and secret agreements.

The same applies to the bureaucracy. It is far more concerned with feeding itself than executing the law. Congress has given it the power to *make* the law, outside of the normal checks and balances.

Finally the States and the people are realizing that this is an intolerable situation. And if it continues, there is no other real choice than to call a constitutional convention, as dangerous as that is. Because between the political parties and the bureaucracy, the fate of America is at risk.

This is the real message of the Tea Parties, whether or not even the people attending them consciously realize it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-13 09:27|| 2009-04-13 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course it failed miserably. Everyone forgot to bring their giant puppets.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-04-13 10:46|| 2009-04-13 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The one thing everyone seems to forget about 'tea parties' is what happened when the original Boston Tea Party failed... look it up... are the Tea Party protestors willing to take that step? Maybe that is why they are mostly ignored by Gov and the Media.

Posted by Ulinesh Hapsburg5687 2009-04-13 11:23|| 2009-04-13 11:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Dunno what the solution is but I'm afraid if there was a constitutional convention the same old, usual politicians would hijack it.

Love the way that woman just smiles and runs away when asked how she knows that Fox News pays for the conservative tea parties. Nice smile.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-04-13 11:55|| 2009-04-13 11:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Love the way that woman just smiles and runs away when asked how she knows that Fox News pays for the conservative tea parties.

For the left its all about feelings, not about facts. That's why she's smiling, she don't need no stinking facts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-04-13 12:45|| 2009-04-13 12:45|| Front Page Top

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