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1. What is the Tea Party ?
2. And who here here opposes the Tea Party ?
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is a populist political movement in the United States that emerged in 2009 through a series of locally and nationally-coordinated protests.[1][2][3] The protests were partially in response to several Federal laws: the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,[4] the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,[5][6] and a series of health care reform bills.[7]
The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773—a protest by American colonists against various acts by the British monarchy which, among other things, attempted to establish a monopoly on the importation of tea into the colonies by giving a cut on re-importation tax imposed on the East India Company.[8] Tea Party protests have invoked themes, images, and slogans similar to those used during the pre-revolutionary period in American history.[9][10][11]
The movement has no central leadership but is a loose affiliation of smaller local groups.[12] The movement's primary concerns include, but are not limited to, cutting back the size of government,[13] lowering taxes,[14] reducing what it considers wasteful spending,[15] reducing the national debt and federal budget deficit,[13]and adhering to the United States Constitution,[16] among other issues. The movement's members have been known to speak out on a wide variety of other issues, such as national defense,[17] illegal immigration,[18] etc.
The theme of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic event of American history, has long been used by anti-tax protesters.[19][20][21] It was part of Tax Day protests held throughout the 1990s and earlier.[22][23][24][25] More recently, the Libertarian theme of the "tea party" began with Republican Congressman Ron Paul supporters as a fund raising event during the 2008 presidential primaries to emphasize Paul's fiscal conservatism, which laid the groundwork for the modern-day Tea Party movement.
Early local protest events
On January 24th, Trevor Leach and members of the Young Americans for Liberty organized the first "Tea Party" of 2009 after several weeks of planning in response to proposed taxes by New York Governor David Paterson and the federal bailouts of late 2008. Several of the protesters wore indian headdresses similar to the band of 18th century patriots who dumped tea in Boston Harbor to express outrage about British taxes. [30]
New York Times journalist Kate Zernike reported that leaders within the Tea Party credit Seattle blogger and conservative activist Keli Carender with organizing the first Tea Party in February 2009, although the term "Tea Party" was not used.[31] Other articles, written by Chris Good of The Atlantic[32] and NPR’s Martin Kaste,[33] credit Carender as, "one of the first" Tea Party organizers and state that she "organized some of the earliest Tea Party-style protests."
Carender first organized what she called a "Porkulus Protest" in Seattle on Presidents Day, February 16, the day before President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill into law.[34] Carender said she did it without support from outside groups or city officials. "I just got fed up and planned it." Carender said 120 people participated. "Which is amazing for the bluest of blue cities I live in, and on only four days notice! This was due to me spending the entire four days calling and emailing every person, think tank, policy center, university professors (that were sympathetic), etc. in town, and not stopping until the day came."[35][36]
Carender also contacted conservative author and Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, and asked her to publicize the rally on her blog.[35] Carender then held a second protest on February 27, 2009, reporting "We more than doubled our attendance at this one."[31] On Tax Day, six weeks later, 1,200 people gathered for a Tea Party protes
Tea Party movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. And who here here opposes the Tea Party ?
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is a populist political movement in the United States that emerged in 2009 through a series of locally and nationally-coordinated protests.[1][2][3] The protests were partially in response to several Federal laws: the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,[4] the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,[5][6] and a series of health care reform bills.[7]
The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773—a protest by American colonists against various acts by the British monarchy which, among other things, attempted to establish a monopoly on the importation of tea into the colonies by giving a cut on re-importation tax imposed on the East India Company.[8] Tea Party protests have invoked themes, images, and slogans similar to those used during the pre-revolutionary period in American history.[9][10][11]
The movement has no central leadership but is a loose affiliation of smaller local groups.[12] The movement's primary concerns include, but are not limited to, cutting back the size of government,[13] lowering taxes,[14] reducing what it considers wasteful spending,[15] reducing the national debt and federal budget deficit,[13]and adhering to the United States Constitution,[16] among other issues. The movement's members have been known to speak out on a wide variety of other issues, such as national defense,[17] illegal immigration,[18] etc.
The theme of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic event of American history, has long been used by anti-tax protesters.[19][20][21] It was part of Tax Day protests held throughout the 1990s and earlier.[22][23][24][25] More recently, the Libertarian theme of the "tea party" began with Republican Congressman Ron Paul supporters as a fund raising event during the 2008 presidential primaries to emphasize Paul's fiscal conservatism, which laid the groundwork for the modern-day Tea Party movement.
Early local protest events
On January 24th, Trevor Leach and members of the Young Americans for Liberty organized the first "Tea Party" of 2009 after several weeks of planning in response to proposed taxes by New York Governor David Paterson and the federal bailouts of late 2008. Several of the protesters wore indian headdresses similar to the band of 18th century patriots who dumped tea in Boston Harbor to express outrage about British taxes. [30]
New York Times journalist Kate Zernike reported that leaders within the Tea Party credit Seattle blogger and conservative activist Keli Carender with organizing the first Tea Party in February 2009, although the term "Tea Party" was not used.[31] Other articles, written by Chris Good of The Atlantic[32] and NPR’s Martin Kaste,[33] credit Carender as, "one of the first" Tea Party organizers and state that she "organized some of the earliest Tea Party-style protests."
Carender first organized what she called a "Porkulus Protest" in Seattle on Presidents Day, February 16, the day before President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill into law.[34] Carender said she did it without support from outside groups or city officials. "I just got fed up and planned it." Carender said 120 people participated. "Which is amazing for the bluest of blue cities I live in, and on only four days notice! This was due to me spending the entire four days calling and emailing every person, think tank, policy center, university professors (that were sympathetic), etc. in town, and not stopping until the day came."[35][36]
Carender also contacted conservative author and Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, and asked her to publicize the rally on her blog.[35] Carender then held a second protest on February 27, 2009, reporting "We more than doubled our attendance at this one."[31] On Tax Day, six weeks later, 1,200 people gathered for a Tea Party protes
Tea Party movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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