TEA Parties

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

The Boston Tea Party was to protest taxation without representation.

Guess what? You have representation. You voted. You lost.

Now get out there and do something for the GOOD of the country. Or keep whining. Your choice.

That is all.

So people who disapprove of the current government aren't allowed to voice their discontent? This is no different than anti-war protests in 2002. The actions of the government do not sit well with these people, so they are taking advantage of their 1st Amendment rights to express their dissatisfaction. Yes the original Boston Tea Party was in direct response to the British taxes levied on the colonies. However its not about the tea then or now. Its about a group of people who see the government overstepping it's boundaries and voicing their concerns about it. Yeah its a little outlandish and some of what a few people at these "Tea Parties" have to say is a bit on the ridiculous side, but that doesn't matter in the big picture, and neither does the fact that the original Tea Party was about taxation sans representation.