Tea, Tea Everywhere, But Not a Drop To Drink

Witnessed on April 15^th were gathering across the entire nation. There were about 879 in fact, with attendance that numbered from several hundred (little ole Lynchburg had 1200 to 1800) to tens of thousands. The total participants could have been near 1 million, which when considered that many took time from busy lives working and don’t usually attend political protests that number becomes even more substantial.

Unlike many rallies of the left, no one was paid or was force to attend. The tea parties were not “astroturfed” as Nancy Pelosi, Squeaker of the House, has asserted. Astroturf refers to the left’s common practice of importing fake protesters either with unionists getting the “day off” and told it would be a good idea they attend, busing by the boatloads school children and welfare recipients or just plain paying people to show up.

So, if the tea rallies were really financed by rich benefactors, why didn’t they provide better protest signs. Almost all were home made and carried many themes that were only somewhat related. One common saying was “T.E.A. Tax Enough Already,” which Obama naturally translates into “Tax Everything Absolutely.” But, my favorite was “Honk, if I’m paying your mortgage.” Sort of helps enjoin those who’ve been enjoying a free party all this time at someone else’s expense.

The tea parties were the one silver lining on a day that otherwise holds only black clouds for me. Just ask my wife. She says I’m just a bear at tax time. That’s because everything we do generate taxable events. That’s what the IRS calls them when taxpayers move their own money around. Sell a stock or mutual fund, pay some tax. Actually, have stock or mutual funds, pay taxes.

The government is worse than the mafia wanting a “cut” of every monetary transaction that occurs regardless of its purpose. Anyway, by the time I’m finished tabulating, we end up owing a substantial amount. It’s the result of living prudently saving money, which is now penalized by a system that is geared for those who lack personal responsibility and save nothing.

Hence, the mortgage meltdown caused by government dictating that banks must lend to those who in a million years could never pay it back. Technically, giving money away for housing creating toxic assets a.k.a. debts (Now, they’re legacy assets). Well, in the free market somebody eventually pays. Those with retirement funds in the stock market paid by losing half of what they were worth.

The rallying cry of the original tea parties was “Taxation without representation.” The leftist DNC media points out that the “right-wing” attendees of the April 15^th protest do get representation. Why, they got to vote in the last election. They just lost. While that may be true, the taxation without representation slogan over simplifies the argument then and now.

The rebelling colonists did indeed have no representation being that King George was a monarch. But the colonists had no representation for years every since the New World was first settled. It wasn’t until England was going to impose an incredible increase on tea did colonists’ discontent really brew.

At that point, the no representation really kicked in. It probably seemed to the colonists that the monarchy would stop at nothing when it came to taxation. Why even to taxing rats in people’s homes. With no way to address it peaceably, the angry colonists resorted to the only means possible to stop the tax tyranny: Rebellion and Revolution.

If you think it can’t happen again, think again. In Oregon, the legislators are considering raising that tax on beer by 1800%. The current tax is already the highest cost in making beer. The new tax would effectively introduce prohibition all over again. Now beer may not be as universally “drunk” as tea was then, but taxes are being raised everywhere on everything absolutely. Even here in Lynchburg, city council actually voted 4-3 to raise property taxes in there troubling times. Well, get real, council.

The tea parties represent a working class angry at over burdening taxes and out of control spending that’s mostly not for stimulus. Instead the spending is for pet liberal projects and Democrat vote pandering schemes designed to eventually lock out responsible Americans to never be able to stop it electorally. Many are finally saying “Enough” and demanding a return to constitutional government.

For the US Constitution, a result of the abuses of power by the King of England, is the most anti-tyrannical governmental document ever created. The limitations contained within were specifically written to prevent what many perceive is happening today. The fact that Obama thinks supporting the constitution as subversive is just another sign that he’s the real threat to life, liberty and the republic.