“In May of 1773 Parliament concocted a clever plan. They gave the struggling East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea to America. Additionally, Parliament reduced the duty the colonies would have to pay for the imported tea. The Americans would now get their tea at a cheaper price than ever before. However, if the colonies paid the duty tax on the imported tea they would be acknowledging Parliament’s right to tax them. Tea was a staple of colonial life – it was assumed that the colonists would rather pay the tax than deny themselves the pleasure of a cup of tea.

The colonists were not fooled by Parliament’s ploy.”

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

So there you have it. If you can understand that historical account, you can understand the truth behind all the disinformation you’ve been seeing about the Tea Party movement on TV and on the internet. There is a significant number of people, including myself, who simply oppose government-sponsored stupidity and are not fooled by imaginary crises like Global Warming.

Anyway, I have been to three Tea Party events so far this year and plan to attend more. I was not recruited to attend any of them. I was not paid by anyone. I was not contacted by any political party concerning any of the events. In fact, I had to pay for my Got Tea? t-shirt, I had to take long lunch breaks from work to attend the first two Tea Parties, and I had to pay for a bus ticket, a ham sandwich and a bottle of water.

Now, most of you understand that Americans recognize that they have rights endowed them by their Creator. These rights are written down and can be seen in a document called the Constitution. We, the Tea Partiers, are exercising our rights and would like to see *all* people do the same.

Many thanks to Lucia for allowing me the opportunity to post this. She is the hostess with the mostess!