The Mayflower

A ship that brought a dream that built a Nation that brought a new kind of freedom to an ungrateful world!

The Boston Tea Party

The day was cold, the westerly wind swept in making Boston harbor choppy, the day was December 16. The only thing more prominent than the chill in the air, was the sense of rebellion, so thick it could be cut with a knife. The evening wind turned even colder at the South meeting house when a large group of Patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians burst from the crowd and headed to Griffin`s wharf where the 3 British tea ships were moored. Quickly, quietly and efficiently the Sons of Liberty went to work, with hatchets and axes, they hacked open the chests of tea and dumped them overboard. This is the event many claim led to the Revolutionary war, and ultimately Americas freedom.

Many events had led up to this point, most having to do with taxation - taxation without representation, over taxation and taxation of every kind. Britain was fighting dearly to hold her colonies in America together. The Crown shunning every attempt made by American representatives to have a seat in Parliament to have her voice heard.

The Tea Tax Act
Prior to this act the British Crown forced all tea trade to come through London so it could be taxed. This encouraged much tea smuggling directly to the colonise. So the British Parliament Passed the Tea Act where by all tea sold in the colonise had to be taxed and the money sent directly to Britain.

Those that do not learn from History are doomed to repeat it.

Is our Government out of control?

Shift your eyes to the top of this page. The changing figures in red is our national debt. That is what 13 trillion dollars looks like. How much is a trillion? A trillion seconds is equal to 31,688 years, now multiply that by 13, that equals 411,944 years. Washington we have a problem! The debt clock is spinning at just under 5 million dollars per second.

I prefer to think of that ticking clock as a time bomb and when it explodes in the very foreseeable future it will destroy America as we know it. The America we want our kids to grow up in.

When the founders met at the Constitutional Convention, the debate was not about left vs right. This European model has plagued us for too long. In the European Parliaments the socialists sat on the left side of the aisle and the conservatives sat on the right and the more radical you were in your views the further from the aisle you sat.

Our founding fathers debated power. They debated how much or how little power the federal government should have. Too much power leads to tyranny, too little power leads to chaos. The first government formed on the terms of the articles of confederation, was too small and powerless to re-supply the soldiers fighting at the battle of Valley Forge.
At this battle, of the 8000 soldiers fighting, 3000 abandoned Gen Washington and went home, about 200 officers resigned there commissions and about 2000 died of starvation and disease. Gen Washington attributed this disaster to Constitutional weakness of the central government under the articles of confederation.

In the final draft of the Constitution the power of the federal government was placed in the middle of the two extremes, with the emphasis on strong local self-government and states rights. Today that power base has moved more to the side of tyranny as our government spirals out of control of the people.

Don`t tread on us

If you think the tea parties are about racism then you are wasting your time on this blog. You may feel more comfortable at moveon.org

The original Boston tea party was about taxation without representation. America ask yourself this, does our government represent us and our values or do they use their position for personal profit and gain? Do they put our interest above special interest groups and lobbyists. Do our elected officials care more about getting re-elected than defending the constitution?

See my Links - 15 most corrupt politicians and Fix Congress - Save America

Now shift your eyes back to the top of the page, to the ticking time bomb and ask yourself this, IF NOT NOW THEN WHEN? IF NOT ME THEN WHO?

Yes the time is right for another tea party?

It`s not about Left or Right

It`s about doing the right thing. The above video clip you just watch was made by a teenager in Alabama, he gets it, the tea party goers of 1773 they got it, to days tea party people they got it. But why do so many people not get it, why do they vote the same corrupt politicians back in? How corrupt must Washington get before the sleeping masses wake. How big must our national debt be before we figure out there is a problem in Washington, How deep in the gutter must America sink before we as induviduals stand up and shout ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Yes, there are many things we cannot agree on, but can we afford to not agree on honesty and integrity?

Recently, on the Dave Ramsey radio show, he paid tribute to a close friend of his who had past away. He described him as a man who he could, and had on many occasions, sealed hundred thousand dollar deals with just a hand shake. How many of our elected officials could you say that about? Can people say that about you?

I contend that there is no Honor in leaving our children a 13 trillion dollar debt, there is no Integrity in the special interest groups who have bought and paid for the politicians. What happened to "We the people ........"?
When did "We the people............" become, "Us the Government........" George Washington called government a necessary evil. Like fire, either you control it or it will control you!

It`s not about R`s and D`s

So many people said, when the Republicans (R) were in office, "we need to vote them out, put the other party in, they can stop this ship from sinking. So, we changed from R to Democrat (D) and the ship is still sinking. Now the call is out for the midterm elections - "Lets change back to R" .

Want a news flash? We are long past changing R`s and D`s. We need to radically restore America back to what the founders had in mind, when they debated whether Americans had enough honor and integrity to self govern. At the end of the revolutionary war Samuel Adams wrote in a letter to Richard Henry Lee (one of the signers of the declaration of independence and a great Uncle of Robert E Lee) in which he wrote " I thank God I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom if she will. It depends on her virtue".
John Adams pointed out,"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".

The reason I started this blog is not about restoring the "R" or the "D" it`s about restoring the "H" and the "I"
Honor and Integrity to a dying nation.