If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then the Occupy contingent would be more closely aligned with Al-Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda has for years targeted Wall Street as the source of capitalism, greed and materialism.  Occupy … ditto.

Al-Qaeda implemented plans to disturb or destroy Wall Street.  Occupy … ditto.

Al-Qaeda has engendered support from the national mainstream media and the left (same thing).  Occupy … ditto.

Clearly Al-Qaeda and Occupy have differing motivations however their target and goals seem identical.  The problem is that if they achieve their goal then our economic and political system will be vulnerable to the agendas of both the Occupy misfits and the Al-Qaeda terrorists.

The Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

Thus our right to keep and bear arms is not to hunt or to keep thugs from stealing our stuff … it’s to have citizens armed with weapons and able to form militias to protect our State from oppressive governments!

Funny how it seems to get back to an out of control Federal government usurping the rights of individuals and States.

These people are either woefully ignorant, or disingenuous at best.  The Tea Party supports the 10 Amendment, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”  In other words the Federal governments powers and authority are limited to those few and specific things assigned to it.

A simple way to understand this is that your problems and needs should be handled as close to you as possible.  You are responsible to provide and protect yourself.  In some instances that job will be too big for you.  At those times those things should be handled by your family, then your community, then your State, then the Federal government.

Today we’ve turned that on it’s head and look to the Federal government first to fix our problems and provide for us.

The Tea Party is not for Anarchy, it is for each person and entity assuming its proper role and authority.
 

The principles of the Constitution are based on, or inspired by Biblical principles, Biblical principles reflect the character of God.  Many people won’t understand this but let me explain rationally and equivocally using one characteristic of God as an example.

God is love.  God wants us to love others as He does.  Life experience and logic tell you that if you kidnapped someone and forced them to “love” you, that would not be true love.  Love requires choice not force or coercion.

One application of that Biblical principle based on the character of God is that in America you have freedom of religion (not freedom “from” religion).  Each person has the right to choose to worship or not as he or she chooses. 

Why?  Because God loves you, He will not force you to love Him.

Moreover, the application of this Biblical principle is an example of America’s supremacy over many other nations.  In many nations today you do not have the freedom to exercise religion, or your choice of which religion to practice is forced upon you.  As I write this article there is a Christian father in Iran who is facing execution because he refused to renounce his Christian faith and return to Islam.

Thus The Tea Party, like our Constitution is not trying to establish a religion, it’s trying to protect everyone’s rights by relying on the wisdom of our Founders who based our laws on Biblical principles.

The bottom line is that if you are an Atheist, Muslim, Pagan, Christian, Agnostic, et.al … you have the Liberty to hold and express those views because that is your God-given right protected by our Constitution.

When it comes to our Libertarian friends two issues jump out at me right away; Morals matter and Religion matters.

While we share many concerns with Libertarians, especially when it comes to the economy, what distinguishes Tea Party members is that it is not ONLY about the economy.  Our Founding Fathers were clear, in order for this nation to survive it must by lead my moral people held accountable by moral people.

Character matters.  Social issues such as abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research are important.  What is taught to our children in schools about tolerance, sex and history are important.  And maintaining a strong military is essential.

We cannot be scared away from acknowledging the fact that America is a great, prosperous, tolerant, generous, law-abiding nation because she was founded on Biblical principles.  To the degree that we stray from that will erode our national character and benefits.
 

I understand the strategic need to use the Republican Party to get candidates into office.  However, some well-meaning GOP’ers simply can’t wrap their conditioned mind around the concept that we are not a “plank” of the GOP, we’re not a bunch of disenfranchised members of the Republican Party, and we’re not capable of being bullied by their usual tactics!

Let me state our relationship with the Republican Party plainly and clearly:  Like it or not we live in a two party system.  The Tea Party is strategically using the GOP to get conservative candidates in office.  We are doing that by replacing Liberal Republicans then winning elections against the other party.

Allow me to share two quick stories to illustrate this point.  My first meeting as a leader of our local Tea Party was in a friend’s house with about 20 other people.  As I shared this concept I was met with some blank stares and some confused people nodding their heads.  When this concept was applied to voting I asserted that I would not vote for a candidate who was not conservative simply because he/she had an “R” after their name.  There was a group gasp followed by days of angry and concerned calls and emails.

Several months later I was having a breakfast meeting with the Chief of Staff for my local Congressman.  He patiently explained to me how we needed to put up more liberal candidates in some areas so that we could win those seats to ensure a larger voting bloc in the house … blah, blah, blah.  I chuckled and told him, “That’s not the way it works anymore.  Here’s how it works.  You put up conservative candidates and we will vote for them and they will win.  You put up RJINO’s and we will not vote for them and you will lose.”

The GOP thinks the Tea Party is a fringe of the Republican Party that they can use.  They have it backwards.  The Tea Party is a distinct voting bloc that is resolute.  They are not using us, Rather we are using them!

This is epidemic when it comes to the Tea Party.  Liberals believe the Tea Party is just a fringe wing of the Republican Party.  Republicans think it’s the embarrassing Constitution carrying, Bible thumping element of their political party.  Libertarians and Independents are just as confused.

This week I will post a new article each day that briefly explains the differences.  I will provide clarity to the muddy waters by describing how and why the GOP, Libertarians, Anarchist, NRA and Christian labels can’t possibly summarize what the Tea Party is about.

Hold on … I’m about to offend just about everybody … that is, everyone who’s not truly a Tea Party member.
 

But they have a crusade.  They’re true believers and will stop at nothing to get their point across.

Yesterday they stormed the Port of Longview which “plays an important role in economic development by creating jobs in manufacturing and international trade. It develops infrastructure to support these jobs at its marine terminals and industrial property, creating a positive economic ripple that strengthens the local community.” (Port of Longview website)

They held six guards hostage for hours, vandalized thousands of dollars worth of property, and dumped needed and valuable grain.

Who were these terrorists?  Radical Muslims?  Eco-Terrorists?  Tea Party?  No … it was the International Longshore and Warehouse Union!

• Of course no arrests were made!
  
• No mention of this domestic terrorist incident in the national news! (here’s a local report)
  
• No condemnation by any politicians!
  

In fact it’s only aluminum foil-hat-wearing basement bloggers like me reporting on this.

If this act of terrorism was carried out by any other group it would be national headlines.  If it was the Tea Party demands for arrests and federal indictments would be immediate.  I would have to go into my bomb shelter and lock the bank vault security door behind me.  Other conservatives would be rounded up and sent to Guantanamo Bay (or did Obama shut that down like he said he would during his campaign … oh no, he didn’t.  Yet another lie, but I digress)

These domestic terrorist organizations we call Unions have free reign to do and say whatever they like because they give money to politicians in both parties … it’s as simple as that!

Perhaps our war on terrorism needs to shift focus from the middle east to DC.

The first simply drew my attention to President Obama’s latest Executive Order, authorizing the blocking of property for Terrorists.  The question from my friend was, “Should this raise red flags or is it normal and justified?”

My initial thought was this is simply another tool that can be used to slowly erode our liberties as the ruling class decides to whom this applies and to what extent does this allow them to rob Americans of the right to own property.

Then I receive the tweet from another friend telling me that William Yeomans wrote an article in the POLITICO announcing that those who align their values with the Tea Party “have now become full-blown terrorists.”

After looking into who this “Yeoman” is I quickly turned the lights off in my basement where I stare glassy-eyed at my blog, triple locked my soundproof door and recounted the boxes of ammunition for my guns.

As it turns out Mr. Yeomans “served as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s Chief Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has also been Legal Director of the Alliance for Justice and the first Director of Programs for the American Constitution Society, where he spearheaded the launch of its two publications: the Harvard Law and Policy Review and Advance. Prior to that, he spent 26 years at the Department of Justice where he litigated and supervised civil rights cases in the federal courts. He served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Staff, and acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.”

Let me connect the dots for you:

1. Monday July 25, 2011 President Obama gave himself the authority to interfere with the property rights of American citizens who he believes are terrorists.
2. Friday July 29, 2011 a well placed constitutional and human rights “expert” announces that conservatives are in fact Terrorists.
   

Call it paranoia, but this can’t be good.

**************

UPDATE

**************

Yesterday, August 1, 2011, again according to Politico our nations Vice President, Joe Biden in the context of the debate over raising the debt ceiling stated, "They ("Tea Party Republicans … whatever that is) have acted like terrorists."

Democrats, Liberals, and RHINO’s understand … To disagree with your beliefs and policies is not an act of terrorism, it is an act of Patroitism!

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann formally enters the Republican presidential contest Monday amid signs that she is already a leading alternative to national front-runner Mitt Romney, after a poll released over the weekend showed the two running neck-and-neck in Iowa.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announces her candidacy for president at a rally in Iowa. Courtesy Fox News.

The poll positions Ms. Bachmann in the nation’s first nominating state, and possibly elsewhere, as the top populist, tea-party backed challenger to Mr. Romney, who owes his support, in large part, to the establishment, business-friendly wing of the GOP.

See Full WSJ Article Here

Through negligence or naïveté we have allowed our elected officials to usurp authority they do not have, power they do not wield and responsibilities they do not own.  Their selfish abuse of power has morphed into a political system that is contrary to our Constitution.

We will not allow that … We are silent no longer.

Our elected officials have proven themselves to be untrustworthy and irresponsible and we will no require of them both trustworthiness and responsibility.

This is what the Tea Party is … We The People rightly defending our Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic!

People often seek a quick and easy solution to our nation’s problems.  While the solution is not quick and easy, it is sure and simple.

If we want to correct all of these and other problems that plague our nation today one simple solution is to privatize all these services.  The problem is that our Federal government has assumed responsibility in areas that it should not have.

I’m not pretending that we could simply make massive cuts to the Federal government today.  These changes must be done wisely and carefully … but they must be done.