TEA Parties

[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.

[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.

[monster]

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 wait just one doggone minute on this. Voting has nothing to do with representation. Apparently. Us immigrants, we have to pay taxes. But we are not allowed to vote. apparently, though, it's not "taxation without representation" because we have representation -elected officials are still supposed to listen to us and work n our behalf.... we just have no say in choosing who they are. I'm sure they still care about us, though.....