tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27814865.post3877905739890381147..comments2023-07-19T09:35:50.843-05:00Comments on The Morality War: Tea Parties and moralityRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14081336591414529365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27814865.post-17839889873612216172009-04-06T21:02:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:02:00.000-05:00Burgess - I am beginning to have my own misgivings...Burgess - I am beginning to have my own misgivings about a group that claims to support nothing more definite than "the power of the people" or some such. I'm afraid the so-called Tea Party Movement may amount to nothing more than promoting rule by majority whim.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081336591414529365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27814865.post-27544401430254974282009-04-06T19:43:00.000-05:002009-04-06T19:43:00.000-05:00> "Unfortunately, the organizers of the Ok...> "Unfortunately, the organizers of the Oklahoma City Tea Party have chosen not to allow any outside literature to be distributed at their event at noon at the State Capitol."<BR/><BR/>That is understandable if they want to promote their own principles. But that raises a question.<BR/><BR/>Have the organizers published a defining set of underlying principles, that is, principles that separate them from others?<BR/><BR/>I have looked but not yet found such a statement of principles.<BR/><BR/>I would be cautious about associating with any organization that wants to bring people into the streets and parks based only on appeals to tradition or mere rejection of government policies. I would want to know what they are <I>for</I>. The exception would be if the organization is ad hoc and focused very narrowly -- for example, a coalition of socialists and conservatives opposed to a military draft.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com