The Writing on the Wall

I am sitting here on Saturday afternoon listening to an internet talk show when I really should be doing something else and was just struck by a thought. Scary huh that I actually think? Anyway a caller just mentioned how she had just recently began to pay attention to politics and is scared with what she sees.

One man's opinion on the local tea party movement

Every once in awhile I feel the need to explain my opinion on what I feel the Tea Party movement is all about. I am also asked by many people that same question. Most people who are not involved in the tea party movement only know about it from what they read and hear about it in the mainstream media which is not always accurate. Obviously the latest is the clip being shown of Schiller from NPR calling us gun-toting racists.

First Amendment Dilemma for Tea Party

The recent Supreme Court decision regarding the Westboro Baptist Church and their freedom to protest at funerals of slain soldiers presents somewhat of a problem for tea party members like me. The decision protects the church’s first amendment rights, free speech and freedom to assemble, and as one who believes in as strict interpretation of the Constitution, it is hard to argue with that. But then there is the other side of the argument which is that of respect.