A Seattle radio talk show host Friday evening asked each caller for the first thing that came to their mind when he said "Tea Party." Callers had some good comments about taxation, truth, and the constitution. I have to answer that question too. What comes to mind for me is Freedom. An overwhelming love of freedom along with a fear of loosing it, it seems to me, is what the tea party goers have in common.
Lower taxation is of course a form of freedom. The government enslaves us to the extent that it demands the fruits of our labor. Truth and freedom also go hand in hand. When he said, "the truth shall set you free," Jesus probably wasn't talking about freedom of speech, but he could have been. Despots, tyrants, and dictators, not only use force for control, but must first gain support through lies. They must create enemies and denigrate their political opponents. The principal and purpose behind the constitution is freedom, freedom through law. Would-be despots will always attempt to circumvent the restrains on their power of the constitution.
High taxation, lies, disdain for the limits to government power imposed by the constitution; these constitute threats to a free people. That is what the brings us to the tea parties.
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