tea party

 

Two questions:

  1. If the U.S. Supreme Court believes the First Amendment guarantees election candidates the right to get unlimited campaign donations from corporations, unions and non-profits, would it support a candidate’s right to use the First Amendment to protect a likely racist statement on a ballot?
  2. Has the election of President Barack Obama elevated racial tension in the U.S.?

 
 

The "Tea Party" circuit seemed to have cooled a bit until recent happenings. The Massachusetts election for a seat in the U.S. Senate went to Republican Scott Brown — a seat long held by the late Democrat Sen. Ted Kennedy. And Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, rallied the "partiers" during their "convention." Now Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has embraced the Tea Party movement.

 
 

I think the Founding Fathers might take some pride in knowing anti-tax protesters throughout the United States recently attended "tea parties" to vent frustration and anger over government spending and taxes.