The Tennessee Tea Party had its beginnings in February 2009 as part of the first Nationwide protest on February 27, 2009. Having inspiration from Rick Santelli's February 19th rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Middle Tennessee patriots banded together in protest of the Obama stimulus package and tax and spend agenda. The Tennessee Tea Party again came together for the April 15th Tax Day protest drawing several thousand disgruntled taxpayers to the State Capital. In May 2009 the Tennessee Tea Party incorporated in the state of Tennessee as a not for profit organization.
From its beginnings in 2009 the Tennessee Tea Party has been instrumental in organizing numerous protests and rally's across Middle Tennessee. We have evolved to be more of an educational and informational organization that seeks to educate, motivate, and activate concerned citizens and get them plugged into the movement. We operate more as an infomation portal rather than a regular local tea party. We still hold rallies but our attention has been drawn more towards providing education and resources for local tea party organizations. Although we maintain the name Tennessee Tea Party from our early beginnings we are not a representative group of tea parties in Tennessee. We do not speak for or administer the tea party movement in Tennessee. Through partnerships with other groups we promote education and activism within the movement. We are also very active in the state legislature and provide news and information of legislative activity through our affiliate organization the Tennessee Legislative Watch.
Our Mission
Tennessee Tea Party is a non-profit in Tennessee with the mission to hold government accountable for the money and power we the people have granted to government to use on our behalf; the use of the power by government is only legitimate to the extent that it is used with the consent of the people.
Our Core Objectives
A return to Constitutional values and a reaffirmation of state sovereignty
A call for fiscal conservatism and a low tax burden
Limited Government
Individual liberty and personal responsibility
To encourage and assist those who hold these values to seek elected office at all levels of government.
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