More than taxes at stake

Tea party critics have attempted to marginalize the April 15 participants as selfish, unpatriotic whiners who don’t want to pay taxes. The tea party I attended wasn’t simply about taxes. The attendees were astute about the Constitution and the intentions of the Founding Fathers. People are livid because adherence to the Constitution has been neglected and reverence for it has been eroded. This erosion has resulted in an out-of-control, power-hungry and corrupt government.

Opponents are fearful about (and therefore belittle) the tea parties because they know that a groundswell of respect for and adherence to the Constitution undermines their socialist agenda, as well as their ability to maintain their control and power. Thomas Jefferson correctly noted that the mischief which arises by man’s lust for power can best be counteracted by “the chains of the Constitution.”

We patriots must continue our defense of the Constitution. The United States Constitution is the best bastion against socialism and tyranny. District by district, we must continue to apply the heat.

Debra Zingg

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