That’s true, it should remain grassroots. But if it doesn’t have any power in holding congressmen to their platform, it’ll be of limited value.
I’m really not sure how I feel about this, I think I like better Bachmann’s constitutional caucus as an educational vehicle for congress. That seems to directly fit with the tea party movement without the co-opting fears.
There's always the ballot box.
I don’t know that the TEA Party has a ‘platform’ since they are not a party in the conventional sense of the word.
It is more of a ‘get together’ or meeting. Like a meeting of the minds, so to speak.
Therefore I think it is more principles being expressed and held by a majority of voting Americans.
Possibly signing contracts for endorsements. What ever way it is done a MAJOR effort will have to be sustained by TEA Partiers (possibly at the State level) to constantly keep the general public alert to back sliders or deceptions on the part of our Congress Critters.