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One torch. One pitchfork. Mine. Fine... The number was an air grab... I don't imagine I personally could get 100,000 people to do anything...I have no such clout. I don't expect even for something like this the crowds similar to the Restoring Honor rally are possible, because probably less than 1/3 or 1/5 of the people there truly feel the need to take a stand. But those who do...Those who do would be a truly powerful voice to be heard. That's why I would neither expect nor want the same crowd levels...Because the level of dedication is different. This is indeed escalating the stakes. The stakes need to be escalated. We are not mad enough, apparently. We are not mad enough, because it just doesn't stop until someone gets mad enough to confront them with the clear choice to continue or not. So what if it's just me and my friends. This is not something I would take my children to. I want them to be safe. I want them to see it on TV, safe in the house. So, yes, I know it is escalating the tension. The tension needs to be escalated so the leadership can feel it. "I also believe that after this election there is a strong possibility that the tides will have changed enough that we can bring about the end of Obama’s presidency. " I hear you...And I hear a lot of Americans who feel just like you do...And to them I say this: HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY! The Tea Party dies when the enthusiasm dies...If people think this election is going to 'fix' this country, they are deluded and it will only be a matter of time before this and even far greater, even more egregious steps towards tyranny will be taken - and yes, tolerated. Silence is Acceptance. If this is what I have to accept, I won't go quietly.

I didn’t say it was hope. I said it was a belief. I really think the Tea Party can continue to be a force for change in this country.

You have to understand that my point of view concerns my children. Before the Tea Party even existed my husband and I were explaining the principles and values that this nation was founded upon to our children, because they were being lied to at school. This is a part of the fabric of our daily lives, not a fad we fell into when we saw the Tea Party rallies start. We were already there.

When Beck had his 8-28 rally, I did not really pay that much attention to it, because I was already there. He talks about commiting your life and honor to God. We did that before it was his idea. He didn’t need to lecture me on how important it was to embrace my faith in God and use it as a shield against tyranny. I had already committed my life to Christ.

These movements, this upsurge in a desire to return to first principles, was something that I didn’t need to latch onto. I live my faith, I love my country and I’m raising my children to do the same.

I do not take my freedoms for granted. I do believe in America whole-heartedly, and this is why I believe that our republic can survive the likes of Obama, because we do not live or die on who wins an election. I live for the future of America. I do not kneel at its grave.