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.
I am open to other ideas.
I welcome them.
I want to see that intermediary step that warns the leadership and confronts them with the choice of either giving up on such tyranny or defending it.
I have made my contribution to the marketplace of ideas. If there’s a better one, I want to know it. I will certainly support it.
Tyranny is cancer. It cannot be tolerated.