There is a growing structure. The TEA Party Patriots, an organization founded by Jenny Beth, is organized by state chapters, and each state having a state coordinator. What occurred with this damnable letter was several of these coordinators decided to commit their state to this doctrine. I have no idea whether the other groups in various states had any input into this letter, but I know for fact that our group did not, and having over 170 members, we are not inconsequential. We knew something was cooking along this line, but we were not given a chance for expressing our views.
I view this action as a power play, made by individuals who likely have designs on political office... Brown nosing at its worst in my opinion.
You have pointed out the basic problem:
PERSONAL AMBITION.
The TEA party is a great concept as along as it sticks to promoting PRINCIPLES and NOT PEOPLE.
Every member of the TEA party has a right to express his or her opinion, but when personal ambition began to take over, that’s when problems start. Thus, so long as the TEA party has no official spokesperson, it will remain a potent movement.