If they won’t protect life and liberty, nothing else matters much.
The only ones who can kill the Tea Party movement are the Republican and Libertarian astroturfers, by doing what they always do: destroying the moral basis for our free republic.
Would 50 million plus more Americans increase the cost of national defense? Nominally at best.
Would 50 million plus more Americans increase the cost of foreign affairs (e.g. the State Department)? NOPE.
Would 50 million plus more Americans increase the cost of national infrastructure? Nominally at best.
Would 50 million plus more Americans increase the cost of running the Treasury Department? NOPE.
Would 50 million plus more Americans increase government revenues? YES.