By Steve Collier, Colorado Springs
Well gang, thought this would be a good opportunity to compile the information from our small, yet modest polls on the future of the Colorado Springs TEA Party movement. Without further ado:
In poll number one, we asked "WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE COLORADO SPRINGS TEA PARTY MOVEMENT DO NOW?"
It was pretty evenly split, but there are some differences. 16 of you said we should do another TEA Party protest in town, which equalled 39 percent of those polls. On the other side, 36 percent, or 15 of you, asked if we can get involved with straightening out local politics. And lastly, 10 of you, or 24 percent, wanted to take the TEA Parties to Denver's capital steps. However, I think one stat that is very important is that no one voted declaring the TEA Parties have no where else to go. Faith, in every day actions and in the movement, is critical.
Now the second poll asked "WE'RE PLANNING ON A TOWN HALL MEETING SOON FOR THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT ... WHICH DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE DISCUSSED?"
For me, this poll was a bit more interesting as we focused on a specific event, if held. The big items, focusing on talking less and mobilizing as well as talking about a way forward to plan our next move were the same, both garnering 35 percent of the vote, with 11 votes cast each. Those two answers are in stark contrast to each other. Seven other folks, making up 22 percent, wanted to talk about how the TEA Party can get involved with local politics, while 6 percent, or two people, wanted to talk more about the tea parties themselves.
So, what's the bottomline? Looks like the folks who participated in the polls (31 in one and 41 in the other) are showing us the TEA Parties are still getting organized, putting together a solid campaign. But two distinct themes continued through each. 1) People want the TEA Parties to continue and 2) people want to get involved with local politics.
Another poll will be coming out soon and we ask for you to get involved. Until then, keep showing your support for the TEA Parties. After all, our Declaration of Independence from the British Crown will be honored once again July 4th. That's the same day YOU get the chance to speak out against those in government, here in Colorado at in D.C., you're mad as hell and you're not going to take it anymore!
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What do routine "parades" do for mobilizing and taking back our county? Much less, ensuring State's rights, upholding the U.S. Constitution, getting heard by our legislators, etc.? As I previously proposed (a couple of months ago), we need a Town Hall Meeting and other action/results oriented events to "expedite real change". Parades will do nothing to affect and reverse what the current administration is doing in Washington to dishonor and disrespect American's rights, the Constitution, States Rights, etc. The current administration is selling us out at "Broadband" speed, dishonoring America across the world, spewing out Classified Top Secret information to aide the Terrorists, so what will a parade do to take back our county?
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Well for on thing it does help rally the troops! It keeps hope alive in an otherwise dark and desparing daily drudge of watching nightly what the madman in the Whitehouse has done or committed to doing that day. For every 24 hours is another disaster with this admininstration and whiel the grassroots movement and push to 2010 is critical - the pain of watching daily until then is unbearable and the damage being done is irreversible.
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