I'm pretty sure that counts as a blatant violation of constitutional freedoms; but I'm sure they're more concerned with pinching pennies on their tax returns than furthering any agenda of human rights.

Until a group of self-identified Conservatives approach me and declare their unconditional support for same-sex marriage, a secular state, abortion rights and other "unsavory" things, I'm just not going to buy all this nonsense they're spinning about constitutionality.

The tea party is batshit insane, BUT they could do something interesting. They are the closest anyone has gotten to breaking the two party system we have. Although I suspect the movement will die out within a couple of years. Republicans are just using it to hide behind after everyone was pissed at them for screwing up the economy and sending the country down the toilet during their 6 years of terror (I think they had majority control + presidency for 6 years anyway).

The Tea Party is just a group of misinformed cause-heads looking for any excuse to beat their drums. Drawing lines through the party's supporters won't spare it from the shame of its own failures. Scapegoating Ron Paul-supporters is an especially transparent red-herring at that, and a desperate attempt at salvaging a positive reputation which never existed in the first place. If you're wise, you'll just move on to other things and stop associating yourself with Conservative acts. They always either consist of demagogues and sensationalists, or self-entitled pricks who believe they've worked harder than everyone else.

I'd like to see how this third party effects things too. I'd been saying for well over a year they could split the Republicans like the whigs, and recently I've heard Keith Olbermann and others echoing that same sentiment.

The party is a little extreme I must say. It is SUPER conservative. Being a Midwest boy, I feel for them. Their ideals match what I've been told is right my whole life.
BTW, lots of replies makes it cool.

1. Adopt a single-rate tax system: Adopt a single-rate tax system by rewriting the Internal Revenue Code. (64.9%)
2. Permanently repeal recent tax increases: Permanently repeal all recent tax increases, and extend current temporary reductions in income tax, capital gains tax and estate taxes, currently scheduled to end in 2011. (53.38%)
3. Authorize drilling of American petroleum reserves: Authorize the use of American petroleum reserves to reduce American dependence on foreign oil. (55.5%)
4. Reject Environmental Policy of emissions trading: Reject the "Cap and Trade" system of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which provides economic incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (72.20%)
5. Limit annual growth of Federal spending: Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth. (56.57%)
6. Audit federal agencies by creating a "blue ribbon" task force: Create a "blue ribbon" task force to audit federal agencies and programs, "assess their Constitutionality"(traditionally the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Justice), and promote fiscal efficiency. (63.37%)
7. Repeal recent Health Care Reform legislation: Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (56.39%)
8. Constitutional Amendment requiring a super-majority for tax code modification: Amend the constitution to require a congressional super-majority (2/3 of votes) for tax code modification. (69.69%)
9. Earmark moratorium and super-majority requirement: Place a moratorium on all earmarks until the federal budget is balanced, and then require super-majority (2/3 of votes) to pass any earmark. (55.47%)
10. Require all future legislation to pass a "Constitutionality Test": Require all future legislation to identify the Constitutional provision that makes bill legal (traditionally the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Justice). (82.03%)

73% of Tea Party supporters disapprove of President Obama's policy of engaging with Muslim countries, 88% approve of the controversial immigration law recently enacted in Arizona, 82% do not believe that gay and lesbian couples should have the legal right to marry, and that about 52% believed that "lesbians and gays have too much political power."

Contrary to what a lot of people would have you believe, polls have also shown them (on average) to have a higher level of education than the general public.

Education
Not a high school graduate 3 % 12 % –9
High school graduate 26 35 –9
Some college education 33 28 +5
College graduate 23 15 +8
Post-graduate 14 10 +4

The Tea Party is just a group of misinformed cause-heads looking for any excuse to beat their drums. Drawing lines through the party's supporters won't spare it from the shame of its own failures. Scapegoating Ron Paul-supporters is an especially transparent red-herring at that, and a desperate attempt at salvaging a positive reputation which never existed in the first place. If you're wise, you'll just move on to other things and stop associating yourself with Conservative acts. They always either consist of demagogues and sensationalists, or self-entitled pricks who believe they've worked harder than everyone else.

If you took a look at that ever so wonderful health care bill, REALLY took a look at it, you will see why there are so many people up in arms about it.