The Rome TEA Party is composed of working citizens of Floyd County Georgia (and some neighboring counties) who are deeply concerned about the sharp left turn that our country has taken.  We are doctors, lawyers, business people, housewives, factory workers, teachers, teens, and retirees. We are all registered to vote and do so at every opportunity with the intent of reducing the out of control spending and massive size that our government has grown accustomed to.

As a group of Americans who love our country dearly, we have come to realize that the election of politicians can no longer operate in the “business as usual” mode.  Time after time ‘We the People’ have endorsed or elected politicians to an office based on campaign promises, only to discover too late that those words were empty rhetoric intended only to gain votes.  We have determined that the time has come in which would-be politicians must be held accountable for their words in a tangible way. We also recognize the need to make certain that we are electing candidates whose intentions are to build America rather than tear her to pieces.

To that end, we have carefully crafted a one page statement of our Core Values as a TEA Party. We invite every elected official and every candidate to express their endorsement of our Core Values in order to guide voters to the best possible candidate for the next election.

Rome TEA Party CORE VALUES Enumerated

 

Support the U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence defines our founding principles and is the foundation of the Constitution.

• Unalienable Rights must include American citizens from conception to death.

• Federal, state, nor community governments may not be allowed to take away or inhibit U.S. citizens’ 2nd Amendment ‘right to bear arms’.

•  The Federal government must be stopped from usurping the 10th Amendment powers of the States and the rights of We the People, since Government derives their just Powers from the consent of the governed.

•  None of the three branches of government may be allowed to change the Constitution. It may only be changed as provided for in Article V of the Constitution itself.

•  In addition to speech, press, and assembly, the 1st Amendment protection of the free exercise of religion must be carefully safe-guarded.

• The 17th Amendment needs to be repealed in order to restore the balance between state and federal governments by returning the states legislatures’ right to appoint senators.

•  A 28th Amendment to the Constitution must be proposed:  “Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States.”

• Support a strong national defense including securing our borders and enforcing ALL illegal immigration laws.

Smaller Government

• Federal and state governments must not be allowed to own corporations.

• Government sector jobs should not be allowed to unionize and thus hold hostage the taxation of We the People.

• The practice of Presidential czars should be ended.

• Demand that congress exercise their responsibility to keep the actions of the President in check.

• Eliminate every federal department that is unconstitutional, for example: Department of Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, etc.

• Demand transparency in campaign contributions from ALL political candidates at every level.

• Create reasonable term limits for Representatives, Senators, and Supreme Court Judges.

Fiscal Responsibility

• Require state and federal governments to pass a zero-based, balanced budget EVERY year.

• Disallow any and all NEW taxes. We are Taxed Enough Already.

• Repeal the 16th Amendment and replace the Income Tax with the Fair Tax.

•  Repeal the state income tax in all 50 states.

•  Do not allow spending increases to exceed inflation rate.

• At the state and federal level, disallow the passage of any piece of legislation that has more than one topic.

• No more earmarks!

• No more bailouts!

Free Enterprise

• Do not allow the state or federal government to compete with private enterprise.

• Reduce regulations and limit or eliminate the power of regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA, etc. in order to encourage investment.

• Eliminate minimum wage.  Allow competition for employees in the marketplace to manage wages.

• Support ‘Right to Work’ status for all 50 states.

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