I'm asked often about what drove me to start this movement. Part of it is the Patriotic Oath the other is understanding of Life Experiences. Below is our mission statement followed to a inquiry by an AP Student:
“The Tea Party is a political organization that will bridge the gap of all parties, in particular Democratic and Republican Parties. It will welcome all peoples and ideological perspectives, with the intent to streamline government and adhere to the Constitutional Rights addressed in the U.S. Constitution, and by God above.”
To AP Student,
In college "88-93" I had identified that we have a systemic problem in our society that causes people to be polarized. I have both an Engineering and Political Science degree specializing in U.S. Constitutional Law. Needless to say, I've always have approach issues with an open mind and listen to multiple perspectives. It was clear to me in a class about, "Modernity," throughout history people have been pitted against each other. I realized that our recent form of government was perverted and not solving problems nor even being held accountable for bad policies (bailout, stimulus, budgets, earmarks, porkbarreling, etc).
My background as a Nuclear Engineering Electrician would be pivotal in developing this concept called the Tea Party. Nuclear Trained Personnel are required to know every aspect of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Nuclear and aspects of physics and science) related to safely operate a Nuclear Power Plant. I called it Trival Pursuit of Nuclear Engineering. I called this method of thinking exponential thinking vice linear thinking that doesn't consider the its origins of behavior (beginning to the end of time).
Exposure to the great minds that put this nation together (Locke, Adams, Madison, Jefferson, etc.), became apparent this new form of governement was evolutionary. It formed a new nation that individuals we no longer subjecated to one another despite the form they had (individual, groups, organizations, or governments). The power is retained with the people and the people had the responsibility to keep this system of government in check, oppose tyranny. One voice is just as power as many though they collude together. While having a nation constantly subjective to change sounds very chaotic, it is the checks and balances incorporated in it that makes it almost impossible to change unless it was corrupted by an immoral people. Needless to say, government was suppose to behave like a dinosaur and could never respond quickly enough to radicalism. They provided a vehicle largely from luck and experimentation (see Jamestown attempts at utopia), capitalism was a dynamic economic model based on creativity and entreprenueralism.
After graduating from college I was unable to participate in politics, because I became a commissioned officer and military personnel are unable to openly participate. It is an issue of ethics. So I focused on the only areas that I could participate without compromising my integrity and responsibility and that would be the economic modeling. I have develop models to streamline government and businesses that incorporates the concept of exponential thinking. I had research theology, history, physics, nature everything follows this same model. It was an awakening know that the founding fathers got it right whether they knew (exponential thinking) it or not (linear thinking). Everything even at the quantum level of physics operates on an exponential model. Think about conception of any species after one cell subdivides in accordance with its DNA then a miracle it presented to the world.
This movement is founded on this concept. After I completed my career in the military I made the necessary career changes to provide for my family and I discovered first hand that I had to act on the political model, because politics was destroying the foundations of our nation. It was like a cancer and had become malignant. I researched every political party and noticed they were all being controlled by fringe groups. It was scary because Hilter only had 50 faith followers, so to restore this nation required an exponential model based on natural law and all constraints had to be removed. I tired to get some groups that I thought that understood the need for change, however, they operated on a linear model and resistant to new information. This movement is like planting a seed, however, if not given the right nutrients it will fail to thrive.
I had really been busy starting a new career and while I was preparing to launch an economic model and not until this last election cycle 2008, that it become clear that politics was hampering the economics. Political parties would use the same divide and conquer techinques to gain power (linear thinking - see nature and survival of the fittest). We had to make the transition back to a value based model (exponential thinking - I had been working on a Book called "The Evolutionary Mind, God). I dropped all my projects and my protest intesified as both parties were diliberately in collusion, creating crisis after crisis to gain access to our tax dollars. Creating problems but never providing any solutions. Needless to say by early Feb 2009, I knew that the political parties would take interest that is why after more than a year protesting here in Texas that I went to Washington, DC 5 February 2009. It also helped because I lost my job on 2 February 2009. Within a month arriving in Washington, the political parties jumped on this and funded by Freedom Works tried to co-opt the movement by funding events in 50 cities. What politicians don't know is the seeds of this movement actually was a page from history. I model my organization on three planks: 1) Non-partisan (watchdog organization); 2) Constitutionally (fiscally) Conservative Government, and Free Enterprise (creativity). The attempts to co-opt would only permit more rapid growth, however, they would not have any understanding of the movement because they would use the wrong model (desire for power). Needless to say the seeds planted long ago only required one person to grasp, nuture and get out of the way. However, the patient has had a relaspe of cancer from the seats of power.
I will leave you this one thought, what is an American? After your response I will let you know what my perspective. I wish you well and hopefully you have a better understanding of the Tea Party Movement. The Tea Party is synonymous with being American. In fact without the kernel of the Tea Party, the American Revolution would have never occurred.
Sincerely,
Dale Robertson
Tea Party Founder
P.S. You can find out more about me at www.teaparty.org under the link from my picture. Also, seats of power will use methods to subvert the truth by radical behavior (lie, cheat, steal and slander) to avoid reason. I've lived through poverty as a child, have a litteral multi-racial family and believe if your an American then we are family. We need to put aside division and unite to restore our nation. I can only plant a seed it is up the individual to nurture it. It is up to us to be fruitful or not, share the truth. Let Freedom Ring.
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