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There is a growing frustration with our elected officials of both parties who represent us in Washington. This is evidenced by the bipartisan participation at the Tea Parties across Texas and the United States. It is a mistake to think that the attendees of these events are only Republicans. The truth is that Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents were also attending these events. Republicans and Republican leaning Independents who have become unsatisfied with their Republican representatives and who have quit voting as a result are a large share of these attendees. Also, Democrats who have seen their Party turn from a Liberal or Moderate-liberal Party to a Socialist Party are also upset.

The biggest reason for their being upset has to do with the elected and appointed federal official's disregard of the Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution. This disregard is bipartisan in nature meaning that both Republicans and Democrats have broken their oaths of office in regards to uphold the Constitution. This break has resulted in an increase in the tax burden on "We the people". Additionally, we have seen our individual rights eroded or done away with entirely in many areas, inflation as a result of the increase in money supply by the Federal Reserve (a private corporation that is Federal in name only), over spending by Congress, rising taxes, and our States stripped of their rights and power.

There has been a degree of frustration with our political leaders from the beginning of the United States. It grew to a peak in 1861 with the election of Abraham Lincoln and the resulting Civil War. The latest peak is the result of the policies of Barrack Obama immediately after his election. But we need to remember that, just as Abraham Lincoln had James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore and others before him who played a part, Barrack Obama had George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and others before him who have played a part in this growing frustration.

Just as Lincoln was more than simply the new guy who had to deal with the actions of those before him, Obama is the same. His rapid movement toward Socialism, that is to be paid for by future generations and small business owners, has raised the eyebrows of many. Politicians believe that the people are not watching. And, indeed, for many years they were not. But with the advent of faster communication via the Internet and radio talk shows, people have taken notice while the politicians were not looking.

Today we have Texas Republicans insisting that we move away from our conservative ideas that have proven to be valid, and move towards a more moderate stance. What nonsense. The public as a whole have become increasingly conservative as a result of bailouts, stimulus, an unbelievable budget, earmarks, the move towards Socialism, and the total lack of understanding of the Constitution. About one-third of the elected Republicans have actually turned their back on Republican principles. They have done this because the major media lavishes praise on them for this. What is more disturbing is that a number of Republicans have gone so far as to commit treason to the Republican Party by supporting Democrats over Republicans and working behind the scenes to stop contributions from going to Republican Candidates against Democrats.

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