[GPSCC-chat] Move To Amend and the Tea Party

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       The Tea Party Patriots, Inc. [ a social welfare organization 
organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code] 
distributed an announcement for the August 12 Move to Amend NY Tour 
event in Endicott, NY 
(www.teapartypatriots.org/BlogPostView.aspx?id=d57555fb-c40b-4124-9f38-4866368f4f7f 
<http://www.teapartypatriots.org/BlogPostView.aspx?id=d57555fb-c40b-4124-9f38-4866368f4f7f>).  
The announcement says, "Information will be provided about the issue and 
facilitate a discussion about local action in your area and in 
communities across the United States to win the amendment campaign 
through grassroots mobilization."


       One blogger claims that Move To Amend leader David 'Cobb is 
crossing ideological lines by teaming up with Tea Party members to make 
this "move" a reality.'   
(http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2010/01/move-to-amend.html)


       I suggest we try to contact a local Tea Party group to see if 
they are interested in supporting in some way the Sept. 12 event.  The 
Koch brothers, who reportedly are providing most of the financing for 
the Tea Party, might not support Move To Amend, though I would not rule 
that out either.  However if half the audience on Sept. 12 is from the 
Tea Party, I think most would support the idea.  If some corporation 
pays someone to try to disrupt the event, it could backfire on them.


       Spencer


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