"Assuring The Promise of Liberty"
The Memphis Tea Party is dedicated to bringing attention to the fiscal irresponsibility of the State and Federal Governments of the United States.
We intend to protest government bailouts, stimulus, increased taxation and government pork in all its forms.
We will work tirelessly to engage our government to practice fiscal responsibility, and to prevent them from mortgaging our children's future.
We are a spontaneous, non-partisan, citizens group associated with all the Tea Party rallys & protests taking place around the nation.
If you would like to find a Tea Party outside Tennessee, please visit: www.taxdayteaparty.com
MISSION STATEMENT
The Memphis TEA Party is committed to developing and supporting the key tenets of "The Bill of Federalism: 10 Amendments to be Proposed to the States for Ratification". In the past, the Memphis TEA Party saw this effort as being the adoption of the Bill of Federalism. However, it has become clear that the document should serve as a "guideline" in our mission. Therefore, this revised strategic focus shall be supported by those tactical and operational efforts that underpin this mission and shall include:
· Limiting Federal Powers
· Promoting the Reserved Powers of the States
· Effecting Rescission Power of the States
· Abolishing the Federal Income Tax
· Promoting Term Limits for the Senate and House
· Protecting the Rights Retained by the People
Goals & Objectives
The Memphis TEA Party will organize protest rallies to energize and enlist the support of the community and create a vehicle for their voice to be heard in the public domain. The events will be of a non-partisan nature, however will be consistent with the Mission Statement of the organization.
We will work to educate, inform and motivate people to realize their duty as citizens and work towards the mission of this organization for the benefit or our state and nation.
Further, the Memphis TEA Party shall take actions to find, support, and elect responsible individuals to local, state and national government office. Those individuals will reflect our belief that leadership should abide by the United States Constitution. Leadership should be prudent in fiscal spending, and should be engaged with its constituents’ and accountable to them. We intend to work with and promote likeminded individuals, groups, businesses, and community organizations to achieve our goal.