… For all their talk of "change," neither major political party as presently constituted challenges the status quo in any serious way. Neither treats the Constitution with anything but contempt. Neither offers any kind of change in monetary policy. Neither wants to make the reductions in government that our crushing debt burden demands. Neither talks about bringing American troops home not just from Iraq but from around the world. Our country is going bankrupt, and none of these sensible proposals …

… He famously called for a Tea Party in Chicago and the rest is history.  The Tea Parties stand for Constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets. As most 9/12 Projects and Tea Party groups were essentially all working side by side, many have merged or simply taken on the name, "9/12 Tea Party."  There are many such groups in our area-- Morton 9/12 Project, Chillicothe Tea Party, Peoria 9/12 Tea Party, Campaign 4 Liberty, Woodford Co. 9/12 Project and the Pekin-East P …