Isn't the tea party confused about the US Constitution?

How comical is it that you are being told you are wrong (anyone, like you and I, who got through a high school history class KNOWS that the Constitution was written due to to failures of the Articles of Confederation which is exactly what the "tea party" seems to think we are still governed by) by people who clearly know nothing of the subject??

I mean come on.... that's pretty funny.

It's like having the ins and outs of brain surgery explained to you by a window washer.

No. The Tea Parties understand the Constitution just fine. The 10th amendment says it all. Whatever is not reserved for the federal government, which include any powers specified in amendments, belong to the states or individuals. That point may be getting filtered out by the people you listen to for your information.

If you are referring to the Bill of Rights in your comment about "religious intolerance", it was created to insure that the peoples' Natural (Individual) Rights were not being violated, which are held higher than any state or federal right.

The Tea Parties, nor anyone else are not looking for some sort of absolute rights for states or sovereignty. That would be a Confederation by the way, not a Federation.

Federalism as created by the constitution envisioned the states as a co-equal. it was a great idea for a new country that just kicked off what it felt was an oppressive central government. It didn't work well with a population of 5 million and 13 states; it would be a disaster with 50 states and a 260 million population. The world is a more complex thing than it was 230 years ago.

They are not so muich confused as living in an alternate reality. Transnationals want lower environmental and worker safety laws. Easier and cheaper to bribe state legislators and play one against the other for lower property taxes in exchange for jobs. National legislation prevents this. Capitalism is no fun when you can't game the system.

Follow the money. Who benefits from lower regulation.

"..since the US Constitution was made to keep the states somewhat, in check, especially since the states were getting crazy about religious intolerance and such,..."

You are totally clueless about the Constitution and only embarrass yourself when you post questions like this.

The whole purpose of the Constitution was to define what the FEDERAL government could and couldn't do, and anything not defined in the Constitution was up to the States to decide. Read the tenth amendment.

I'm not confused at all. You are entirely mistaken about the Constitution being "made to keep the states somewhat in check." Please cite the provision you rely on for this proposition. The Constitution was written specifically to limit the powers of Congress and the federal Government. See Article I, Section 8 for a list of the enumerated powers. The prohibition of certain powers to the States was similarly limited. See Article I, Section 10. Then, the 10th Amendment granted to the States, all powers "not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Going back to states rights would give the tea party more power. That's all they really want.

Nothing is more antithetical that liberalism. You lefties always blame the right for what the left does on regular basis. And your inability to read and understand the English language is proof that the Dept of Ed should be shut down

The Tea Party took the NY State government to court to end corporate welfare in New York state because it is specifically prohibited and the Democrats went to court to fight it. Why do Democrats keep saying Republicans are corporatist and ignore their own party?

http://politicalclassdismissed.com/?p=10692

http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/Decisions/...

EDIT: THEY THUMBS DOWN EVEN THOUGH I POSTED THE ACTUAL COURT DOCUMENTS? UNBELIEVABLE. STOP CALLING PEOPLE NAMES AND LOOK AT YOUR OWN PARTY INSTEAD OF REPEATING LIES. HOW ABOUT WE ALL START THERE?

They are confused about everything.

The Tea Party is basically a bunch of knuckle-draggers trying to justify their racism and religious intolerance.

Well, their claim shows they are little more than a State's Rights Party. And that means racism.