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Tea Party Nation is a conservative American group considered part of the Tea Party movement. Their official website describes them as "group of like-minded people who desire our God given Individual Freedoms which were written out by the Founding Fathers. We believe in Limited Government, Free Speech, the 2nd Amendment, our Military, Secure Borders and our Country!"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tea Party Nation )〕 The group was created by former Shelby County, Tennessee assistant district attorney Judson Phillips in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WHOIS:TeaPartyNation.com )〕 It runs a social networking site for conservative activists and is best known for organizing the 2010 National Tea Party Convention. In February 2010, Tea Party Nation was among the twelve most influential groups in the Tea Party movement, according to the ''National Journal''. In September 2010, it was one of the top five most influential organizations in the Tea Party movement, according to the ''Washington Post''. ==National Tea Party Convention== Tea Party Nation organized the National Tea Party Convention held February 4–6, 2010. Around 600 activists attended the event, and Sarah Palin was featured as the keynote speaker. The event was criticized for its $549 ticket price,〔(Tea Partying for profit? - First Read - msnbc.com )〕 as well as the fact that Palin was apparently paid US$100,000 for her appearance. Palin has said she will donate the fee to unspecified conservative causes. Several prominent conservative organizations refused to participate in the event due to its for-profit nature. The Tea Party Patriots advised members not to participate in December 2009. Erick Erickson of the conservative blog RedState.com described the convention as "scammy" on January 11. The American Liberty Alliance (ALA), initially a co-sponsor, withdrew its support on January 13.〔(Our decision to sit out of the Tea Party Convention « American Liberty Alliance )〕 Later in January, Michele Bachmann and Marsha Blackburn cancelled their plans to speak. At the convention, it was announced that a 501(c)(4) corporation and political action committee (PAC) called "Ensuring Liberty" would be formed to support candidates for office in the 2010 elections.〔〔(New Tea Party PAC: Can it raise $10 million for midterm revolt? / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com )〕 A subsequent convention was booked for the following July, postponed until October, and ultimately cancelled. On July 18, 2011 the Venetian Casino Resort filed suit for unpaid bills allegedly totaling $642,144. A judge ordered Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips to pay $748,000, including the $554,000 hotel bill and $194,300 in accrued interest, for the 1,637 reserved rooms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tea Party Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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