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Tea Party Patriots is a conservative American political organization that promotes fiscally responsible activism as part of the Tea Party movement. Its mission is "to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets."〔(Tea Party Patriots Mission Statement and Core Values )〕 The group is a strong opponent of "excess" government spending and debt.〔(Tea Party Patriots: Don't Raise Debt Ceiling : NPR )〕 In 2010, the group reportedly included over 2,200 local chapters,〔Zernike, Kate. Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America. New York: Times /Henry Holt and, 2010. Print.〕 as well as an online community of 115,311 members (estimated at 63% male, 31% female, 6% unspecified).〔Burghart, Devin, and Leonard Zeskind. Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical ExTea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions. Rep. Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, Fall 2010. Web. http://justanothercoverup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/TeaPartyNationalism.pdf〕 ==History== The organization was founded by Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meckler, and Amy Kremer in March 2009.〔Burghart, Devin, and Leonard Zeskind. Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions. Rep. Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, Fall 2010. Web. http://justanothercoverup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/TeaPartyNationalism.pdf〕 Tea Party Patriots was a co-sponsor of the 9/12 March on Washington,〔(Tea Party Patriots: 912 March and Rally )〕 but refused to participate in the National Tea Party Convention.〔(Alex Brant-Zawadzki: Tea Party Convention Loses Main Sponsor )〕 Tea Party Patriots is most notable for organizing citizen opposition at the healthcare town hall meetings of 2009,〔("Beyond Beltway, Health Debate Turns Hostile," ''New York Times'', August 7, 2009. )〕 as well as various other anti-government run health care protests.〔(Grassroots Group Grabs Attention )〕 In February 2010, Tea Party Patriots was among the twelve most influential groups in the Tea Party movement, according to the ''National Journal''. In September 2010, the group announced it had received a $1,000,000 donation from an anonymous donor.〔(Tea Party Patriots to Hand Out $1 Million for November Election Spending )〕 The money was distributed to its affiliated groups and must be spent by Election Day, though it could not be used to directly support any candidate.〔 Tea Party Patriots was one of the top five most influential organizations in the Tea Party movement, according to the ''Washington Post''. In 2012, the group along with the Southern Republican Leadership Conference organized a presidential debate that aired on CNN.〔(TPP Sponsors Presidential Debate in Charleston, SC | Tea Party PatriotsTea Party Patriots )〕 Along with various other conservative and libertarian organizations the Tea Party Patriots have developed a Contract from America that echoes the Republican Contract with America of 1994 stating some of the core principles and several specific goals shared by organizations and individuals involved with the tea parties.〔(Contract from America: About Us )〕 In July 2012 the group's Atlanta chapter partnered with the Sierra Club and the NAACP to defeat a proposed transit tax in Atlanta. The referendum was defeated by a margin of 63 percent.〔http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/0801/How-tea-party-and-its-unlikely-allies-nixed-Atlanta-s-transit-tax〕 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 Patriots」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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