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The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement. Among other events, protests were held on: * February 27, 2009, to protest the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) U.S. financial system bailouts signed by President George W. Bush in October 2008, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 stimulus legislation signed by President Barack Obama; * April 15, 2009, to coincide with the annual U.S. deadline for submitting tax returns, known as Tax Day;〔 * July 4, 2009, to coincide with Independence Day;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fourth of July – Independence Day Tea Party Celebrations / Protests – July 4, 2009 )〕 * September 12, 2009, to coincide with the anniversary of the day after the September 11 attacks;〔 *November 5, 2009, in Washington, D.C. to protest health insurance reform; * March 14–21, 2010, in D.C. during the final week of debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.〔(Tea Party Activists Make Last Stand Against Health Care Vote )〕 Most Tea Party activities have since been focused on opposing efforts of the Obama Administration, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for state and national elections.〔http://www.floridateaparty.us/news-archive/01.php〕 The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, whose principal aim was to protest taxation without representation.〔Thomas, ''Townshend Duties'', 246.〕 Tea Party protests evoked images, slogans and themes from the American Revolution, such as tri-corner hats and yellow Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags.〔(Taxpayers Strike Back With 'Tea Parties' ). ''Special Report with Bret Baier''. Published March 16, 2009〕 The letters T-E-A have been used by some protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already". Commentators promoted Tax Day events on various blogs, Twitter, and Facebook, while the Fox News Channel regularly featured televised programming leading into and promoting various protest activities.〔(Fox teas up a tempest ). By Michael Calderone. ''The Politico''. Published April 15, 2009.〕 Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters.〔 ==History== The theme of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic event of American history, has long been used by anti-tax protesters with libertarian and conservative viewpoints.〔(Libertarians to plan tea party to protest tax )〕〔(State Republicans call for anti-tax 'tea party' )〕〔(Tea bag protesters would toss away state's future )〕〔(Demonstrators hurl tea bags in bid against raising taxes )〕〔('TEA PARTY' PROTESTS TAXATION, BUT DON'T EXPECT A REVOLUTION )〕 It was part of Tax Day protests held throughout the 1990s and earlier.〔(Smith refuses to defend tax proposition )〕 The libertarian theme of the "tea party" protest has also been used by Republican Congressman Ron Paul and his supporters during fundraising events in the primaries of the 2008 presidential campaign to emphasize fiscal conservatism, which they later claimed laid the groundwork for the modern-day Tea Party movement.〔''The Southern Avenger'', Host: Jack Hunter, Station: 1250 AM WTMA, Charleston, South Carolina, Date: February 15, 2010, (Interview with Ron Paul )〕 Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest in late-2008 for January 24 the following year with participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River in protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18% tax increase on soda.〔Jeff Frazee, ("YAL Tax Protest" ), ''Young Americans for Liberty'', January 28, 2009〕〔Neil St. Clair, ("A 'tea party' to protest Patersons taxes" ), ''Your News Now'', January 24, 2009〕 As home mortgage foreclosures increased, and details of the 2009 stimulus legislation became known, more organized protests began to emerge.〔http://www.middletoninv.com/fedup/Fed%20Up%20USA%20press%20release%20July%2031.pdf〕〔 〕 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 protests」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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