First, I thought the TP was nothing but whackjobs (media & internet portrayals). Then it kept lasting. Then I learned more. Then I met some TP's. And I thought they were reasonable intelligent people.
Then the TP evolved. Now it's not what it says it is. The statement in bold above is where I have found that to be true.
The TP wants the govt. to follow the USC?
So only those who are part of a "well-regulated militia" will be allowed to bear arms?
Or is it that I should be allowed to own nuclear weapons?
Gays should have the right to marry and adopt?
People from other countries should be allowed to live here as long as they like, unimpeded, but simply won't enjoy the benefits of citizenship?
I could go on with a dozen other examples but the point is clear.
The TP doesn't want the government to follow THE Constitution, they want the government to follow THEIR INTERPRETATION of the Constitution. And they're so danm arrogant about having some secret magical knowledge of what it means - i.e. INTERPRETATION, while claiming it doesn't need to be interpreted.
OWS is just starting and it's growing a hundred times faster than the TP ever did. I have no friggin' clue what it will turn into but unfortunately, I'd bet it ends up corrupted the same way as the TP has been. Start with a simple message. Then you need actual leaders. Those leaders are approached by say AT&T for instance (like with the TP). Next thing you know, they're lobbying on behalf of Big Business...
I doubt OWS will be able to avoid that inevitibility.
So only those who are part of a "well-regulated militia" will be allowed to bear arms?
read the 2nd sentence in the 2nd Amendment.....it might clear things up for you....