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The '''Jefferson Area Tea Party''' was founded in 2009, as an organization of individuals who seek a reduced role for government at all levels in the United States. '''Taxed Enough Already''' '''(TEA)''' is the primary message of the Tea Party.  
The '''[http://jeffersonteaparty.org/ Jefferson Area Tea Party]''' was founded in 2009, as an organization of individuals who seek a reduced role for government at all levels in the United States. '''Taxed Enough Already''' '''(TEA)''' is the primary message of the Tea Party. The Tea Pa{{as of|2011|3|alt=In March}}, the group plans to begin sending volunteers to monitor Charlottesville [[City Council]] and the Albemarle County [[Board of Supervisors]].<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Area tea party shifts focus to local government|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jan/16/area-tea-party-shifts-focus-local-government-ar-777616/|author=|pageno=|printdate=January 18, 2011|publishdate=January 18, 2011|accessdate=January 18, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>


'''Tea Party Principles and Goals'''''Italic text''
{{wikipedia link|Tea_Party_movement|whylink=outsidearea|about=the Tea Party movement}}


    Limited Government
{{as of|2011|3|alt=In March}}, the group plans to begin sending volunteers to monitor Charlottesville [[City Council]] and the Albemarle County [[Board of Supervisors]].<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Area tea party shifts focus to local government|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jan/16/area-tea-party-shifts-focus-local-government-ar-777616/|author=|pageno=|printdate=January 18, 2011|publishdate=January 18, 2011|accessdate=January 18, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The Jefferson Area Tea Party is a color blind organization dedicated to the ideals promulgated by Thomas Jefferson: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
    Constitutional Governance
    Fiscal Responsibility
    Lower Taxes
    Free Enterprise
    Reduce the National Debt
    Repeal and Replace Government-Run Health Care
    American Sovereignty and Exceptionalism
    The Rule of Law
    Personal Liberty with Personal Responsibility




==Tea Party Principles and Goals==


*Limited Government
*Constitutional Governance
*Fiscal Responsibility
*Lower Taxes
*Free Enterprise
*Reduce the National Debt
*Repeal and Replace Government-Run Health Care
*American Sovereignty and Exceptionalism
*The Rule of Law
*Personal Liberty with Personal Responsibility


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
{{as of|2011|03|17}} the JTAP steering committee is:<ref>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://jatp.kopphosting.com/About%20Us.html|author=|work=|publisher=Jefferson Area Tea Party|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=17 Mar. 2011}}</ref>
*Jim Moore, President
*[[Carole Thorpe]], Chair
*[[Mike Basile]]
*Helen Swift-Dovel, Treasurer & Secretary
*Terry Cooper
*Kevin Blair
*David Kardell
*Nancy Dixon
*Roger Schweikert<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Basile elected as President, others elected to the Executive Board|url=http://jeffersonteaparty.org/mike-basile-elected-as-president-others-elected-to-the-executive-board/|author=|work=|publisher=Jefferson Area Tea Party|location=|publishdate=April 14, 2014|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref>
*Steven Peters
*Robert Tracinski
*Eva Young
 


==Events==
==Events==
*March 17, 2011: Forum on local sustainability issues. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 17, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref>
*March 17, 2011: Forum on local sustainability issues. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 17, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref>
    {{MP3
 
    |url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/files/20110317-teaparty.mp3
{{MP3
    |http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html
|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/files/20110317-teaparty.mp3
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|http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/03/tea_party_sustainability.html
}}


==Issues==
==Issues==
The Jefferson Area Tea Party has been critical of [[City Council]] and City Manager [[Maurice Jones]] for the way they have handled the [[Occupy Charlottesville]]. Their leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the [[Lee Park]] overnight. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Political favoritism pre-occupies council|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/21/opinion-political-favoritism-pre-occupies-council-ar-1474433/|author=Carole Thorpe|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 21, 2011|accessdate=November 21, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>
The Jefferson Area Tea Party has been critical of [[City Council]] and City Manager [[Maurice Jones]] for the way they have handled [[Occupy Charlottesville]]. Their leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the [[Lee Park]] overnight. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Political favoritism pre-occupies council|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/21/opinion-political-favoritism-pre-occupies-council-ar-1474433/|author=Carole Thorpe|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 21, 2011|accessdate=November 21, 2011|cturl=}}</ref>


==George Allen endorsement controversy==
==George Allen endorsement controversy==

Revision as of 10:16, 7 April 2015

The Jefferson Area Tea Party was founded in 2009, as an organization of individuals who seek a reduced role for government at all levels in the United States. Taxed Enough Already (TEA) is the primary message of the Tea Party.

In March, the group plans to begin sending volunteers to monitor Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors.[1] The Jefferson Area Tea Party is a color blind organization dedicated to the ideals promulgated by Thomas Jefferson: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."


Tea Party Principles and Goals

  • Limited Government
  • Constitutional Governance
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Lower Taxes
  • Free Enterprise
  • Reduce the National Debt
  • Repeal and Replace Government-Run Health Care
  • American Sovereignty and Exceptionalism
  • The Rule of Law
  • Personal Liberty with Personal Responsibility

Leadership

  • Jim Moore, President
  • Mike Basile
  • Terry Cooper
  • David Kardell
  • Roger Schweikert[2]

Events

  • March 17, 2011: Forum on local sustainability issues. [3]


<play audio>http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/files/20110317-teaparty.mp3 </play audio>


Issues

The Jefferson Area Tea Party has been critical of City Council and City Manager Maurice Jones for the way they have handled Occupy Charlottesville. Their leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the Lee Park overnight. [4]

George Allen endorsement controversy

Leaders of the Jefferson Area Tea Party expressed opposition to U.S. Senate candidate George Allen's press release "Virginia Tea Party Patriots Endorse George Allen for U.S. Senate." Firstly, they said this implied the endorsement of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots federation, which JATP is a part of, and has not endorsed the candidate. Also, two JATP members were incorrectly listed as endorsing Allen, with their affiliation with the Jefferson Area Tea Party listed below their names. The two JATP members have been removed from the list, but the Allen campaign has not issued any apologies[5].

The Jefferson Area Tea Party has a "firm policy" of not endorsing any candidates as an organization[5].

References

  1. Web. Area tea party shifts focus to local government, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 18, 2011, retrieved January 18, 2011.
  2. Web. Mike Basile elected as President, others elected to the Executive Board, Jefferson Area Tea Party, April 14, 2014, retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. Web. Tea Party hosting forum to review local sustainability initiatives, Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 17, 2011, retrieved March 17, 2011.
  4. Web. Political favoritism pre-occupies council, Carole Thorpe, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 21, 2011, retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Web. JATP calls on George Allen campaign for retraction and apology for false claim of endorsement, Jefferson Area Tea Party, retrieved December 6, 2011.

External links

Official site