Pearce Addresses Tea Party Meeting 2/27/10

I didn't take an actual count at the meeting at Peppers but since each table holds 8 and there were at least 8 tables filled, 64 +/- would seem reasonable.

Don Omey read the Las Cruces Tea Party mission statement:

"The Las Cruces TEA Party is a non-partisan group dedicated to promoting the United States of America's Constitutional values of limited government, fiscal responsibility and restraint, as well as individual freedoms and liberties guaranteed to the citizens of the United States by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We are committed to promote active participation in the development of government policy in order to limit the tyranny that results from unrestrained legislation, especially that of taxation.
The Las Cruces TEA Party provides information, promotes self-education, involvement of the public at all levels, and provides a forum where ordinary American citizens have a chance to be heard. The LTCP intends to strengthen values and principles as set forth by the original framers of the Constitution of the United States."

You can sign up to be a member at this link.

Then Congressman Pearce gave brief remarks, he had a meeting scheduled with the Chamber of Commerce at 6:00 pm, and started taking questions and giving answers.

Although there were attendees who frequent Tea Party meetings and rallies, a number present were Republicans who do not attend TP meetings. Even a couple of Democrats were there. Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force had several members present. Candidates present: Janet White, Benny House, John Lee, Yvette and Tommy Herrell.

After a number of questions had been asked and replies given by Congressman Pearce, Dan, A2ATF, asked Pearce where in the U.S.Constitution could the word "democracy" be found. Dan then answered the question himself by saying that nowhere in the Constitution will you find the word democracy because we are a republic. Congressman Pearce replied he knew the difference between democracy and republic and knows we are a republic but it was just shorthand, I think is the term he used (someone please correct me with the actual language), because that is what most people use today. It was hard to understand the Congressman's response because he was talking rapidly and walking towards the other end of the room.

Now, as far as I know Alamogordo Tea Party does not have a mission statement but if it did it would probably be similar to Las Cruces' statement which supports our U.S.Constitution which is the framework for our Representative Republic.