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Tea Party protests
2009–2010 series of protests in the US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] 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.[2][3] The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, whose principal aim was to protest taxation without representation.[4][5] 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.[6][7] The letters T-E-A have been used by some protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already".[8]
Tea Party protests | |
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Part of response to government social and fiscal policies | |
Date | Predominately 2009–2010 |
Location | United States |
Caused by | Government spending and red tape, national debt, taxation, social liberalism |
Goals | Government adherence to the Constitution, reduce taxation, reduce spending and waste, social conservatism |
Methods | |
Status | Ended |
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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.[9] 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 their promoters.[9][10]