United States: Tea Party

Tea Party: U.S. shutdown really about Tea Party survival, Oct. 5, according to The Star. In the pre-Constitution U.S., the states were primary, as they are for most Republican House members. The United States was not defined by the Articles as a country or nation but rather a lose union of states, each of which retained its sovereignty and independence. The Congress, made up of one representative appointed by each state, had very little power. If the Republicans today were given the choice between the Articles and the Constitution, many might well chose the Articles of Confederation and Re: U.S. shutdown really about Tea Party survival, Oct. 5 For the majority of Republican members of the House of Representatives, with their Tea Party ideology, the real constitution of the U.S. is in effect the Articles of Confederation, ratified by the original 13 states in 1781. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.