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==Platform==
==Platform==
The Boston Tea Party's [[Party platform|platform]] is one sentence long and expresses the party's philosophy of [[anti-statism]]:
The Boston Pizza Party's [[Party platform|platform]] is one sentence long and expresses the party's philosophy of [[anti-statism]]:
{{Quotation|The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://bostontea.us/platform | title = Platform of the Boston Tea Party | publisher=The Boston Tea Party | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref>}}
{{Quotation|The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://bostontea.us/platform | title = Platform of the Boston Tea Party | publisher=The Boston Tea Party | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref>}}


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[[Charles Jay]], 47, is the party's presidential nominee for the [[United_States_presidential_election,_2008#Boston_Tea_Party|2008 general election]]. He is on the ballot in [[Florida]], [[Tennessee]] and [[Colorado]]; those states provided 10% of the popular vote in 2004.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/10/boston-tea-party-wraps-up-convention/ | title = Boston Tea Party wraps up convention | work=Independent Political Report | date=2008-10-28 | accessdate = 2008-11-01}}</ref> Also, he is a write-in candidate in more than 10 other states.<ref> {{cite news | url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/750320.html |last=Gresko |first=Jessica |title=In the 2008 election, time to party like it's 1773 | work=The Miami Herald | agency=Associated Press | date=2008-10-31 | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref> [[Thomas L. Knapp]] is the party's vice presidential nominee.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/070108.html#6 | title=Boston Tea Party |last=Winger |first=Richard | work=Ballot Access News | date=2008-07-01 | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref> Knapp is also a candidate for U.S. Congress as a Libertarian Party candidate.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.libertyforamerica.com/200806.pdf | title = Liberty for America, Vol. 1 No. 1 | publisher=George Phillies | date=June 2008 | accessdate = 2008-11-01}}</ref>
[[Charles Jay]], 47, is the party's presidential nominee for the [[United_States_presidential_election,_2008#Boston_Tea_Party|2008 general election]]. He is on the ballot in [[Florida]], [[Tennessee]] and [[Colorado]]; those states provided 10% of the popular vote in 2004.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/10/boston-tea-party-wraps-up-convention/ | title = Boston Tea Party wraps up convention | work=Independent Political Report | date=2008-10-28 | accessdate = 2008-11-01}}</ref> Also, he is a write-in candidate in more than 10 other states.<ref> {{cite news | url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/750320.html |last=Gresko |first=Jessica |title=In the 2008 election, time to party like it's 1773 | work=The Miami Herald | agency=Associated Press | date=2008-10-31 | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref> [[Thomas L. Knapp]] is the party's vice presidential nominee.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/070108.html#6 | title=Boston Tea Party |last=Winger |first=Richard | work=Ballot Access News | date=2008-07-01 | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref> Knapp is also a candidate for U.S. Congress as a Libertarian Party candidate.<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.libertyforamerica.com/200806.pdf | title = Liberty for America, Vol. 1 No. 1 | publisher=George Phillies | date=June 2008 | accessdate = 2008-11-01}}</ref>


The [[Satire|satirical]] web site The Melting Pot Project described the Boston Tea Party as having been "founded in 2006 by disgruntled libertarians who thought the [[Libertarian Party]] 'wasn't obscure enough'."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.meltingpotproject.com/mpp/parties.html | title = The Parties of the Pot | work=The Melting Pot Project | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref>
The [[Satire|satirical]] web site The Melting Pot Project described the Boston Tea Party as having been "founded in 2006 by disgruntled libertarians who thought the [[Libertarian Party]] 'wasn't obscure enough'."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.meltingpotproject.com/mpp/parties.html | title = The Parties of the Pot | work=The Melting Pot Project | accessdate = 2008-10-31}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 01:39, 6 November 2008

Boston Tea Party
Thomas L. Knapp, founder, spokesperson
Jason Gatties, Chair
Douglass Gaking, Vice Chair
Founded2006
Membership (2008)571
IdeologyLibertarian
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The Boston Tea Party is an American political party which espouses a libertarian ideology. The party was founded in 2006 by a group of former Libertarian Party (LP) members led by Thomas L. Knapp, who criticized the LP for its "abdication of political responsibilities", saying that "Americans deserve and desperately need a pro-freedom party that forcefully advocates libertarian solutions to the issues of today."[1]

On September 11, 2008, the libertarian website LewRockwell.com posted an article by libertarian economist Walter Block, in which the author proclaimed his preference for the candidates of the Boston Tea Party over those of the LP.[2] Block and other libertarians have expressed discomfort over the "unlibertarian" history of the LP's 2008 presidential candidate, Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman.

Platform

The Boston Pizza Party's platform is one sentence long and expresses the party's philosophy of anti-statism:

The Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose.[3]

The party's platform is supplemented by a program which advocates, among other things, the withdrawal of all American troops from around the world, including Korea, Japan, Europe and the entire Middle East; an immediate and complete end to warrantless searches and seizures, warrantless surveillance, and other practices that encroach on personal freedom; and an audit of the Federal Reserve.[4]

Charles Jay, 47, is the party's presidential nominee for the 2008 general election. He is on the ballot in Florida, Tennessee and Colorado; those states provided 10% of the popular vote in 2004.[5] Also, he is a write-in candidate in more than 10 other states.[6] Thomas L. Knapp is the party's vice presidential nominee.[7] Knapp is also a candidate for U.S. Congress as a Libertarian Party candidate.[8]

The satirical web site The Melting Pot Project described the Boston Tea Party as having been "founded in 2006 by disgruntled libertarians who thought the Libertarian Party 'wasn't obscure enough'."[9]

History

The party was founded by Thomas L. Knapp in response to the Libertarian Party eliminating most of the substance of its party platform at their Oregon convention in 2006. [10] The first chair of the party was Tom Blanton [11] The party held its first convention entirely on the web in 2006. [12]

The second chair of the party was James Eric Davidson. Under his leadership the party formed twelve state affiliates and grew to over 500 members. [13] The party held its presidential nominating convention for 2008 in June. The party held its national convention in October. [14]

In the 2008 Presidential Election, the Boston Tea Party's candidate Charles Jay received 2,293 votes, putting them in 15th place overall. [15]

Notes

  1. ^ Byrnes, Sholto (2008-10-23). "Bizarre political parties: The Boston Tea Party". New Statesman. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ Block, Walter (2008-09-11). "More Sarah Palin". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  3. ^ "Platform of the Boston Tea Party". The Boston Tea Party. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  4. ^ "Program of the Boston Tea Party". The Boston Tea Party. 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  5. ^ "Boston Tea Party wraps up convention". Independent Political Report. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  6. ^ Gresko, Jessica (2008-10-31). "In the 2008 election, time to party like it's 1773". The Miami Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  7. ^ Winger, Richard (2008-07-01). "Boston Tea Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  8. ^ "Liberty for America, Vol. 1 No. 1" (PDF). George Phillies. June 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  9. ^ "The Parties of the Pot". The Melting Pot Project. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  10. ^ "brief history". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  11. ^ "message from chair". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  12. ^ "history". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  13. ^ "News". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  14. ^ "convention". Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  15. ^ http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/allcandidates/
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