Conservative Donnybrook

Thousands of people this evening voiced their displeasure with the level of the government’s spending and ultimately the taxes which will flow from it. Lest the critics charge that the dissatisfaction stems from Barack Obama’s blackness, let it be known that this discomfiture began with G.W. Bush, in particular when he passed Medicare Part D. The protest stems from Washington’s overreach into the average American’s pocket, regardless of the party who deems it necessary make the grab.

In Indianapolis tonight, it is estimated that nearly 3,000 people appeared on the Statehouse steps to protest Washington’s overreach.

Indy Tea Party

All across America taxpayers gathered to voice their opposition to the rampant spending program that promises to impoverish future generations of Americans. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security released a document that defines the ultimate boundaries of extremism. It appears that:

Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.

(emphasis supplied). In other words, if you believe that the Tenth Amendment is something other than an indecipherable inkblot, you are a right-wing extremist. Indeed, if you believe that America’s laws should be enforced, you are akin to an extremist militia member bent on the destruction of America:

Over the past five years, various rightwing extremists, including militias and white supremacists, have adopted the immigration issue as a call to action, rallying point,
and recruiting tool. Debates over appropriate immigration levels and enforcement policy generally fall within the realm of protected political speech under the First Amendment, but in some cases, anti-immigration or strident pro-enforcement fervor has been directed against specific groups and has the potential to turn violent.

Needless to say, if you attended one of the reactionary tea parties this evening, you can be sure that you qualify as a right-wing racist extremist. You probably hate America as evidenced by your love of the Constitution and all its provisions. Nothing is a surer barometer than that.