Contact: Henry Kriegel, info@bozemanteaparty.com

Bozeman, Mont., Sept. 17, 2010--The Bozeman Tea Party released its Tea Party Declaration of Independence, a one-page resolution which "acknowledge[s] the Tea Party's full and absolute independence from all political parties and national organizations."  Work on the resolution began in late June and was finalized after considerable deliberation and discussion.

Other Tea Parties from around the state and nation are urged to ratify the resolution and to share it with members and perspective members for their signature.

The "Resolution Declaring Independence from All Political Parties" will be read tonight at the ceremony celebrating Constitution Day at the Gallatin County Court House steps beginning at 6:00 PM. 

The resolution also affirms that the Bozeman Tea Party and other Tea Party organizations and individual Tea Party members who ratify and sign the resolution, "will work with groups and organizations who respect their independence and who are united under the common principles of Constitutionally limited government, fiscal accountability, free markets, and state and individual sovereignty."

The full text of the resolution appears below.

Bozeman Tea Party Resolution Declaring Independence from All Political Parties

WHEREAS the restoration of the United States of America, which is currently burdened by numerous threats to individual liberty, a national debt exceeding $13.3 trillion, unfunded liabilities exceeding $100 trillion, and is in danger of economic collapse, requires men and women of courage who place loyalty to country above loyalty to political party; 

WHEREAS these violations of our Constitution, our freedom, and our way of life have given rise to the emergence of the Tea Party movement;WHEREAS the Tea Party is a genuine, spontaneous, grassroots movement, whose members are compelled by their own free will and a passion for individual freedom, working together and organizing locally for the common good;WHEREAS the Tea Party movement is comprised of members of all political parties, and those with no party affiliation, as well as people of all races, creeds, and ages, united in their belief in Constitutionally limited government, fiscal accountability, free markets, and state and individual sovereignty;WHEREAS many leaders, elected representatives, and appointees of the major political parties have compromised and undermined our Constitutional Republic by voting for federal bailouts and other assaults on individual liberty, compromising the principles of a free market economy, limited government, fiscal accountability, and Constitutional authority;

WHEREAS these leaders, elected representatives, and appointees of the major political parties have promoted a "progressive" agenda, including the creation of an entitlement state making millions of Americans co-dependent on federal subsidies, promoted illegal immigration and entitlements to illegal aliens, and supported the massive federal control of vast sectors of our economy and other programs, thus undermining our free market economy;

WHEREAS there has been a calculated attempt by certain individuals, national organizations, and political parties to co-opt the Tea Party movement;

BE IT RESOLVED that the following Tea Party organizations and individual Tea Party members acknowledge the Tea Party's full and absolute independence from all political parties and national organizations.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the following Tea Party organizations and individual Tea Party members will work with groups and organizations who respect their independence and who are united under the common principles of Constitutionally limited government, fiscal accountability, free markets, and state and individual sovereignty.

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About the Bozeman Tea Party

The Bozeman Tea Party, a non-partisan activist grassroots organization, activates, galvanizes and inspires Montanans to restore America to a constitutional republic by organizing large events, primarily protest events. The organization has held several high profile and successful rallies include an April 15 rally in blizzard conditions that drew over 700, a July 4 rally which drew over 2,000 people, and a protest of the President's Town Hall meeting in Belgrade where we out-dueled SEIU union led Obama supporters.