'Tea Party' Founder: Why Our Movement Will Succeed -- and Why It's Good for America

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A cofounder of the St. Louis Tea Party lays out his vision for a better America.

Imagine that the "tea party" movement continued to expand in size and influence. At some point in the future, tea partyers, regardless of political party affiliation, would dominate the executive and legislative branches of federal government. Our influence on the courts would increase. In this scenario, the tea party would eventually change the face of the federal government.

What would America look like then?

Before we answer that question, remember that no single person speaks for the tea party movement. Tea partyers hold political views that run the gamut from traditional …