Since the first organized independent TEA Party events that began on April 15, 2009, there have been many smaller groups that have spawned and formed. Some of these groups are a bit out there for me yet others have a wealth of information that I am so enjoying as I rediscover my American History.
For all of you who shared in my painful high school experience of History at Roosevelt High, I am sorry we missed so much information under the hands of such old and lifeless teachers. Our school did us a disservice, yet, we were not alone. There was a whole society making decisions to departmentalize the teaching of American history rather than teaching it from a biographical view. We learned the dates, the events, the time lines but we never got a grasp on who these great leaders were and why they were willing to give up everything, their reputations, their status, their livelihood, their wealth, even their lives in the pursuit of happiness not only for them but for ALL of us. Men like these are few and far between. I pray we see the selflessness of these heroes again, but we as a society are less God centered and more self-centered and heroes come from selfless people, not selfish ones.One of the off-shoots of information I have found has come from a facebook group called, the Federalists Papers. This group is studying and discussing the Federalist Papers, what Thomas Jefferson called the best commentary ever written about the principles of government. The writer has taken a person from history and focuses on a quote or writing of theirs to share with others in open discussion. This facebook page just recently starting posting but I will be adding to this blog page as the facebook page adds new comments. I also will add little bits of information that I want you all to know as well so I will keep updating this blog entry. I hope you enjoy it and will learn a thing or two about our founders. If you are from my generation, I think you will be surprised by how much was left out of our history books.
