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We are a growing group of volunteers who realize we are in a financial, constitutional,& moral crisis. We are committed to returning our federal government to its Constitutional bounds and making our representatives accountable to the will of the people, who are the sole source of our governmental authority and existence.

The Midsouth Tea Party is a non-partisan organization of grassroots citizens from Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, and the surrounding Mid-South area. It was born out of a concern that the peoples government is shifting away from adherence to the United States Constitution and moving toward the implementation of failed Statist, Socialist and Centralist policies. OUR GOVERNING VISION is the reestablishment of government of the people, by the people, for the people as defined in the United States Constitution and espoused in the principles set forth by The Declaration of Independence. WE VALUE 1. Local, State, and Federal government that: *Is limited in its power, scope, and size *Is financially responsible and limited in ability to tax and spend the people's money *Supports, promotes, and defends OUR national sovereignty, individual liberty, religious freedom, free markets, energy independence and strong national defense *Governs with the consent of the governed and strictly adheres to the United States Constitution and the “Rule of Law”. 2. Citizens that: *Exercise civic responsibility to hold local, state and federal elected officials accountable for executive, legislative and judicial decisions *Exercise civic authority by directing their local, state and federal officials to preserve our constitutional form of self governance.

Sumner United for Responsible Government (Sumner United) is the official organization created by the citizen organizers of the first Sumner County Tea Party on April 15th where more than 2,000 people gathered to celebrate our individual liberties. And that was just the beginning. Sumner United is a grassroots organization of patriotic citizens committed to returning our government to its Constitutional bounds and making our elected representatives accountable to the will of the people, who are the sole source of our government's authority and existence. We will accomplish these tasks by recruiting more people to our cause and informing our representatives of our will with frequent activism in the form of education, protests, petitions, citizen-to-representative contacts, public forums, dedicated involvement in electing responsive and Constitution-abiding representatives, and other non-violent activities we find appropriate and necessary. We will also align with regional and national efforts and events.

We are a grassroots organization serving Giles County Tennessee. Our regular meetings are every second Thursday of each month at the Pulkaski Rec Center at 6 pm.

Tennessee Tea Party Patriot Groups State Coordinator - Lynn Moss, mphsmagnolia@hotmail.com State Coordinator - Mark Herr