Like all tea parties we have a core mission that is centered on limited government, fiscal responsibility, personal accountability and freedoms.  We are not a one person organization that is here to push a singular agenda about following orders of the chain of command.  We are not here to encourage active duty members to start questioning what orders and what commander and chief they will support.

Red herring issues about lawful vs. unlaw orders is a distraction to our mission.  Given the rock solid leadership we have in the all volunteer force the notion that our military members would be put in position to follow unlaw orders is silly and the WWII Germany comparisons are not valid!  I retired after 22 years in the military as a first sergeant and never once was following an unlawful order an issue!

The facebook page mess is pulling us off course and fast becoming a one man story about a mouse fart issue and it's time to get back to core tea party principles not drawing negative attention to the tea party and away from the hard work we have ahead of us.

This website and our armed forces tea party is not and will not be party to the gary stein mess about military orders he does or does not want to follow or his take on what is or is not a lawful order.  It's time to get back to policy and issue related items that effect all Americans not one persons preference about a mico issue. 

His fight or issue with orders is like the tea party movement deciding to pick a fight over red light cameras, or jay walking.  It's a waste of time when we have $14 trillion in debt, and the health care mess.  Time to set up and think about everyone in all tea parties and the larger issues we all face in a critical election year.