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Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots
Armed Forces Tea Party Winding Down? (SEE LATE UPDATE)
Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots founder Gary Stein (inset) and unaffiliated Tea Party protesters in Washington, D.C.
Is the Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots no more?
The group's organizer, Gary Stein, yesterday took down the Facebook page through which over 400 people had signed on in recent weeks. And according to the San Diego Union Tribune, Stein, an active duty Marine Corps sergeant, also canceled an interview with MSNBC.
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Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots
Armed Forces Tea Party 'In No Way Supports A Military Uprising'
Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots founder Gary Stein (inset) and unaffiliated Tea Party protesters in Washington, D.C.
The organizer of the Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots is offering reassurance that his group doesn't support a military uprising, views President Obama as the legitimate commander-in-chief, and will follow all constitutional orders.
But Gary Stein, an active duty Marine Corps sergeant, affirmed his belief in his group's right to voice its opinion.
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Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots
Tea Party Movement Spreads To Military
The Tea Party movement has gained a foothold in the armed forces.
A new Tea Party group, Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots, has grown quickly since being launched last month by an active duty Marine Corps sergeant. The group, which vows to "stand up on the very soil we defended to preserve common sense conservatism and defend our Constitution that is threatened by a tyrannical government," currently has over 400 members, who have signed up through its Facebook page, though many are not active duty military. And it has close ties to the broader Tea Party movement.
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