When a group of colonists in Boston dumped a bunch of tea in the harbor in 1773, they had an unambiguous grievance: They had no say in the tax policy to which they were subject. "No taxation without representation" became one of the central rallying cries of the American Revolution. As for this week's tea parties, few people seemed to have any idea what, exactly, the events were meant to protest. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.