We are a Constitutionally based citizen group with monthly meetings. We are active in Shawnee and surrounding counties in central Oklahoma and will assist interested parties in establishing local groups.

Our Mission Statement and Core Values  

Mission Statement

The mission of the Tea Party of Central Oklahoma is to promote limited government, individual liberty, and respect for the Constitution as the principles upon which this nation was founded.  It is our responsibility to educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our core values.

Core Values

·         Constitutionally Limited Government:  We are inspired by our founding fathers and regard the Constitution of the United States to be the supreme law of the land.  We believe that it is possible to know the original intent of the government our founders set forth, and stand in support of that intent.  Like our founding fathers, we support states' rights for those powers not expressly stated in the Constitution.

Government at all levels has grown too big and too powerful, and as such is taking away individual freedoms and liberty.  We support a return to a smaller, less intrusive and more manageable government that answers to the people as the Founders intended.

·         Respect for the Constitution:  Our government is a republic based on our Constitution and we expect our elected officials to write laws that respect the Constitution as written, or to lawfully amend the Constitution.

·         Fiscal Responsibilityand Transparency:  Fiscal responsibility is the duty of all elected officials.  Balanced budgets and transparency of expenditures is paramount to public trust.  Budget deficits represent generational theft.  Fiscal responsibility by government honors and respects the freedom of the individual to spend the money that is the fruit of their own labor.  A constitutionally limited government, designed to protect the blessings of liberty, must be fiscally responsible or it must subject its citizenry to high levels of taxation that unjustly restrict the liberty our Constitution was designed to protect.

·         Separation of Powers:  The proper role of the Legislative Branch is to use plain language to write laws that, within the limits of the Constitution, protect the rights and liberties of the individual citizen.  The proper role of the Executive Branch is to execute and enforce the Constitution and the laws written by the Legislature.  The proper role of the Judicial Branch is to strictly interpret the Constitution and laws as written by the legislature.  Judges who legislate from the bench steal constitutional authority and thus liberty from the people.

·         Protection of Individual Rights:  As conceived in the Declaration of Independence, our nation guarantees that each individual is endowed by his Creator with certain unalienable rights, those being; "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." It is the responsibility of the federal government, as defined in the Constitution, to protect the individual rights of the American citizen.

 
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  • February 16 at 6:30 PM, 15 Americans attended

    February Meeting

    They rated it 3.50 3.502 (2 ratings)

    Don't forget. Our next meeting is tomorrow night. It will be an open forum discusion. See you there at Van's BBQ on Highland. Come early, eat some great BBQ and... Learn more

  • January 19 at 6:30 PM, 14 Americans attended

    January Meeting

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    January 19, 2012 @ Van's Pig Stand. Come early, eat some outstanding BBQ, and visit with fellow members. Shawnee is holding a special election next month to volte on a... Learn more

  • November 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 7 Americans attended

    November Meeting

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    Mark your calendar for our next meeting When? November 17, 2011 Where? Vann's Pig Stand Time? Meeting starts at 6:30pm Come early and enjoy some great BBQ and visit... Learn more

  • October 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 20 Americans attended

    October Meeting

    They rated it 4.00 4.004 (4 ratings)

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    Outstanding speaker and good discussions

    —Vince McCauley

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    I was not dissapointed. More there than I expected.We must recrute. Those who came are appreciated. Sylvester.

    —Sylvester Rigney

  • September 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 3 Americans attended

    September Meeting

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    Our next meeting will be this Thursday, Sept 15, 2011 at Vann's BBQ, 717 E Highland, Shawnee. This will be an important meeting as we will discuss and refine our... Learn more
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Tea Party of Central Oklahoma http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/c/8/8/global_7639592.jpeg
Shawnee, OK 74801
Founded Mar 3, 2009
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