tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8792236780553754333..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Who Coined the Phrase “No Taxation Without Representation“?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-21053239316658105752011-07-12T19:28:36.426-05:002011-07-12T19:28:36.426-05:00The Magna Carta was written in Latin, so it didn’t...The Magna Carta was written in Latin, so it didn’t contain any English phrase.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-4505474572337540642011-07-12T18:20:10.414-05:002011-07-12T18:20:10.414-05:00Actually, the phrase `no taxation without represen...Actually, the phrase `no taxation without representation' is a central demand in the magna Carta, 1215 AD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-15642584708007002132009-04-26T20:53:00.000-05:002009-04-26T20:53:00.000-05:00Plus, unlike the original Tea Party, we actually h...Plus, unlike the original Tea Party, we actually have representation (except DC I guess).<br /><br />Even if you don't like the representation, you still have representation.Robert S. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208771657848284055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-59206968877074287892009-04-26T20:36:00.000-05:002009-04-26T20:36:00.000-05:00At the risk of getting back on topic... Once upon ...At the risk of getting back on topic... Once upon a time, I removed the odd claim that Jonathan Mayhew coined the phrase "no taxation without representation" from the Wikipedia article on that phrase. Wikipedia being Wikipedia, someone put it back!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662430672900046101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-87101774326273934532009-04-26T19:12:00.000-05:002009-04-26T19:12:00.000-05:00To the anonymous commenter, when Newscorp spent we...To the anonymous commenter, when <A HREF="http://mediamatters.org/items/200904080025?f=h_top" REL="nofollow">Newscorp spent weeks promoting</A> the upcoming “tea parties” as a spontaneous event, those events ceased to be spontaneous (and Newscorp lost its claim to report the news and revealed itself as manufacturing it). <br /><br />When well-funded Washington-based lobbying organizations <A HREF="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/09/lobbyists-planning-teaparties/" REL="nofollow">provided national coordination, websites, and guidance</A> for “tea parties,” they ceased to be grass-roots events. In this region, the A.F.P. even claimed to <A HREF="http://www.afphq.org/033109-afp-nh-host-taxpayer-tea-party-state-capitol-april-15-%E2%80%93-high-noon" REL="nofollow">“host” the “tea party” in Concord, New Hampshire</A>.<br /><br />When the National Republican Congessional Committee <A HREF="http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/04/14/nrcc-urges-supporters-to-join-tea-parties/#more-15531" REL="nofollow">urged people to attend “tea parties,”</A> and Republican officeholders <A HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/09/tax-day-tea-party-protests-garner-support-repulican-lawmakers/" REL="nofollow">arranged to speak at them</A>, in some cases <A HREF="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21295.html" REL="nofollow">multiple times</A>, they ceased to be a bottom-up political event. <br /><br />Ron Paul presidential supporters started to use the “tea party” theme <A HREF="http://www.freethoughtsociety.org/?q=node/430" REL="nofollow">as early as Dec 2007</A>. What we’ve seen this year, however, has been a seizure of those symbols by right-wing media and organizations in Washington, promoted back out to the country to attract a mishmash of protest instead of a coherent political platform.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-44024412633340618142009-04-26T15:04:00.000-05:002009-04-26T15:04:00.000-05:00Yes, obviously the current "tea parties" (which ha...Yes, obviously the current "tea parties" (which have nothing to do with tea taxes, or really, taxes at all) were NOT created by MSNBC or Fox News. They are totally a grass roots endeavor.<br /><br />I'm so glad anonymous users are here to show us the facts with all their citations!Robert S. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208771657848284055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-16739816066796600792009-04-25T20:50:00.000-05:002009-04-25T20:50:00.000-05:00Fascinating! I hope there will be a part two...
....Fascinating! I hope there will be a part two...<br /><br />...and that people reclaim the word "unriddled" for everyday use.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-64620078507848369062009-04-25T13:33:00.000-05:002009-04-25T13:33:00.000-05:00Good grief, do you actually believe the current po...Good grief, do you actually believe the current political "tea parties" are astroturf? If so, the reliability of your judgment about historical events loses a lot of credibility.<br /><br />On the other hand, you probably have excellent natural insight into the mindset of the British government circa 1774.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com