In 1968, Republican Presidential candidate Richard Nixon tapped into the growing unrest silently building up in the American people. From the race riots that terrorized working-class neighborhoods to the counterculture sit-ins that demonstrated nothing but disrespect to the the United States and her people, ordinary folks working 9 to 5 were getting tire of it. Epitomized in the superficial bigotry of Archie Bunker and later Fred G. Sanford, highly rated television shows in the 1970's that tapped into the disdain of many Americans for the rapidly changing mores of free love and open rebellion, Americans found a representative in Richard Milhous Nixon.
Speaking for the Silent Majority of voters who were discontented with the break down in moral order and authority, but not knowing what to do, Nixon promised a return to law and order. He demanded the end of hostilities not just in Vietnam, but also in the country. He voiced his outrage against student protests turned violent across American Universities, just as Governor Ronald Reagan had done during his first term in office against the UC Berkeley student uprisings.
Today, the Silent Majority of Americans who go to work, pay their taxes, and respect the law are now being heard. Instead of denouncing uncouth youth who take up space in public places, they are raging against the maniacally machine of Big Government run amok, spending tax payer money without saving, creating trillion dollar deficits and national debt, and making no pretense to heed their constituents and stop the insanity. Demanding a restoration of constitutional government, fiscal responsibility, and resumption of all other powers to the states and the people, the Tea Party Movement and active Independents are rising up, speaking out, being heard, and effecting change at the state and federal level of Government.
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