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The Teapotters of Today Are Trying to Overthrow Themself
The people in the current Congress who claim to be teapotters are themselves elected representatives of people in the United States. I regard that as a toxic strain in American life today. Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson is the one who seems to give most aid and encouragement to this faction. He's put together so that he floats above most crises with words that sound uplifting and often utopian.