I ran across these ‘core values’ in this article and thought maybe there are some folks who might not be very familiar with these very important concepts.  These were also core values held by the people who brought you the best country on Earth, and are shared by the tea party folks:

1. Rights are not “granted” to us by the government — they are ours by our very nature, by our birthright.
2. ALL just political authority is derived from the people — and government exists solely with our consent!
3. We the people of the several states created the federal government — not the other way around!
4. The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people to the federal government in the Constitution — and nothing more.
5. The People of each State have the sole and exclusive right and power to govern themselves in all areas not delegated to their government.
6. A Government without limits is a tyranny!
7. When Congress enacts laws and regulations that are not made in Pursuance of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, the People are not bound to obey them.