@coldjoint,
To the contrary, the Tea Party has no interest in democracy. They essentially say, "**** you", to the 80% of the country that disagrees with them, to the clear majority that elected Obama for his vision, and to the majority of the country who voted Democratic in the last House elections (which the GOP won nevertheless because of gerrymandering which negates the spirit of the Constitution). That's not democracy, it's autocracy, the small minority saying to the large majority, "if you don't like it, tough, it's our way or no way". The Tea Party is, frankly, unAmerican.