More Tea Party Activists and Groups Wanted

[Barry 'Bigbare' Carson]

Last Tuesday, I filed with other tea party leaders filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the Mr. Fred O'Neal and Doug Guetzloe (attorney and political consultant) that started "Tea Party" as a political Third Party.The reason why we filed this lawsuit is because Mr. Fred O'Neal and Doug Guetzloe are threatening tea party leaders. He is also claiming all rights to the name "Tea Party." See article "Florida Lawyer Claims Rights To Tea Party Name --http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/florida_lawyer_claims_rights_to_tea_party_name_--.phpWe would like to add other tea party leaders to our lawsuit. It will not cost you anything to join. You can see a copy of our complaint at http://bit.ly/5BYdqc or for more information contact:Michael R. [e-mail] Public Relations, Inc.12864 Biscayne Blvd, #332North Miami, FL 33181-2007305-733-3431Let's not let the politicians and political parties take over our movement. We can and we will hold true to our mission and values.Sincerely,Everett WilkinsonSouthFloridaTeaParty.orgTeaPartyPatriots.orgPress Release(MIAMI, FL) Legal counsel for Florida Tea Party activists and organizations today filed a complaint against a new political party of the same name seeking a declaratory judgment separating the twogroups. The conservative activists also asked the court to order the newly registered Florida Tea Party to stop threatening them and their colleagues with trademark litigation. “We believe the identity of the Florida Tea Party has been hijacked by cynical forces,” South Florida Tea Party chairman Everett Wilkinson said. “We are especially concerned the group is improperly leveragingthe tea party movement to support the gubernatorial campaign of Sen. Paula Dockery.”Republican campaign consultant Doug Guetzloe and his associates Fredric O'Neal and Nicholas Egoroff registered the name “Tea Party” as a political party with the Florida Secretary of State in August 2009. Two of the founders are cashiered county GOP committeemen; none wereactive in the state’s Tea Party organizations. Since registering, the group has represented themselves as leaders of the Florida Tea Party movement to the media, endorsed Sen. PaulaDockery for governor in the Republican Primary and threatened authentic Tea Party activists with legal action over use of the name. Officers of the new party have also threatened to run third partycandidates against both Republicans and Democrats. Longtime Tea Party activists in the Sunshine State are working toward reform within the Republican Party and view third party candidacies as county- productive.“The registered party and original Florida Tea Party activists are miles apart in our political agenda and priorities,” Wilkinson said. “Make no mistake: the Tea Party on the Florida ballot is not thegrassroots group you may think it is.” “Only through a declaratory judgment will activists across Florida know who is who in this important election year,” Wilkinson said. “Likewise only a judge's order will end the new party’s threats of litigation.”A copy of the complaint can be seen here: http://bit.ly/5BYdqc Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the following tea party activists and organizations:TIM MCCLELLAN,A Tea Party activist,EVERETT WILKINSON,A Tea Party activist,SOUTH FLORIDA TEA PARTY, INC.,A Florida non-profit corporation,JUST PATRIOTS, INC.,d/b/a UNITED AMERICAN TEA PARTY,A Florida non-profit corporation,MARTIN 9/12 TEA PARTY COMMITTEE,A group of concerned citizens,NAPLES TEA PARTY,A group of concerned citizens, At press time, more Tea Party activists and groups are signing up asplaintiffs in the complaint. For a PDF of the complaint and more information, please contact Michael Caputo at 305-733-3431 or [e-mail].©2010 South Florida Tea Party | 510 S Broadway Lantana Fl