Micah's take on TEA parties (chapter 2):

¹Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. ²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.  ³Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.  ⁴In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.  ⁵Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

Let me paraphrase this passage to make it a bit more meaningful on this day of TEA parties:

¹Woe to them that make laws to favor their greed, and dream up how to do it!  When the time is convenient, they go about their ways implementing their plans.  ²They like what you have and take it through the laws they’ve devised – your land and your home – and take them, leaving you no recourse; in this way, they ruin you and your children’s future.  ³Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you will have no say or control, neither will you be able to boast about it, because bad things are happening.  ⁴In that day, those you’ve oppressed will say, “We are ruined; the law has taken my home, my land and given them to others; it’s just amazing how this was done!  They’ve taxed my property to the point I can no longer keep it.”  ⁵Therefore, you, O plunderer, will no longer be.  You won’t even be able to toss a coin into the collection plate.

God is not mocked!