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is a sphere of action that is independent of the state and that is capable precisely for this reason of energizing resistance to a tyrannical regime.

Foley and Edwards highlight these two broad versions of the civil society argument. One argument emphasises 'civil society as a sphere of action that is independent of the state and that is capable precisely for this reason of energising resistance to a tyrannical regime' (1996:39). (p. 98)

is generally interested in limiting the size of the federal government, reducing government spending, lowering the national debt and opposing tax increases.

Among its goals are limiting the size of the federal government, reducing government spending, lowering the national debt and opposing tax increases.[21]

is generally opposed to bailouts, stimulus packages, and health-care reform, and is in favor of a balanced budget, state veto power, and repeal the sixteenth and seventeenth amendments.

Elizabeth Price Foley, law professor at Florida International University College of Law, writing on the Tea Party's proclamations regarding the Constitution, observed: 'Tea Party opposition to bailouts, stimulus packages and health-care reform is reflected in various proposals to amend the Constitution, including proposals to require a balanced budget, repeal the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments, and give states a veto power over federal laws (the so-called Repeal Amendment).' (Foley, Elizabeth Price. 'Sovereignty, Rebalanced: The Tea Party and Constitutional Amendments.' Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 78, p. 751. August 3, 2011.)

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