25 January 2014 Tea Party Miami 1602 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Sir or Ms., I am James McGovern, co-founder and co-chair of the Martin 9/12
25 January 2014
Tea Party Miami
1602 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Sir or Ms.,
I am James McGovern, co-founder and co-chair of the Martin 9/12 Committee, formerly known as the Martin 9/12 TeaParty Committee. I am writing to formally request an explanation of why you have listed our group on your website among those who support your expressed promotion of issues with which we profoundly disagree.
While you have listed no person or persons responsible for constructing or operating your website, you have listed our group (and many others) on a list of tea party groups, implying that we are acting in concert with your efforts to promote projects like the "All Aboard Florida" project and casino gambling in Florida.
Your support for these projects leads us to suspect that you are not a genuine group of concerned citizens with values and principles aligned with those of the tea parties. We suspect that your use of the identity of "Tea Party" is opportunistic and fraudulent; meant to garner unsuspecting support and acceptance for a commercial venture that betrays the wishes of the people of Florida. If this is a "false flag" campaign, I would advise caution.
If there has ever been an association between our group or its members and the "Tea Party Miami" or the Miami-Dade Tea Party, we are herein rescinding that association and we are demanding that you remove any and all references to our group from your website and from any and all written material or public advertisement.
We are also demanding to be notified of the party or parties responsible for posting this website, as it constitutes an endorsement for a political issue in a public forum and improperly uses the identity of "Tea Party" to solicit donations. Any connection you may have with the Florida East Coast Industries should also be disclosed. Your anonymous website does not foster trust.
The organizers of the Martin 9/12 Committee are not hiding behind a web page, but are available to discuss this issue with you. I look forward to your prompt reply to our queries and compliance with our requirement for removal of website references.
James J. McGovern (for)
The Martin 9/12 Committee
Stuart, FL
772-245-0624
jimm@m912tc.com