MEMPHIS, Tennessee (December 7, 2009) – The Memphis TEA Party together with other TEA Party leadership, today announced the formation of the Conservative Liberty Defense Union (CLDU).

The founder, Mark A. Skoda who is also Chairman of The Memphis TEA Party, decided that the current progressive attacks on our conservative principles needed an answer through a new organization that would work to challenge federal and state laws that do not reflect a constructionist view of our constitution.

Mark A. Skoda stated, “The Federal government continues to pass laws which establish unfunded mandates, restricts state’s rights, require restrictions on our personal liberty and circumvent the intent of our founding documents and the Constitution. We need a conservative activist organization that will challenge the progressive agenda. Our efforts will be to develop the Conservative Liberty Defense Union in becoming that vehicle for change.”

With forty (40) percent of the nation declaring themselves conservatives, there is a clear need to begin to address the conservative view on issues of liberty and individual freedom. To be sure, organizations like the ACLJ and ADF are key to religious liberty, however with government regulation becoming more intrusive, we need a national conservative legal organization to represent those broader interests. At the same time, this organization will drive towards greater transparency in government and will use all the tools at its disposal to seek information to expose actions that are antithetical to our national and personal liberty.

Born out of the TEA Party movement, The Memphis TEA Party has worked to develop efforts in education, protest and organization that allow the conservative electorate to be more engaged in local, state and federal government. With the founding of The Memphis TEA Party PAC, the organization established an advocacy entity for electioneering and support of conservative principles by developing conservative candidates and addressing legislation important to their constituents. It was a logical extension of these efforts to “nationalize” an effort in the development of a legal fund and operation that would challenge the progressive agenda while supporting conservative principles.

Skoda further said, “The effort to organize and create an alternative to the ACLU will be difficult and arduous, but I am optimistic that the time has come for just such an initiative. We can no longer accept the fact that government can legislate with no challenge to those laws which restrict freedoms and liberty. I am indeed hopeful that we will begin to see traction on a national basis.”

Should you be interested in supporting the Conservative Liberty Defense Union, please visit the Memphis TEA Party at www.thememphisteaparty.com and select the CLDU tab under News & Events.

Contact:
Mark A. Skoda
mark@thememphisteaparty.com

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