Because I Said So…

The Boston Tea Party has disbanded after approximately two years and Tom Knapp, founder of the party, resigned from its national committee via the BTP Yahoo message board.  

In his resignation, Knapp insisted the national committee members remained unresponsive to efforts to schedule the BTP national convention.  He wrote, “Aside from an allegedly active New York affiliate, it is my opinion that the Boston Tea Party has ceased to exist as a going concern, and that there is no substantial likelihood of its revival.”

I don’t think Knapp and crew tried everything they could to hold the party together.  Did the BTP try offering free coffee to members to stimulate its efforts?  Read the message in it’s entirety after the jump.

To whom it may concern:

  

It has now been about three months since Jim agreed to try to get the
Boston Tea Party active again.

  

It has now been nearly two months since the last post on the national
committee list and more than two months since I put the party’s web
site back together.

  

Some national committee members remain completely non-responsive.
Scheduling of the national convention as required by the bylaws has
failed for lack of the willingness of committee members to vote.

  

Aside from an allegedly active New York affiliate, it is my opinion
that the Boston Tea Party has ceased to exist as a going concern, and
that there is no substantial likelihood of its revival.

  

Please consider this notice of my resignation from the national
committee, effective immediately.

  

After posting this message, I will transfer ownership of the BTP
discussion lists to Jim Davidson, to operate or delete as he sees fit.

  

I will leave the party’s web site up for awhile, so that if the
remaining national committee members are interested in copying its
content for use elsewhere, they have time to do so. 

  

I remain the owner of the domain name bostontea.us. If I see
meaningful reorganization/resuscitation activity, I’ll be happy to
transfer that domain name, or point it at the site of such activity.
If not, I’ll dispose of it in some other way.

  

Best regards,
Tom Knapp
Founder of the Boston Tea Party

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