Tea party core values

  Aside from what people say, what are their core values.  Tea Party dot org lists them: click here.  Number one is that illegal aliens are illegal.  That is redundant and doesn't spell out anything.  That's a terrible way to start.  #2 is for jobs which we all probably agree with.  #3 is stronger military.  We spend more than the other countries combined and have hundreds of thousands of people in bases in various countries.  "Stronger?"  That is just indefensible.  #4: gun ownership is sacred.  That just sounds nutty to me.  Sacred? What a terrible message.  Family is sacred; perhaps the pursuit of happiness; free speech could be.  Perhaps the right to gainful employment (which is in some other countries constitution).  Or privacy.  Having a gun is a marginal decision for a family (due to accidents and it being used against you) and anyone thinking it sacred, I would argue, probably should not have one.    #5 is government must be downsized.  #6 is to balance the budget while #7 is redundant in not having deficit spending.  5,6 & 7 should probably be one rule.  There are more, with some good and bad, but #3 & 4 are just so wrongheaded that I could never join a tea party.