… The name was derived from 9 essential principles and 12 spiritual values, as well as the date, 9/12/2001, a day that America was united in compassion and patriotism. Tea Parties began in February of 2009 in response to Rick Santelli's rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile about President Obama's big bank bailouts.  He famously called for a Tea Party in Chicago and the rest is history.  The Tea Parties stand for Constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets. As …