Dear editor:
Hark, hark, all ye that hear these words, lay praise at the feet of the Queen of the Royal Duchy of Tea (formerly known as Garland County).
The tendrils of the tea party continue to creep (kinda like kudzu) along to choke the city of Hot Springs. It will soon unfold a plan to secede from the state of Arkansas to form a Royal Kingdom. It will be a ceremonial monarchy with a queen as its titular head, with an appointed prime minister who will wield the real power. There will be a royal court, royal advisers, a state church, all-in-all a first-class operation, replete with court jesters.
The citizenry of Garland County (including our fair city of Hot Springs) need not get in line to claim any of these choice positions. The Garland County Tea Party has already penciled in their "org chart:"
• Current 41 percent mayor will be the queen.
• Astute county judge, who knows his "stuff," will be the prime minister.
• Existing tea party geniuses and experts will be royal advisers.
• State church (complete with an archbishop), no need to identify, you can guess.
• Royal court jesters will be the gaggle of current Garland County Tea Party state representatives and senators.
Oh, by the way, the first step in this progression to form the Royal Duchy of Tea, will be a hue and cry for an election to form a metro-style government. The new metro government would give the tea party control of precious water needed to boil the city of Hot Springs.
Gary Grogan
Hot Springs
Editorial on 03/29/2015