Conflict?

I read today in Romans 13 where it says, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment." I suppose one could argue from this that a Christian has no business being involved with a group like the Tea Party which I joined this week. I do not see a conflict when the Tea Party meetings are informational as we learn about political candidates so we will be able to vote intelligently in the elections. Being able to vote intelligently is being a good citizen, and I believe this honors God.