California: Chico: Fed up tax payers packed Chico City Plaza Wednesday for a tax day tea party. Many in the crowd responded with cheers, while holding signs criticizing President Obama and calling recent economic policy outright socialism. “If my business was belly up there would be nobody there to bail it out.”
Tennessee: Chattanooga: Wednesday’s Tax Day Tea Party at Ross’s Landing drew about 1,000 area citizens who came to protest runaway federal spending. “We’ve gotten to the point where Congress just passes spending to make people feel good, but there is little accountability to ensure that spending gets real results. Continued spending of this magnitude will force huge tax hikes for everybody, not just the so-called rich, and limit economic opportunity for our children and grandchildren.”
West Virginia: Martinsburg: Hundreds of people rallied Wednesday in the Eastern Panhandle against government spending and taxes. “Basically, the government just needs to stop — they need to think about what they’re doing,” Kathy Lane said. “They’re bankrupting our country and I think they’re taking away our rights. And I’m sick and tired of it.”
Washington, D.C.: Shades of 1970’s paranoia from Inside the Beltway
Virginia: Richmond: It rained on the Richmond Tax Day Tea Party, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of several thousand chanting, sign-waving Virginians. The signs told the story: “The Real Pirates are in Congress.” “Stop Toxic Spending!” “Tea Party Today. Tar and Feathers Tomorrow!” “Unrepentant Capitalist!” “Obamanomics. Trickle Up Poverty.” “Obama Wants Your Dollars. Do You Want His Change?” “Who Will Bail Out the Bailout?”
Texas: Victoria: Signs such as “Give us liberty, not debt,” “Stop spending our kids’ money,” and “Can we lay off Congress?” waved high in the air at the Taxed Enough Already Party in Victoria Wednesday evening. “The founders were real specific about the limitations our government was supposed to have. Over time, they just gradually expanded and expanded which now we have a federal government that is pretty invasive in our lives,” said Mike Cloud. “I think (taxes) can be a lot lower if the government did what the Constitution says it should do. They’re too high. We should go to the fair tax. It doesn’t tax productivity. It taxes consumption,” said Peter Aparicio.
Montana: Great Falls: Hundreds of people braved the snow, rain, and chill in downtown Great Falls on Wednesday to participate in a tax day “tea party.” Video and photos here.
Mississippi: Jackson: Between 400 and 500 people showed up for the protest. One of those was Judy Bivins of Jackson, dressed as a pig. She toks WKHM that she’s fed up.
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I went to this tea party and it was great..I hope Washington DC was watching and listen to what we were saying if they want to stay in congress…
Great turn out in Middle TN: 10,000 in Nashville, 3,000 in Franklin, 2500 in Hendersonville, 2000 in Murfreesboro, 1400 in Mt. Juliet. 400 In Springfield.
Let the “Revolution” begin!!!
Montgomery County, Texas. We had over 734 patriots that gathered outside the County Courthouse to hold a TEA party. We sent a message to Congress to cut the pork spending by flying over 100 airborne pigs. Many people wrote their messages to congress on their pigs. Our state representative Kevin Brady was also there along with several other insprirational speakers. Our message was clear. Cut the PORK in spending. Ours was a family event and it was brought home by all the children that will inherit this debt if we don’t stop the insnity.
Over 2,500 people at the Rancho Cucamonga TEA party. Great turnout, and was proud of everyone!
Columbus, OH, Statehouse Tea Party today was fantastic. Crowd was large,
lots of signs protesting spending, people of all ages and all political persuasions.
Crowd was orderly, security very present even equestrian units lining the
front. Constitutional “ineligibility” of Obama was represented on signage.
Media was in attendance, taping activities. This is not a one-time movement;
you can feel the electric unified force here of the huge grassroots movement–
WE ARE NOT ALONE!
Baton Rouge- The capital of the Great State of Louisiana and home of Gov. Bobby Jindal hosted 3,000 PATRIOTIC AMERICANS who were fed up with government spending
I attended the Chicago tax day tea party at the Dirksen Federal building plaza. It was very impressive and gave me some hope that conservatives do have a voice. We must keep this movement going.
More than 3,000 people participated in the Fort Myers Tax Day Tea Party in Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers.
MORRISTOWN NJ: About 1500 patriots stood in the rain & hail to stand up for this country, her founding principles and her FUTURE!!!