MORE ON THE WICHITA TEA PARTY
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On tax day people across the country staged what they called tea parties to protest government spending. In Wichita, people come out en masse. More than 1,000 of them show up so their voices are heard. [The official estimate was 3,000.]
"Our forefathers would just be rolling in their graves, so this is why I'm coming out here," said protestor Kim Cliff.
Along the street opposite the airport post office protestors waved signs as people dropped of their taxes in the mail. Hundreds more crowded around a stage to listen to speakers. Some even dressed up in Revelutionary War era costumes and one woman even sits on a horse acting as Paul Revere.
While the crowd at the tea party is diverse, they all shared the same message.
"People are just ready to stand up and speak up and act up and take our country back," said event organizer Nancy Armstrong.
"To us it's about accountability. We want transparency and to see where our money's going," said protestor Matthew Meagher.
The tea party movement, based on the historic Boston Tea Party, started to protest the stimulus package. But the grassroots effort has since grown to shed light on what they consider all wasteful government spending.
And those involved felt tax day would be the perfect day to draw attention to their cause.
Even politicians get involved. Senator Sam Brownback spoke out at this rally.
"People are angry and I'm glad they're speaking out and I would urge them to do rally's like this," said Brownback.
Wichita was just one of more than 2,000 cities across the state and country to hold tea parties.
Protestors just hope these strong showings will cause people to reflect.
"We're just regular everyday people and we feel sad that this is happening to our country and we can see down the road and it's just not a good path to take," said protestor Kim Taylor.
~ Via KAKE News.
Related Post: A Look at The Wichita Tea Party
On tax day people across the country staged what they called tea parties to protest government spending. In Wichita, people come out en masse. More than 1,000 of them show up so their voices are heard. [The official estimate was 3,000.]
"Our forefathers would just be rolling in their graves, so this is why I'm coming out here," said protestor Kim Cliff.
Along the street opposite the airport post office protestors waved signs as people dropped of their taxes in the mail. Hundreds more crowded around a stage to listen to speakers. Some even dressed up in Revelutionary War era costumes and one woman even sits on a horse acting as Paul Revere.
While the crowd at the tea party is diverse, they all shared the same message.
"People are just ready to stand up and speak up and act up and take our country back," said event organizer Nancy Armstrong.
"To us it's about accountability. We want transparency and to see where our money's going," said protestor Matthew Meagher.
The tea party movement, based on the historic Boston Tea Party, started to protest the stimulus package. But the grassroots effort has since grown to shed light on what they consider all wasteful government spending.
And those involved felt tax day would be the perfect day to draw attention to their cause.
Even politicians get involved. Senator Sam Brownback spoke out at this rally.
"People are angry and I'm glad they're speaking out and I would urge them to do rally's like this," said Brownback.
Wichita was just one of more than 2,000 cities across the state and country to hold tea parties.
Protestors just hope these strong showings will cause people to reflect.
"We're just regular everyday people and we feel sad that this is happening to our country and we can see down the road and it's just not a good path to take," said protestor Kim Taylor.
~ Via KAKE News.
Related Post: A Look at The Wichita Tea Party
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