Wednesday April 15 citizens will gather in protest. Named to honor the most famous populist independence party in history and, in 2009, for Taxed Enough Already – TEA Parties are brewing in over 1,115 cities nationwide. Over 30 TEA Parties will be held in Oklahoma and Tulsans are planning three such gatherings.
Far from radical, these protests target recent massive increases in government spending, nationalization of significant portions of private enterprise, massive debt our grandchildren my not live long enough to repay, and what many believe is a lack of responsible behavior by elected and appointed Federal officials.
From conversations with organizers, it is clear that, for many, this is the first time they have publicly protested anything in their lives. Different organizations and different media are helping to sponsor events, but the basic point is that American citizens are uniting in growing numbers to protest change that they believe threatens the economic future and freedom of this and ever succeeding generation of Americans.
Tulsa Events:
LaFortune Park – 61st Street and Yale
Time: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 pm
Principle Planning Patriot: Cris Kurtz, criskurtz7@aol.com
Activity: KRMG’s Joe Kelly moderating, Congressman John Sullivan to speak
LaFortune Park – 61st Street and Yale
Time: 12:00 Noon to 2:00 pm
Principle Planning Patriot: Cris Kurtz, criskurtz7@aol.com
Activity: KRMG’s Joe Kelly moderating, Congressman John Sullivan to speak
Civic Center Plaza – 200 South Denver
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Organizer/Chairman: Jai Blevins, jaiblevins@hotmail.com
Activity: Citizens and officials to speak
Organizer/Chairman: Jai Blevins, jaiblevins@hotmail.com
Activity: Citizens and officials to speak
Veterans Park – 18th Street and Boulder Ave
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Organizer/Chairman: Jai Blevins (918) 760-8282, jaiblevins@hotmail.com
Activity: Citizens and officials to speak
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Organizer/Chairman: Jai Blevins (918) 760-8282, jaiblevins@hotmail.com
Activity: Citizens and officials to speak
Kitchen Table Rallies:
Tulsans unable to attend the rallies or performance are encouraging family and friends to gather around their own diner tables to talk about government spending, waste, bailouts, nationalization of private economy and more. Organizers recommend that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America be read aloud.
Tulsans unable to attend the rallies or performance are encouraging family and friends to gather around their own diner tables to talk about government spending, waste, bailouts, nationalization of private economy and more. Organizers recommend that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America be read aloud.
Tulsa Today will cover these events and reports here will follow.
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Should you go? Ask yourself this question: Are liberties, profits, and freedoms provided by government and thus properly limited by decree and/or debt or are they entitled by God to each human directly and thus reduced by each increase of government regulation and taxation?