FreedomWorks members and area taxpayers will gather Wednesday at noon at the downtown gazebo, across from the Macon County Courthouse, to send a message to leaders of both parties that taxpayers are angry with the bailouts, debt, pork projects, and wasteful spending rampant in Washington. Part of the national movement of “tax day tea parties,” protesters are gathering in the spirit of the Sons of Liberty in Boston, who in 1773 protested the British government by dumping tons of tea into the harbor.

Details of the event in Franklin, NC:
 
WHAT:  Tea Party Protest (TEA- taxed enough already)
WHO:  FreedomWorks members and taxpayers
WHERE:  Downtown Franklin, NC at the Gazebo across from the Macon County Courthouse
WHEN:  April 15, 2009 at noon

Don Swanson, Macon County FreedomWorks Chapter Chairman commented:

“The behavior of the politicians in Washington has spurred taxpayers around the nation to action. Americans are rightfully angry with the current activity and will not sit silently while being robbed. Local residents are joining their voices with thousands of others across the nation and our voice will be heard. The movement is just beginning.”

FreedomWorks is a grassroots organization with over 500,000 members nationwide dedicated to lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.

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