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Locals plan TEA Party to protest spending
By Ellen Sussman, Special to the Green Valley News
“No more pork and stimulus”
“Millions, billions, trillions. Oh my!”
“Clean House - and Senate in 2010”
“Gov. Brewer: No New Taxes”
These are some of the signs protesters will be waving on Saturday, between 8 and 10 a.m. when they stage a political protest “TEA Party” at La Canada and Esperanza.
Organizer Kay Kohler said anyone who is against higher taxes and outrageous spending is welcome.
Political affiliation is unimportant; the event cuts across party lines, she said.
Since there is no town center in Green Valley, the corners of La Canada and Esperanza, which have been used for other political protests, are seen as the crossroads.
Kohler and some of the tea party group that includes Sue Mayes, Jo Runstrom, Connie Sell, John Voorhees and Patti Woolley held a similar tea party April 15. More than 200 protesters signed the roster with many attending who didn’t sign, she said.
“We don’t feel that the Legislature, Congress or the Senate pays attention to the people. They raise taxes and spend money willy-nilly.
“Tea parties have started to get the attention of legislators. We citizens want to make a point — mainly it’s a tax issue. Tea parties were stimulated by the bailouts. We’re outraged. It’s at a point where people have reached the breaking point,” she said, adding that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already.
She quoted late Illinois Sen. Everett Dirksen, who served from 1950-69, who said, “A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”
“We want to make ourselves visible rather than be silent and sending e-mails that fall on deaf ears,” Kohler said.
“If you’re sick of it, come out and wave a sign.”
For more information call Kohler at 520-904-9103.
Ellen Sussman is a freelance writer in Green Valley. Contact her at ellen2414@cox.net.
“Millions, billions, trillions. Oh my!”
“Clean House - and Senate in 2010”
“Gov. Brewer: No New Taxes”
These are some of the signs protesters will be waving on Saturday, between 8 and 10 a.m. when they stage a political protest “TEA Party” at La Canada and Esperanza.
Organizer Kay Kohler said anyone who is against higher taxes and outrageous spending is welcome.
Political affiliation is unimportant; the event cuts across party lines, she said.
Since there is no town center in Green Valley, the corners of La Canada and Esperanza, which have been used for other political protests, are seen as the crossroads.
Kohler and some of the tea party group that includes Sue Mayes, Jo Runstrom, Connie Sell, John Voorhees and Patti Woolley held a similar tea party April 15. More than 200 protesters signed the roster with many attending who didn’t sign, she said.
“We don’t feel that the Legislature, Congress or the Senate pays attention to the people. They raise taxes and spend money willy-nilly.
“Tea parties have started to get the attention of legislators. We citizens want to make a point — mainly it’s a tax issue. Tea parties were stimulated by the bailouts. We’re outraged. It’s at a point where people have reached the breaking point,” she said, adding that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already.
She quoted late Illinois Sen. Everett Dirksen, who served from 1950-69, who said, “A billion here, a billion there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”
“We want to make ourselves visible rather than be silent and sending e-mails that fall on deaf ears,” Kohler said.
“If you’re sick of it, come out and wave a sign.”
For more information call Kohler at 520-904-9103.
Ellen Sussman is a freelance writer in Green Valley. Contact her at ellen2414@cox.net.
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