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Houston Tea Party Society Announces Independence Day Weekend Protest July 3rd at Discovery Green
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HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - June 1, 2009) - The Houston Tea Party Society announced today
that it is holding its third protest at Discovery Green on July 3rd from
5PM - 8PM. Taxpayers from across Houston and Southeast Texas will gather
in downtown Houston at Discovery Green to protest the unprecedented
expansion of government and excessive borrowing and spending in Washington.
This third "Tea Party" event is being held on Independence Day weekend to
symbolize the significance of the founding fathers' signing of the
Declaration of Independence in 1776, declaring themselves free from an
oppressive government that did not represent them.
"The Tax Day Tea Party on April 15th was a stunning success and we expect
this next Tea Party event to continue the momentum we've created," said
lead Tea Party organizer Felicia Cravens. "Attendance topped our best
estimates -- that, together with the fact that 400 new volunteers signed up
to work on the upcoming July 3rd event, proves the movement is growing."
The second Houston Tea Party event was held at Jones Plaza on April 15th,
the day most Americans file their tax returns. Organizers counted over
11,000 protesters.
The Houston Tea Party Society is a non-partisan, grass-roots organization
of citizen taxpayers demanding the roll-back of unparalleled spending and
ever-expanding federal government control of private industry that
threatens to erode our freedoms and put our children and grandchildren in
debt for decades. The Houston Tea Party website is located at
http://houstontps.org.
"We are using the principles of the founding fathers to fight for every
American's freedom," said Tea Party organizer Felicia Cravens. "We're not
defined by party politics -- in fact, it is Washington politics that
brought us here. 'We the people' want Washington to start listening -- and
not only to the special interests. If they don't listen to us, we will find
new leaders."
Speakers at the July 3rd event will include: Steven Crowder, winner of the
Nationwide "So you Think You're Funny" MySpace Comedy Contest, Termite
Watkins, former professional boxer and coach of the first ever Iraqi
Olympic Boxing team, among others.
Houston is one of at least 350 American cities and communities where
hundreds of thousands will protest on the July 4th weekend.
Discovery Green, a 12 acre park is located in downtown Houston across
Avenida de las Americas from the George R. Brown Convention Center.