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| − | '''Independence Day tea parties''' | + | '''Independence Day tea parties''' were the second round of over 2000 tax protests scheduled in all 50 states on July 4, 2009, as part of the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103126</ref> This was the follow-up tax protest to the widely successful, grassroots [[Tax Day Tea Party]] that attracted hundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide. |
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| + | The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.<ref>[http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/07/americas-tea-party-official-press-release/ America's Tea Party Official Press Release, July 6, 2009.]</ref> | ||
==TEA== | ==TEA== | ||
One sponsor, [[American Family Association]] says "Our goal is simply to keep the grassroots organizations mobilized." AFA has created | One sponsor, [[American Family Association]] says "Our goal is simply to keep the grassroots organizations mobilized." AFA has created | ||
| − | TEA (Taxed Enough Already). Their protests will be held July | + | TEA (Taxed Enough Already). Their protests will be held July 4 at 12 p.m. in front of city halls across the nation.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=95657 Independence Day tea parties in 350 cities] WND, April 22, 2009</ref> |
The TEA website asks, | The TEA website asks, | ||
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==Links To Events== | ==Links To Events== | ||
| − | A Google mashup project by Freedom Works lists Independence Day TEA parties. <ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&source=embed&msa=0&msid=112875499027114938790.0004647d9f61bab744fd4&ll=36.879621,-95.449219&spn=60.38414,111.796875&z=3 Independence Day tea parties Map] Freedom Works</ref> | + | A Google mashup project by Freedom Works lists Independence Day TEA parties.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&source=embed&msa=0&msid=112875499027114938790.0004647d9f61bab744fd4&ll=36.879621,-95.449219&spn=60.38414,111.796875&z=3 Independence Day tea parties Map] Freedom Works</ref> |
[[File:July4teaparties.JPG|right|350px]] | [[File:July4teaparties.JPG|right|350px]] | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://teapartyday.com Official TEA Party Day Saturday, July 4th, 2009] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Taxation]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:Tax Revolts]] | |
| + | [[Category:Tea Party Movement]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, April 2, 2019
Independence Day tea parties were the second round of over 2000 tax protests scheduled in all 50 states on July 4, 2009, as part of the Tea Party Movement.[1] This was the follow-up tax protest to the widely successful, grassroots Tax Day Tea Party that attracted hundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide.
The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.[2]
TEA
One sponsor, American Family Association says "Our goal is simply to keep the grassroots organizations mobilized." AFA has created TEA (Taxed Enough Already). Their protests will be held July 4 at 12 p.m. in front of city halls across the nation.[3]
The TEA website asks,
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Are you fed up with a Congress and a president who:
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Links To Events
A Google mashup project by Freedom Works lists Independence Day TEA parties.[4]
