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Join us for a TEA (taxed enough already!) PARTY downtown on April 15. We'll get started around 5:30-ish. We'll be at the park between the Post Office and the Mankato Place Mall. View Map Bring Signs to protest out of control spending and continuously
increasing taxes.
Bring an unopened box of tea, unopened jar of instant tea, etc. in which
we are going to wrap up and send to our elected officials both on the
state and national level.
We will include a copy of the petition signed by us and a copy of the
Constitution.
A ROUGH DRAFT OF THE PETITION:
PETITION TO CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT
TO HALT OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING
To: Congress of the United States, President of the United States Whereas, the Constitution of the United States clearly and specifically limits the scope and authority of the federal government under the enumerated powers clause;
Whereas, the encouragement of private and public debt by the federal government has brought America to the brink of financial devastation;
Whereas, history proves government spending has never succeeded in curing an economic downturn, but rather serves only to deepen and
prolong it;
Whereas, government takeovers of banks and financial institutions move America ever further from the free-enterprise principles that have
brought the nation prosperity for 233 years;
Whereas, bailouts of failing corporations represent a counterproductive response to what is, essentially, a government-induced crisis;
Whereas, the current level of irresponsible government spending will, by all accounts, either bankrupt this country or burden our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with never-ending debt;
Whereas, redistribution of wealth by government for the purpose of achieving "social justice" is immoral and a proven failure:
SIGN THE PETITION We, the undersigned, assert our rights as citizens of the United States in demanding an end to all further "stimulus" spending, corporate
bailouts, "earmarks," pork projects, welfare programs, higher tax rates and attempts to nationalize industries. We reject socialism, no matter
how it is packaged. And we pledge to hold accountable any and all elected officials who continue to pursue this course that is rapidly
leading America to ruin. |
