Decatur Alabama Tea Party

On a warm Saturday morning at Rhodes Ferry park by the Tennessee River, a few score citizens gathered to celebrate their freedom and protest Washington's encroachment on both their rights and their pocketbooks.

Things were a little slow at first; it was the first time that some people had attended this kind of meeting. But as it went, things picked up steam, and pretty soon we had a full-fledged political assembly going. The Republican party was heavily represented, of course, but seemed almost apologetic, whereas some of the open-mic speakers commented that both parties were responsible for the current mess.

After the scheduled and open speakers, petitions were brought forth to be signed, and things ended on a more or less hopeful note.

The Verdict:
It's a beginning.

If that meeting constitutes the sum of the region's efforts, then it will not have accomplished much. However, if this is the first step towards gaining a voice in Washington, then combined with all the numerous towns doing the same, it might not have been in vain.

The idea is that this is all leading to a massive crowd converging on Washington on July 4th.
We shall see, but if such an event occurs, there is at least a decent chance that MC will be there to cover it...

I hope to attend the "tea party" in Huntsville in a couple weeks, being the area's largest city it may have a somewhat higher turnout. The more people show up, the less excuse the media have for ignoring it. If you are sick of listening to the depressing news and want to actually do something about it, come on down. Here's the info...


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