Conservatives across the country will use Wednesday, April 15, to protest the unprecedented spending increases that have been used by both George W. Bush and President Barack Obama .
Activists are using the protest to highligh the governments growing debt levels that will be used to bailout banks and push some of the President’s domestic initiatives, such as healthcare reform.
“It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in economics to know we’ve been living beyond our means,” said U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside TX, who plans to attend a rally in Seabrook. “Most people are looking around and thinking who are they going to blame the most. I think there’s plenty of blame to go around.”
Concern about the increases in government spending are not limited to Republicans. An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram quotes the Tarrant County Democratic Party Chairman Steve Maxwell.
“I think it concerns the most liberal Democrat,” Maxwell said. “Our position is there is a good reason. We are in an extraordinary situation that requires extraordinary actions.”
No matter where your political affiliations lie, if you want to join the protests locally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, here is a list of “Tea Party” protest locations.
Arlington
4:30-7:30 p.m.
River Legacy Park, 701 NW Green Oaks Blvd.
arlingtonteaparty.blogspot.com
Burleson
3-7 p.m.
Burleson Commons, 1501 SW Wilshire Blvd.
www.burlesonteaparty.blogspot.com
Dallas
6-9 p.m.
Dallas City Hall
Fort Worth
6- 8 p.m.
LaGrave Field, 301 N.E. Sixth St.
Hurst
Time TBA
Hurst City Hall, 1505 Precinct Line Road
Southlake
Noon-1 p.m.
Town Square Pavilion (Rustin Park in Front of Town Hall)
Weatherford
4-7 p.m.
First Monday Trade Grounds, 200 Santa Fe Drive
weatherfordteaparty.blogspot.com
