Exercising Our First Amendment Rights

I'm proud to say we exercised our 1st amendment right to peaceably assemble by attending the our city's Tax Day Tea Party in the town square tonight.  We were not necessarily protesting the tax code currently in effect, we were protesting the inevitable tax increases that will be required to pay for Mr Obama's unprecedented spending to date (and he's just getting started). 

According to early estimates, we had about 2,000 people turn out for the Tea Party gathering in our little Nashville suburb.  I can attest from direct observation that our gathering of protesters primarily consisted of your average American families, in good spirits (no violence), assembling to voice our concerns regarding the President's current economic policies.  Of course, the media will paint us all as radical, racist, hate-mongers tomorrow.  And it's quite deplorable that the Department of Homeland Security seems to think "rightwing extremists" are more of a threat to our country than radical Islamic terrorists nowadays.  Seriously?  Let me ask again. SERIOUSLY???  Now that's embarrassing shoddy propaganda by the DHS right there, folks. 

Here's a couple of signs we got a kick out of tonight:

I almost made a sign for the kids to hold that read:  

WE CAN'T AFFORD THE STIMULUS PACKAGE

But I've been incredibly busy at work right now with quarter-end

 and so I was late getting home tonight.

Then I saw an even better sign a little girl 

was holding at the rally that said 

"Mr President, Keep your hands off my piggy bank."

Amen Sister!!!

I can't sign-off tonight without recognizing another very important event today ... 

my wonderful father-in-law's birthday!  

He'll be tickled that we were out there giving our kids 

a first-hand civics lesson tonight. 

A mighty fine way to honor him on his B-day.

Happy Birthday, Don.  

We Love You!!!