Taxed Enough Already

Natchez City Hall:

If putting those tax checks in the mail Wednesday hurts just a little too much, join Ken Rogers on the steps of Natchez City Hall. And Rogers and those on the steps of City Hall won’t be alone. The Web site that advocates the event, www.theteapartyday.com, lists 2,000 cities that will participate in protests Wednesday. Rogers’ event starts at 2 p.m.

Also, Tupelo City Hall

Grant Sowell is having a tea party in front of City Hall on Wednesday, but Sowell and friends won’t be sipping any of the brewed beverage. The gathering is part of a nationwide TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party protesting what supporters say is out-of-control government spending. Business owner Grant Sowell is the lead organizer of the event in Tupelo, where he hopes hundreds will attend. While conservatives are the main supporters of the event, Sowell said the issue goes beyond political boundaries.

And another in Gulfport

The Gulport’s TEA party organizers said they’re not trying to start a revolution, they simply want their voices heard. Locally, a committee of about five people organized the rally after reading about the effort on the Internet. Purchner said during the first hour, members of the organizing committee will speak and during the second hour the audience will be given the microphone.

Laurel and Hattiesburg are having events:

Laurel will have such an event at noon on the steps of the Jones County courthouse, while Hattiesburg will also stage an event at noon in Town Square Park.

As well as Jackson:

Mississippians paying taxes on April 15, steamed over trillions of dollars in wasteful spending by the Obama Administration, may be brewing up a political revolution. Eight blocks north of the Medgar Evers Post Office in downtown Jackson - which traditionally stays open to midnight accepting last minute tax mailings - attorney Mark Mayfield, talk radio host Kim Wade and others will lead a Tax Day Tea Party on the south steps of the Mississippi Capitol. The two-hour event kicks off at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 and will feature patriotic music, a color guard, and speakers including U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, state Sen. Chris McDaniels of Jones County and state Rep. Rita Martinson of Madison County.

And the Greenwood event has stirred up a lot of attention because the City Council refused to let them conduct the event at City Hall. The Greenwood Commonwealth is supporting the right to assemble and there may be a lawsuit regarding the Constitutionality of the prohibition as well.