Tax Day Protest

Rally 'round the bag: Thousands turn out for downtown Tea Party

By Matthew Stoff, Daily Sentinel
Photo composite by Christy Wooten.

No one could accuse East Texans of political apathy on Wednesday, when an estimated 2,000 protesters packed the downtown square in Nacogdoches to rally against big government, taxes and reckless spending.
Wielding American flags and sporting signs written with both wit and anger, the crowds assembled on Pilar Street at the Plaza Principal stage to hear local speakers talk about responsible government and to hear musical acts in celebration of liberty and other political ideals.
A collage of photographs show the large crowd which attended the East Texas Tea Party downtown on Wednesday in protest of the current actions and spending of the federal government.

The Tax Day Tea Party Event — one of hundreds held across the country out of frustration with the federal government — drew families and individuals from all over East Texas. Even the young joined in, cheering with the crowds and taking in the spectacle of colors and crowds. One young boy held a sign that read, "I'm only seven. I owe how much?"
Though many in attendance were united by their anger with the country's state of affairs, the crowd embodied a plurality of opinions and individual complaints rather than a single stand against a set of issues. More than anything, it seemed, the crowd gathered to draw attention to a feeling of unease that has accompanied Washington, D.C.'s response to large-scale economic troubles.

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