Tea Party on the Square

Chris Harris photo
Commonwealth Journal

July 04, 2009 07:58 pm

An estimated 100-plus concerned citizens gathered on Somerset’s Fountain Square Saturday afternoon for another “TEA Party,” a growing trend in recent months across the nation modeled after the historical Boston Tea Party, to protest taxes and big government. Organizer Matt Withrow spoke to the crowd assembled about the “TEA” (Taxed Enough Already) message, which Withrow said is “an attempt at changing the mindset of our culture.”

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An estimated 100-plus concerned citizens gathered on Somerset’s Fountain Square Saturday afternoon for another “TEA Party,” a growing trend in recent months across the nation modeled after the historical Boston Tea Party, to protest taxes and big government. (Chris Harris photo) Commonwealth Journal