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TAX DAY RALLY: Grover Got The Message, Next We Take It To Congress
by Will Rice, Coffee Party Commonwealth I think Grover got the message. There was no way of telling whether anti-government zealot Grover Norquist was actually in his downtown Washington office when 150 advocates of fair-share taxation paid him a noontime Tax Day visit yesterday (and two mountain-sized security guards stationed in the building lobby prevented us from finding out). But the cheering, booing, singing (“Someday Grover Won’t Reign So”) and chanting undoubtedly found their way up to his office window. More importantly, they found a ready audience on the street below, as representatives of labor, advocates for the needy, and proponents of rational tax and budget policies gathered to say “No” to Grover’s infamous “pledge.” The "pledge" is a promise he’s extracted from half our Congress to never raise taxes on anybody for any reason (war and natural disaster included). Taking Grover’s pledge is an irresponsible act that makes legislating impossible, because it forbids negotiation and compromise, and contradicts the members’ oath of office to serve our nation. The multiple budget crises and ultimate downgrading of America’s credit rating last summer can all be laid at Grover’s door. So that’s exactly where we laid our milk carton speaker’s stand yesterday, atop which I and three other speakers in turn wielded a bullhorn to address the crowded sidewalk and a phalanx of six TV camera crews, all in the dappled sunlight of a mild April afternoon. When I spoke, I laid out some of the basic areas of tax unfairness:
Chuck Collins, a pioneer in identifying and combating wealth inequality, spoke about how our current, out-of-whack tax code perpetuates and extends the nation’s destabilizing wealth gap, making it harder for our economy to grow because there is not enough purchasing power in the poor and the middle class. [MORE]
Because we want you to know... by Jeanene Kay Louden, Secretary
Okay, so meeting minutes aren’t exactly on the New York Times best seller’s list. Some nights I offer to do dishes to avoid writing them! But alas, they are the unabridged and official record of our actions as a board. What better way for you to know what we have done, for you to give us feedback, or for you to pass along your ideas? I try to keep the blog as informative yet informal as possible. Over time we have come to realize we needed greater detail, so this tool, like so many we use, is organic in nature, morphing as we grow. Have I convinced you to give my blog a try? You can see the minutes here. You can even “follow” the blog, and receive automatic email notification of postings. Then you will always know! 99% Spring Training Online by Del Williams, Coffee Party USA Local Organizer
It was a very productive and informative training and kudos to the many organizations, including Coffee Party USA, who sponsored and promoted these trainings to their constituents. The trainings will ready more than 100,000 American's to prepare ourselves for non-violent direct action this spring. If you weren't able to attend a local training, don't worry. The 99% Click here to begin your online training and get ready for the 99% Spring. Coffee Party Radio Is On The Air
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Help Us Grow The Coffee Party by Billy Sears, Coffee Party Membership Director
Here's how you can help:
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The Coffee Party is still a relatively young organization at a little over two years old. We've had much success in those two years with your support. But this is a long term effort. The issues that we face as a nation didn't happen over night. In some cases they were 30+ years in the making. We can't fix this over night. We need you.
Unite Against War on Women Rally by Egberto Willies, Board Member
Saturday, 12-2 p.m. Central Time It is not necessary for me to tell anyone what our legislature has done this session. There is something very interesting that one must note with the draconian cuts in our school budget, the invasion of women’s bodies, the cuts in medical care, and all the other cuts too numerous to document, they disproportionately affect women. I just looked at my news feed and found a quote posted by Demitria McNeaulty, a woman that will make her voice heard by attending the rally.
WOMEN WILL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER
Scooping Coffee Party News by Debilyn Molineaux, Executive Director
Organizing Your Community  All politics is local, but Coffee Party national can help you get started by introducing you to thousands of people who live near you and share our values for civil, fact-based, and solutions-oriented deliberation — coupled with action on the issues of Wall Street Reform, Campaign Finance Reform, and Tax Code Reform. Write to local@coffeepartyusa.com if you are interested.Click here for more information. Chasing Glenn Beck Michael Charney is a New Hampshire Republican who started an on-line social media experiment on Twitter to counter Glenn Beck about a year ago, had some encouraging success, and learned a lot about America along the way. Michael explains in his book the diagnosis and the cure for what he calls "Electile Dysfunction." Michael was a guest on Don Manning's "Speaking of America" and on Egberto Willies' show, Politics Done Right. For the sake of argument, let's say that Glenn Beck maintains the same audience he had when he had the full support of One Percent Media and Fox "News." Let's say 2 million people. The United States population is 330 million. By posting on this page, you are a voice in an on-line network called the Coffee Party that is just a fraction of the the 328 million Americans who prefer not to consume hate-based propaganda products.
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One should ask why is it that our Republican elected politicians throughout the nation have made it a cause celeb to pass policies that are not only removing controls from women but marginalizing them. The answer is not quite obvious. After a group is sufficiently oppressed for a long enough time chains are no longer necessary to exert full control. Women are the largest voting bloc in this country. Because women are generally the care givers and nurturers they more than anyone understand that the policies that are family oriented are diametrically opposed to what our now Right Wing Tea Party Republican party is offering due to their Darwinian nature.
The only thing an elected oppressor understands is the fear of the oppressed raising up and retaking control, we the people. It is your civic and patriotic duty if you are able to find your way to Austin on April 28th , 2012 at 4PM to be there and peacefully reclaim our legislature symbolically and in November reclaim it electorally. If you are in the Houston Area sign up for a bus 
