Mission Viejo Group Organizes TEA Party

Press Release

Mission Viejo, CA, April 9, 2009 – Mission Viejo residents will participate in a Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party on Wed., April 15. The city’s taxpayers will join the national protest with a rally at the center of town on the corners of La Paz and Marguerite. The Mission Viejo TEA Party will begin at 4:00 p.m. and continue until at least 7:00 p.m.

Organizing the event are members of Saddleback Republican Assembly, a unit of California Republican Assembly. Dr. Michael Ferrall, president of SRA, said his group is responding to growing concern over such outrages as a $500-billion tax bill, trillions of borrowed dollars for future generations to repay, special-interest groups receiving billions of dollars in earmarks, redistribution of wealth, punishment for responsible behavior and rewards for irresponsible behavior.

Ferrall says the wildfire movement of nationwide TEA Parties is taxpayers’ response to out-of-control spending. He said, “Our message is simple, and we’re inviting all of Mission Viejo to join in this protest. SRA champions conservative principles, and bailing out irresponsible businesses and individuals is not the role of government. With all the new tax burdens and loss of our freedoms, we should ask how we’ll get our country back.”

Look for information and updates on MissionViejoDispatch.com, this weekend’s edition of MissionViejoCA.org and the county’s premier news blog, OrangeJuiceBlog.com.

Group updates Mission Viejo TEA Party information

Mission Viejo, CA, April 13, 2009 Organizers of the Mission Viejo Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party are adding live musical entertainment to the April 15 event. The TEA Party will be held near the civic center on the corners of La Paz and Marguerite on Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The local rally is part of the nationwide tax protest.

Diamond Tom Speiss will provide music for Mission Viejo’s rally. Known as a talented vocalist, Speiss is a Mission Viejo resident who performs frequently throughout South County. His selection of music for the TEA Party will include such stirring patriotic favorites as Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the USA. Speakers on the program include representatives from the offices of Assemblymen Chuck DeVore and Jeff Miller.

The program will be presented from a location near the intersection. Rally participants will be able to enjoy the music and hear the political addresses while holding signs and waving flags along the street. The music will continue from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., interspersed with brief remarks from representatives.