Group Plans Anti-tax Rally
Press Release

Organizers of the Mission Viejo Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party are planning another street-corner rally. Saddleback Republican Assembly invites everyone to gather on the corners of La Paz and Marguerite in Mission Viejo on Mon., May 18, the eve of the statewide Special Election, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
 

The purpose of the rally is to raise awareness of the Special Election and remind everyone to vote on Tues., May 19. Members of SRA say their objective is the defeat of Propositions 1-A through 1-F. The theme of the rally is “Just say no to more taxes.”

Dr. Michael Ferrall, SRA president, said, “We’ll provide signs and American flags for participants to wave, but we hope people will create their own signs if they have an inspiration. On April 15, many participants brought signs that were clever and well done.”

Participants should note that the event is the day before the election. Ferrall explained, “If we were to hold the rally on Election Day, many people would have already voted. With so many absentee ballots being cast, we also want to remind everyone to get them in. We hope everyone joins us at the rally on Monday.”

Ferrall added that voters can take absentee ballots to any polling place in the county on Election Day if they haven’t already mailed them in. Absentee ballots must be mailed in time to reach the Registrar of Voters on Election Day or taken to a polling place on the day of the election.

SRA members organizing the May 18 reunion report that 600 people attended the April 15 TEA Party in Mission Viejo. Participants of all ages lined the sidewalks along La Paz and Marguerite. During the rally, attendees signed letters of protest against tax increases. One of the letters was sent to President Obama and Congress. A second letter went to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Legislators. Text of the second letter focused on the May 19 Special Election. It read:

“When you plugged California’s $42-billion budget hole in February, the increases in the personal income tax and the vehicle license fee fell squarely on the shoulders of working-class Californians. You had your say, and we’ll have ours in the May 19 Special Election. It’s time to say NO to more taxes, and we expect you to decrease state spending! The tea bag [pictured on the document] is a symbol of our protest."

Updates and other announcements about the May 18 reunion will be posted on MissionViejoCA.org and distributed to newspapers, the MissionViejoDispatch.com and the county’s premier news blog, OrangeJuiceBlog.com.

For additional information, call Dr. Michael Ferrall, SRA president, (949) 874-3422