In a coordinated nationwide demonstration against expansion of government, erosion of Constitutional freedoms, and higher taxes, thousands gathered in protest. The Freedom Factory team covered the Los Angeles demonstration, which occured at the Santa Monica Pier.
The event was a big success, pulled together in just four days by Top Conservatives On Twitter (TCOT) via grassroots social networking. Tools like Twitter and Facebook brought over an hundred people together on a Friday morning to support the broader national protest.
Rather than dumping tea into the Pacific ocean, these modern day patriots ceremonially threw bacon bits over the edge of the pier to signify disgust over pork spending.
A diverse array of people came together in protest:
Our correspondent, Natalie Porter, covered the event. We’re working on editing video content for interviews with the event’s coordinators, special guests, and attendees. Check back this evening for the uploaded video.
As the young patriots in the above picture wisely advise us: “No civilization ever taxed itself into prosperity.”
