Your Country Needs You!! DAY OF DIRECT ACTION!!

Posted by Debbie Dooley on March 14, 2010 at 10:18am in Planning A Tea Party

This is a joint effort with FreedomWorks.

Time is running out. You must act now to stop the government takeover of your health care and of your liberty.

This Tuesday, March 16th - a day of direct action

This government is no longer the government of Lincoln - "of the people, by the people, for the people" - it is a government against the people.
Your country needs you now.

Stand up to the government and stand up for your liberty - just like we did in the Townhalls last summer and in the first American Tea Party in 1773.

This Tuesday, March 16th
Join us in Washington DC for a special day of (non-violent) political action
9am sharp, East Capitol Lawn across from Cannon House Office Building, Washington DC

(the lawn between the Capitol and the Supreme Court Building, Independence Avenue SE and New Jersey SE)


Dress well, be polite, and be ready to look your Congressman in the eye and tell them that our liberty is not theirs to take. We will treat them with the respect they have not (yet) shown us. And, by the end of the day, each of them will know - personally - what their vote will mean to the country, to us, and to themselves.

This Tuesday, March 16th 9:00 am

Tea Party Patriots and FreedomWorks will have volunteers stationed at the bus drop off at the west lawn. (Maryland Ave. and 3rd Street SW) Our "meetup" location will be at the East Lawn of the Capitol (East Capitol Circle, same side of the Capitol as the Supreme Court Building). We will give you the Representatives' information, room numbers etc. and give you helpful hints on lobbying. Volunteers will also be handing out information at the Cannon Building location. We do have a bullhorn.

Things to do before and during The Surge.

1. Dress in normal clothes this is about country not organizations and it presents a more professional appearance.

2. If you have a Democrat Representative go to their office and ask to speak to them. If unavailable ask when they will return. If longer than an hour ask to speak to their Chief of Staff. You do not want to talk to the receptionist.
If they try to brush you off because you are not from their district then explain to them that the vote they will be casting will affect all citizens of this country and therefore you should be heard.

3. Begin calling at 9:00am! If you are there and standing in line to get into the one of the buildings begin making phone calls to congressmen. Keep calling while you are walking from one office to the other. If you are not going to attend please begin calling at 9:00am and continue calling until 12:00 noon. Wait one hour and begin calling once again until 5:30pm.

4. Write your thoughts down. Keep it personal as to why you do not want them to vote for the bill. When you speak to them it is okay to show passion and feelings but be respectful. Be assertive and state your case. Try to spend thirty minutes in each office if possible. Think of alternatives that you would like to see.

5. If you are not going please call your local talk radio shows. Tell them what is happening. Get them talking about it. A few calls about this will turn the show to The Surge.

6.You do not need to bring signs. This is not a rally or a protest. It is a surge of patriots from all groups, our goal is to make this personal.


Here is a link that shows the location of the three buildings.
Please print it out and give it to members of your group.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sourc ... yASbptWXAg

Bus drop of is located at 3rd St SW and MD SW.

List of targeted Congressmen/Congresswomen on link below:
http://www.teapartypatriots.org/BlogPos ... f17cc00012

If you need a ride, or have a ride to give,

http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/profil ... on-dc-have

CONFIRM ATTENDANCE

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform ... 5ODcyT3F...