Protesting in Topeka. I will be there Tomorrow. HOpe to see democracy in action

[demtenjeep]

http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/29/1291160/in-topeka-some-protesters-decry.html


TOPEKA — You didn't need to stray from the south lawn of the Kansas Capitol to see the opposite poles of the state budget debate Wednesday.

In the morning, hundreds of people with developmental disabilities and their supporters in "Can you see me now?" T-shirts tied more than 4,000 blue ribbons on a fence, urging lawmakers to raise taxes to restore funding cuts and reduce waiting lists for disability services.

In the afternoon, the blue ribbons and T-shirts had vanished, and the lawn was peopled with demonstrators from Americans for Prosperity sporting yellow "No new taxes" buttons and waving signs decrying state spending.

Wednesday marked the start of the annual legislative wrap-up session, with lawmakers facing the need to close a $510 million budget gap they couldn't deal with during their regular session.



Read more: http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/29/1291160/in-topeka-some-protesters-decry.html#ixzz0mWfBR4kQ

[gratuitous]

1. Good luck and above all . . .

Have fun, because freedom fightin' should always be fun. Don't let the nitwits who want their something for nothing get in your head or bring you down. You're there to advocate, not to get into an oinking match with the swine. Be as sunny as a sunflower, as positive as the knob end of a Double-A battery!

[demtenjeep]

2. oh I am not getting to protest

I am taking students to serve as Pages. I just hope I get to see some protests