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March 26, 10:50 PM

 

 

Dear Members and Friends,

 

Last Friday, two important statements were made on Independence Mall --

one deploring the 2nd Anniversary of ObamaCare and one deploring the infringement of Religious Liberty.

 

The problem is that the media either ignored or downplayed both events.

 

At 10:30 AM, roughly 40 members and friends, including Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8), joined the Association in a Tri-State Repeal ObamaCare Press Conference

 

Mike FitzpatrickAnna LittleMichael Johns

                                                     Photos courtesy of Association Treasurer, Rick Eckert

 

Other speakers included Mary Ellen Jones, Delaware County Patriots; James Fitzpatrick, office of Senator Pat Toomey; the Honorable Anna Little (R-NJ); US Senate Candidate Kevin Wade (R-DE); Congressional candidates Robert Mansfield (PA-2) and John Featherman (PA-1), and former Heritage policy analyst, White House speech writer and health care executive, Michael Johns.

(A big thank you to all of our speakers for making a powerful statement.)   

 

J. D. Mulane from the Bucks County Courier Times covered the conference and an AP reporter stood in the background the entire time without taking  

notes--and, of course, there was no story.

 

To view the conference, click the link and scroll slightly down our webpage.

 

                       Tri-State Repeal ObamaCare Presser, 3/23/12 

 

Special Note:  The National Park Service would not allow us to use a low  

                        volume microphone.  Very curious.

 

 

The Rally for Religious Freedom, attended by a couple thousand (at least 2500)--not a couple hundred as reported by the media--was a huge success.  Balmy weather, excellent speakers, and a well mannered crowd--except for the Occupy protesters--made the Rally a pleasant experience.

 

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                                                                                    Photos courtesy of Rick Eckert 

 

It was terrific to see so many folks of different faiths come together in protest

of the Health and Human Services mandate that requires Catholic Institutions to provide its employees with health insurance plans that cover

birth control, abortifacients, and sterilization services despite the church's grave moral objections 

 

By the way, the Occupy dissenters were boisterous and vulgar.  One reporter, who identified himself as an AP journalistthat is part of the "Occupy reporters pool," insisted that protesters should be permitted to shout obscenities--no matter how crude, bigoted, or offensive.

 

Not surprising at all.   And just exactly what is the "Occupy reporters pool?"  

 

On behalf of the Association Board of Directors,

Teri Adams                  

The Independence Hall Tea Party Association is a regional, tri-state (DE, PA,NJ) grassroots organization officially formed in May, 2009 after a successful Tax Week Tea Party .  Its mission is to educate the general public regarding the principles of limited government as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.  Visit us @ www.IndependenceHallTeaParty.com.