As I was surfing the internet I came across the following information on a group called The New American Tea Party. I thought it was interested and decided to pass it along. I think that right now we need to send messages to Washington anyway we can and this is one that is easy to participate in and if enough people join in the statement could be quite symbolic. Please read on:

There's a storm a brewin'. What happens when good, responsible people keep quiet? Washington forgets they work for us.... We don't work for them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT the answer. Are you sick of the midnight, closed door sessions to come up with a plan that you don't get to see? Are you sick of Congress raking CEO's over the coals while they, themselves, have defaulted on their taxes? Are you sick of the bailed out companies having lavish vacations and retreats on your dollar? Are you sick of being told it is YOUR responsibility to rescue people that, knowingly, bought more house than they could afford? Are you sick of being made to feel it is your patriotic duty to pay MORE taxes?

I, like all of you, am a responsible citizen. I pay my taxes. I live on a budget and I don't ask someone else to carry the burden for poor decisions I may make. I have emailed my congressmen and senators asking them to NOT vote for the stimulus package as it was written without reading it first. No one listened. They voted for it, pork and all.

O.K. folks, here it is. You may think you are just one voice and what you think won't make a difference. Well, yes it will and YES, WE CAN!! If you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes. Are you are fearful of the fallout from the reckless spending of BILLIONS to bailout and "stimulate" without accountability and responsibility. If so, we need to become ONE, LOUD VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM EVERY CITY, TOWN, SUBURB AND HOME IN AMERICA. We need to feed the growing protest to demand that Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American Citizens. What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the economic free fall.

So, here's the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Americans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington, D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you desire to. Just a TEABAG! Many cities are organizing protests. If you simply search, "New American Tea Party", several sites will come up. If you aren't the 'protester' type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way.. Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes about how much confidence the current plan is working.

This was not my idea. I visited the sites of the New American Tea Party and an online survey showed over 90% of respondents said they would send the teabag on April 1st. Why, April 1st?? We want them to reach Washington by April 15. Will you do it? I will.

If you want to participate Send your teabag to:

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington , D.C. 20500 .

For more informationVisit the New American Tea Party website. Please encourage all your friends to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail to drop in the mail on April 1st.

What is the benefit for your effort? First it will stimulate tea sales and help the Postal Service which is sinking fast due to lost volume ($700MM loss in Jan). Plus maybe several million teabags will get the attention of our elected officials. The message: start listening to the people. Take out the Pork. Tell us how our money is being spent. We want TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. Remember, the money hasn’t been spent yet so it is not too late to make a statement.

Send a Tea Bag and send a message!