Posted on 09/15/2009 6:11:19 PM PDT by Jenny Hatch
DENVER (CBS4)
Coloradans who couldn't make it to Washington, D.C. held two rallies at the State Capitol Saturday to protest health care reform and other issues. One rally was held in the afternoon and one was held at night.
The protesters listened to an audio recording of the nation's founding documents and rallied around the principles stated in the Constitution. They sang patriotic songs and cheered as a host of speakers spoke about the increasing deficit, rising taxes and growing government.
Many of protesters held signs that read "No More Debt" and "Vote Out Clunkers In Congress."
"We will not stand by while our free-market capitalist system, the greatest engine of prosperity in the history of the world, is destroyed in favor of yet another disastrous experiment with socialism," coordinator Tony Gillis said.
"We gather peacefully here today because there is a growing concern about what our government is doing to us and our future," said Dianne Powers, who attended the rally. "We fear for the very survival of our republic. Yet there is much to make us hopeful and to fill our hearts with optimism and courage. This is still our county."
Along with advocating for less government, they also advocated for less government spending, which includes health care reform.
Video Link (Includes Andrea Chase amazing version of the National Anthem
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=61875@kcnc.dayport.com
Jenny
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=
video link again...
OUTSTANDING
Good work, folks!
EXCELLENT work, Colorado patriots!
Great Job! Thanks for the report.
If they report ‘hundreds’, should we assume it was really multiple thousands? The SRM cannot be trusted to get anything right.
“should we assume it was really multiple thousands?”
No, it was about three hundred people. It was VERY cold and rainy and I know that dimmed our crowd, some of the people who were supposed to help with logistics and security assumed it was cancelled because of the downpour.
The daytime teaparty had three thousand.
The three hundred who showed up though were FIRED up and we had a great noisy crowd that cheered through the whole four hours of our event - 5pm to 9pm. The video said we were only there for two hours, but it was about four total. And people were waiting when I showed up at 4:30.
A great day and a fun rally for the constitution.
Jenny
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