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Billings Tea Party activists stage Tax Day rally
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 1:52 PM by Jeff Womack
Updated: Apr 15, 2010 1:52 PM
BILLINGS- Joining Tea Party activists nationwide the Montana Shrugged group organized a tax day protest Thursday in Billings.
An estimated crowd of 500 people of all ages congregated on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn just before noon carrying American flags and signs protesting the Obama administration. Speakers including Montana Shrugged founder Eric Olsen rallied the crowd with the message fair taxes and limited government.
The demonstration at the courthouse lasted a little over an hour after which the protesters marched through downtown Billings and circled Senator Max Baucus' Billings office.
Find out what organizers had to say about Thursday's Tea Party on the Q2 5:30 News and later at KTVQ.com.
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