Rally in Raleigh
StopNCAnnexation's Rally in Raleigh pictures online!
A couple of folks from the WakeLP joined Cathy Heath and the other fine folks from StopNCAnnexation in their second annual 'counter-protest' to the NC League of Municpalities' Porkfest. The NCLM is a lobby group of government and by government and for government, and - naturally - they favor forced annexation. They were there to feed the legislators with their annual pork-and-chicken BBQ.
So we stood outside the General Assembly buildings talking to legislators and NCLM members and the press and pretty much anyone who would listen about the evil of forced annexation.
Some of the legislators were on our side, but the reaction from most of the League yay-hoos was pretty much what you'd expect. This picture below shows a Leaguer telling Andy Steude of the WakeLP "I am in favor of Forced Annexation". Well!
[One fellow - a town manager or somesuch animal - told us that we needed taxes to provide 'services' such as regulating the food market. No kidding. This guy told us a with a straight face that we needed to be taxed to keep food prices down. Hello? Earth to politician: taxation makes things MORE expensive, not less!]
And a silly picture; Susan on tiptoes and Andy bending his knees so we can pretend we're the same height (almost).
But there are plenty more pictures here. Enjoy!
A couple of folks from the WakeLP joined Cathy Heath and the other fine folks from StopNCAnnexation in their second annual 'counter-protest' to the NC League of Municpalities' Porkfest. The NCLM is a lobby group of government and by government and for government, and - naturally - they favor forced annexation. They were there to feed the legislators with their annual pork-and-chicken BBQ.
So we stood outside the General Assembly buildings talking to legislators and NCLM members and the press and pretty much anyone who would listen about the evil of forced annexation.
Some of the legislators were on our side, but the reaction from most of the League yay-hoos was pretty much what you'd expect. This picture below shows a Leaguer telling Andy Steude of the WakeLP "I am in favor of Forced Annexation". Well!
[One fellow - a town manager or somesuch animal - told us that we needed taxes to provide 'services' such as regulating the food market. No kidding. This guy told us a with a straight face that we needed to be taxed to keep food prices down. Hello? Earth to politician: taxation makes things MORE expensive, not less!]
And a silly picture; Susan on tiptoes and Andy bending his knees so we can pretend we're the same height (almost).
But there are plenty more pictures here. Enjoy!
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