Boston Tea Party: 2009 Version
Sadly yes, this really happened.
An anti-tax group wanted to pitch in real tea like the Bostonian revolutionaries opposed to England’s tea taxes.
Tea, although natural and quite tasty, is considered a pollutant that can’t go into a body of water without a permit, said Mike Wade, a senior environmental specialist at the DNR’s Manchester field office.
“Discoloration is considered a violation,” Wade said.
Although not as steeped in history, the Cedar Rapids Tea Party will dump dechlorinated tap water or riverwater from buckets labeled “tea,” said Tim Pugh, the group’s founder.
“We don’t want to hurt the river,” said Pugh, 32, of Cedar Rapids.
Now, could anyone else see the Sons of Liberty chasing amy dvdrip
bowing to a British customs agent on this premise?
No offense to my kindred spirits in Iowa — I’m quite certain they had the very best of intentions. But seriously?
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Are these people aware of the fact that if you put water into a bucket and then throw that bucket into a larger body of water, the bucket isn’t going to sink?
This just shows that the problem is not only high taxes. It’s also excessive regulations.
Ridiculous! The amount of tea it would take to discolor a body of water that large is enormous. The amounts we’re talking about would be a little bit of organic material, not sufficient to do any real dmaage. This is indeed excessive regulation, or more likely, simply regulatory interference ginned up by the powers that be. I’d advise them to go right ahead and dare them to cite them for it.
LI — Exactly! Tea is organic… what’s the fuss???
Statewide “TEA PARTIES’ on April 15th. Bring your Gadsden Flags! SIC SEMPER TYRRANOUS!
Dump the water, drink the tea!
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