Texas Libertarians Host First Annual Government Sucks Day

Libertarian News Examiner | October 30, 2009
by Garry Reed

Forget the Tea Party protests. Forget the 9/12 project. Libertarians are gathering in Texas for an event that cuts to the heart of the freedom movement: big government sucks.

Billed as the First Annual National Government Sucks Day Rally, the event is being held by and for small government and no government activists only.

Karen De Coster, writing from her lewrockwell.com web page, has extended an open invitation to all "Libertarians, Anarchists, Objectivists, and followers of Ron Paul. Front porch radicals and independents are free to attend, as well. No Astroturf’ers allowed."

That last refers to widespread evidence that many Tea Party protests, whether openly or covertly, have been hijacked by the Republican Party, and since the 9/12 Project is the brainchild of conservative Fox News ranter Glen Beck, both movements are seen by many libertarians as primarily anti liberal government rather than anti big government. ("Astroturf" in this context denotes a "fake grassroots" event.)

As Kevin Tuma's postings on Facebook Causes make clear, this event represents:

* One day to tell the government how we feel
* A true libertarian convergence full of harmonial goodness

The rally takes place in Hillsboro, Texas on Saturday, November 7, at the site of the Middlefaire Renaissance Festival.

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