Snapshot from Richmond
Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 20, 2009
Last Friday, the Richmond, Virginia, area was the scene of two rallies against the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill and the administration's health care plan. One occurred in front of Sen. Mark Warner's office in Chesterfield County; the other was held in downtown Richmond on East Franklin Street where Sen. Jim Webb's office is located. Virginia Petroleum Council Executive Director Mike Ward shot video of the downtown demonstration and reported that approximately 200 people held signs and marched on both sides of the street between noon and 1:00 p.m.
Listen closely and you'll hear the protestors chanting, "No cap-and-trade!"
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the protests were organized by the Richmond Tea Party and Americans for Prosperity. An organizer said, "I would venture to say that most of these people have never done anything like this before."
Hat tip to Mike Ward!