Revolution Brewing?

A grassroots movement called American Tea Party sprung up shortly after ARRA was signed into law. Its aim is to protest not only the stimulus package, but also "giant government programs that reach deep into their pockets.

These programs create huge economic burdens on American families and threaten their livelihood now and into the future." The group was spurred into action to create a Tea Party -- in homage to the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773, in which American colonists in Boston protested unfair taxation by their British government without any representation -- after CNBC pundit Rick Santelli and Republican wonk Michelle Malkin called for a "Chicago Tea Party" to be held on February 27th. The new rallying cry? "Taxation Without Deliberation."

Using social media such as blogs, Twitter and Facebook, the call for Tea Parties nationwide -- not just in Chicago -- spread like wildfire. As a result, Houston is one of the many cities that will be holding a Tea Party on February 27th. The protest is scheduled to take place tomorrow afternoon from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in front of the amphitheatre at Discovery Green. Tea Parties will be conducted simultaneously in many other cities nationwide, including Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle, Cleveland and St. Louis.

The official website for the coordinated protests lists additional information about sponsors, the schedule of events and how to use Twitter during the protests. The protests will be live-Tweeted using the hashtag #teaparty. More information about the Houston protest can be found at their Facebook page.

In the face of this overwhelming amount of information, Houstonist is left with only one question: how did our forefathers organize an entire revolution before the advent of social media? More infos:

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