Tax Day, Tea Parties and Capitol Invasion
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The lawn out front of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin, this past Wednesday, was packed with people exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. Throughout the crowd were signs and banners decrying high taxes and big government. It was a Texas size tea party on a day symbolizing one of life's certainties, taxes have to be paid. The following day, Texas bondsmen were exercising their right to meet with their elected officials. The sizable contingency from the Professional Bondsmen of Texas were negotiating the maze of hollowed halls within the state capitol building meeting with the Representatives and Senators from their respective districts. This initiative was the brain child of PBT President John McClusky who, as part of his acceptance speech after being elected to his position, promised to build a grass roots effort within the bail bond community…