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Tea partyers rally against road tax
Group gathers to voice opposition to T-SPLOST on July state ballot
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John Lipscomb, vice president of the Lanier Tea Party Patriots, poses for pictures Saturday during a Tax Day Rally held by the Lanier Tea Party Patriots at Poultry Park in Gainesville. Lipscomb arrived at the rally dressed as a militia man. - photo by SARA GUEVARA
They wanted something akin to the Boston Tea Party, but this time, the tea was in plastic cups and some of it was sweetened. Between 40 and 50 people gathered Saturday afternoon at Poultry Park to rally against the upcoming vote on a proposed sales tax in Georgia for transportation projects. The tax to fund transportation infrastructure will be voted on regionally July 31.