FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Shelli Dawdy 402-261-5573 June 29, 2009

lincolnteaparty@gmail.com

Nebraskans to Rally at the State Capitol as Part of the

Nationwide Independence Day Tea Party on the Fourth of July

When: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Where: State Capitol, 1445 K. St., Lincoln, NE

This Fourth of July will see Nebraskans from across the state gather at the State
Capitol in Lincoln to celebrate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence,
and Re-Declare Independence from government that has grown beyond the size and
power originally intended by the Founding Fathers.

“We’re holding our event at the State Capitol for a very specific reason,” said Shelli
Dawdy, “to send a message to Washington, D.C. that most of the power in this
country is supposed to lie with the States and with the people, not in some far-off
city.”

Dawdy organized the April 11 Tea Party at the State Capitol, which had nearly four
hundred in attendance, and is working with a number of people in the Lincoln area
and around the state to restore Constitutional, limited government. One of the ways
the group hopes to see the restoration of Constitutional principles is to ensure that
more Nebraskans have a convenient copy at hand. “We’ve given out five hundred
pocket Constitutions since April,” Dawdy stated, “And we will be distributing them
again on the Fourth.” Members of the group have been self-funding this and all
other projects.

In addition to meetings to discuss issues and determine courses of action, members

of are focusing on grassroots leaders, such as Ryan Sellers of North Platte, who
organized the April 15 Tea Party in that city. Sellers will be traveling to Lincoln on
the Fourth of July to speak at the Capitol event. Also speaking will be John O.
Erickson who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. Local musician Gary
Redden will perform.

Many Nebraskans are angry that the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.
2454, the bill commonly known as “Cap & Trade”, last Friday. Information
regarding the three hundred pages of middle of the night additions will be provided
at the event along with a number of suggestions for stopping its passage in the
Senate.

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