Standing for America to 'right itself'

Apr 16, 2010

Although the biggest Tea Party was in Washington D.C. to correspond with Tax Day, Wareham resident Lisa Hathaway stood outside Town Hall on April 15 to do her part.

"I thought Wareham could use a different kind of stimulus today," said Hathaway.

Hathaway said that she felt that the country was heading in the wrong direction on several issues, but she was most concerned with what she believed was the government's invasion of privacy.

"I could have 30 signs here," she said. [Privacy] is not the only piece, but it's a good start."

She was particularly concerned with this issue and the recently passed Health Care Law.  She was concerned that the government would be accessing private medical records to make decisions about what kind of health care a person required. 

"Health care is in conflict with the Constitution," she said.  "To think that we can do that through the government is incorrect."

To think that the government could step in, solve all, and make themselves bigger, is wrong.  The country is not designed [for government] to run a business."

She did want the government to honor the Constitution, and specifically urged Martha Coakley to fulfill her duty as Massachusetts Attorney General and repeal the Health Care Law.

She also advocated the "FairTax," essentially a federal sales tax on all new goods that would replace federal income taxes, and she said that the Census overstepped its rights by asking more than simply how many people were living in a particular residence.

But she insisted that she was not trying to make a political statement for or against any particular party - "it's not politics," Hathaway said.   "I'm not saying anything, I'm just standing here."