The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Meehan’s stance on GOP plan protested
SPRINGFIELD » Yesterday was packed with exciting events: holiday festivities, the super moon and the Eagles seeking win number 11. None of that stopped about 50 social activists who gathered on Sproul Road outside the office of Rep. Pat Meehan (R-7) to protest the GOP-supported tax bill that was passed by the Senate in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Once again a coalition, spearheaded by Delco PA Indivisible, assembled with a number of Indivisible organizations including Upper Darby H-CAN, Main Line South PA, and PA District 7 - Citizens for Equality Action Network. The groups had reason to target Sunday.
“The GOP tax bill/scam is scheduled to come to the House floor for a vote on Monday, Dec. 4. Members of these resistance groups will join together to tell Congressman Meehan how badly this bill will impact his constituents. Participants will be singing carols with lyrics revised to get our message across, of course,” stated the press release forwarded by Peggy Wilson of the Delco PA Indivisible Coordinating Committee.
As there were no individual speeches, the lyrics were meant to make the statement. Crafted by creative members of the organization, the melodies ranged from “We Three Kings,” “Deck the Halls,” to “Little Drummer Boy.” While some of the lyrics were not quite suitable for small children, a sample included “Up on the Rooftop” morphed into “Up on the Housetop”: “Up at the Capitol, people pause; Out jumps GOP Tax Scam Flaws; Down goes the middle class and our toys; All for the 1 percent riches and joy.”
In the spirit of inclusiveness, the lyrics for the version of the Hanukkah song “Dreidel, Dreidel” rang out: “Tax scam! Tax scam! Tax scam! If Republicans have their way; when the tax scam’s ready, the middle class will pay!”
The Senate plan has been under attack by many for being a massive giveaway to corporations and the richest Americans, at the expense of middle-class workers.