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COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 1, 2009 2010 UTC ( IMNS) –Politisite and Iron Mill News has learned that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has agreed to speak at the Columbia National Tax Day Tea Party on April 15, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET.

Update – April 7 2009 -  Senator Jim DeMint’s Office has confirmed that he will speak at the Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston Tea Parties in South Carolina.

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a staunch opponent of the federal government’s increase in size and spending legislated by President Obama’s stimulus package, has issued a call for Americans to stand up – literally – and take back their freedom.

“I would think it’s time to start thinking about peaceful demonstrations,” DeMint said in an interview with Georgia’s Augusta Chronicle. “The power of the people is there. Freedom is in the people’s hands right now, and it’s about to slip through.”

DeMint lobbied his fellow Senators to resist the $787 billion stimulus package’s new federal regulations in the areas of education, medicine, welfare spending and other arenas – all to no avail, as three of his fellow Republicans joined all the Democrats in the Senate to approve the massive spending bill by a vote of 60-38. (Source: World Net Daily)

DeMint and other well-known conservatives, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, are lined up to speak at some of the demonstrations.  DeMint will address protesters in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C., according to his spokesman, Wesley Denton. Culberson will attend a Houston demonstration, but he is not scheduled to speak.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSTjc-wbcLU]DeMint said he’s “encouraged” about the protests because “so many are ready to stand up and fight for freedom.”

“These are moms and dads, teachers and students, businessmen and women who are concerned for their country,” DeMint told FOXNews.com. “They are worried that our nation is quickly being taken in the wrong direction by politicians who are more concerned about the next election instead of the next generation.”

“This cuts across party lines and demographic divides. It’s not about Republican or Democrat, its about citizens who believe America can only survive if we protect the principles of liberty from a federal government that is out of control and must be reformed now. And that’s a real message of hope,” he said.

“The Tea Party grassroots movement understands and is sending the message to Washington that we cannot tax, borrow, and spend our way to prosperity,” Culberson said.