KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Call it an act of defiance, call it frustration, but whatever you call it there is a lot of buzz about tax day protests planned across the country.
The idea is to rally hundreds, even thousands, of protesters and the hope is that legislators will listen.
In Jefferson City, about 200 people rallied at the Missouri Capitol calling for an end to income tax. It's one of dozens of "Tea Parties" across the nation to mark Wednesday's income tax deadline.
Demonstrators are speaking out against tax-and-spend policies, government overspending on bailouts and the stimulus package.
The Missouri House has given first-round approval to the a proposed amendment that would would replace the state income tax with a 5.11 percent sales tax. Another vote would send the measure to the Senate. If it is approved, it could go before the voters in 2010.
