[26][27][28][29][30][31] In late 2008, Young
Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest called the Binghamton
Tea Party for January 24 of the following year where participants
dressing in Native
American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on soda.