CHARLESTON -- The crowd is being called the "Silent Majority", and the cold and rain is not keeping them silent. More than 500 are speaking out in Charleston against what they call an increasing tax burden and wasteful government spending.

"Enough is enough. Spending money like drunken sailors. I just don't approve of it," says Bernard Grose of Pinch.

Organizers hope elected leaders on all levels take notice of the rallies being held across the country. They believe the tax burden is wreaking havoc on households right now, and that burden will get worse later.

"If I have the money I spent on taxes in my hand right now, I could put it in their savings for college. It's just so much going out I have nothing to save," says Lisa Spaulding of Hurricane.

"You don't socialize America and take government to take over business to re-invigorate the American economy. This is a capitalist society. It's worked great. You give tax cuts and stimulate small business," says Thorney Lieberman, one of the organizers of the Tea Party in Charleston.

Besides getting the attention of federal and state leaders, organizers hope this gathering inspires others to get involved in the political process.

"The message I'm getting is we shouldn't accept the stimulus package. That we should be reasonable with the money that's here," says Delegate Ron Walters, (R) Kanawha County

The "Tea Parties" are inspired by the Boston Tea Party that occurred prior to the Revolutionary War when citizens protested a tax on tea.