If you’ve watched Fox News or read Michelle Malkin recently, you’re probably well-aware of the tea party protests that will take place across the country tomorrow. The protests will call upon a key event in American history to express anger in some sectors at what is seen as out-of-control government spending and unnecessary tax increases in these troubled economic times.

We’ve got nothing much to say about the protests — hey, protests in Washington are a dime a dozen — but a post over the weekend by the Center for American Progress’ Matt Yglesias got us to thinking. He relayed the news of hundreds of anti-tax Nebraskans yelling “no taxation without representation” during a protest. Yglesias pointed out that Nebraskans — or anyone living in a state — should be the last folks talking about not being represented. He opined: “The 1.8 million Nebraskans are very much represented in congress…Indeed, with a mere 0.6 percent of the nation’s population, Nebraska gets to elect fully 2 percent of the Senators. If anything, Nebraskans have taxation with overrepresentation.”

He’s right. The whole idea of using the Boston Tea Party as a rallying cry for people who aren’t happy with how the government is spending their money is a little strange, especially for those of us who qualify as both taxed and unrepresented. Back in late 2007 D.C. voting rights activists had their own tea party, symbolically dumping leaves into the Potomac to make a point that has stood for far too long — District residents pay federal taxes yet have no federal representation. If anyone can yell “No taxation without representation!”, it’s us.

So if you’re heading out to one of these tea parties tomorrow, remember that there are 600,000 people in D.C. that legitimately get to complain about not having a voice in a government to which they pay taxes. And as you raise your voices against a spendthrift Congress and administration, think about calling your own representative and letting them know that you both want spending and taxes cut and D.C. residents to get a vote in Congress.