ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT NEVER IN AMERICA WOULD TOWN ELECTION OFFICIALS STEAL AN ELECTION SHOULD WATCH THIS SHORT VIDEO DRAMATIZING A REAL EVENT: THE 1946 BATTLE OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE

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http://youtu.be/T9tUQxsrQGw

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The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946. The citizens, including some World War II veterans, accused the local officials of political corruption and voter intimidation. The event is sometimes cited by firearms ownership advocates as an example of the value of the Second Amendment in combating tyranny.

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For more info go to Wikipedia here.

However, for some reason Wikipedia doesn't tell it all.  The GIs returning from WW II knew from past experience that elections were being stolen in Athens (by Democratic officials), and for that reason they created the "GI Party" composed of both Republicans and Democrats and announced publicly  that there would be no more stolen elections.  After the battle, the votes were hand counted in public revealing public's will that all of the corrupt incumbent officials be removed from office.

The GIs who launched the battle were not prosecuted.  Moreover, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her nationally syndicated column that when free people are denied the right to have their votes counted as they were cast, despots should expect that they will rise up.

See also http://impactglassman.blogspot.mx/2012/02/bernie-ellis-american-patriot-speaks.html

BERNIE ELLIS, AMERICAN PATRIOT, SPEAKS TRUTH TO POWER ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Blogger's Note: Bernie Ellis organized the National Election Reform Conference held at the Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, TN, April 8-10, 2005. It was attended by individuals from all across the United States who perceived -- and more commonly PROVED -- massive fraud in the 2004 Presidential Election, flipping millions of votes from Kerry to Bush. Forty of these individuals (including me) were allotted speaking spots. On the last day a number of topical discussion groups were held; the picture at the left shows Bernie (in white shirt, left) paying a visit to the group that I had joined. Ironically (given that the venue was a black church) most speakers were white. What may seen to be an even greater irony, Bernie was tapped to be the keynote speaker at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Martin Luther King Day last month. But if you watch the video below, and I hope you all will, you will see that it was no irony at all... It literally had me in tears.

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Martin Luther King Day Keynote Address at US Dept of Energy - Oak Ridge, TN

http://youtu.be/_X-e0F96bTA


Uploaded by BernieEllis1 on Feb 23, 2012

Protecting the Promise of America

This presentation was the keynote address at the 2012 Martin Luther King Day celebration held at the US Department of Energy/Y-12 facility in Oak Ridge, TN, one of the most secure facilities in this country. At the recommendation of the TN chapter of the NAACP, Bernie Ellis, the organizer of the Tennessee-based grassroots election integrity organization, Gathering To Save Our Democracy, was asked to address the large USDOE audience on past and present efforts to protect, defend and extend voting rights in Tennessee and the nation; and on the serious threats to our franchise that are underway today.

Bernie Ellis, MA, MPH
Organizer, Gathering To Save Our Democracy
Contact at tracevu at gmaildotcom