Election Integrity activist Bernie Ellis, on his way to a meeting with Senator Beverly Marrero, was detained today by the Tennessee State Troopers, who act as security for the Capitol complex.
After a brief discussion in which they told him that he could only go straight to and from Senator Marrero’s office, they finally let him in.
According to Cory Bradfield in Marrero’s office who followed up with the on-duty Sargent, it was all a misunderstanding. They apparently were working off an “old email” they had received from Mr. Hargett and Bernie is actually free to roam about the Capitol.
Secretary of State Hargett had previously sent the State Troopers to Bernie’s farm to investigate what he believed to be a “terrorist threat” against government officials. After some iced tea and blueberries, the Troopers determined that Bernie was not a threat and left his farm without incident.
Since when does the Secretary of State have the authority to ban citizens from the state grounds? Hargett has to be called out on his attempt at making Tennessee a police state at his discretion.
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Tell Mr. Ellis to welcome to my world. I lost my TN House race due to Hargett’s hatred of me. I am sure most of you libs are happy about that, but I am not the enemy. I am all about being a servant of the people where these idiots we have in office think we are their subjects. I do not see how Tre has gained the office that he holds today with his record. The liberals should have blocked his nomination every way they could. What will you do when he sits in the Governor’s mansion?