What happens when a government fails to heed the wishes of the people it purports to represent? This is a question we face now in the United States as the federal government issues executive orders and state governments pass laws that no one wants. So far, it’s only resulted in one large protest, but that protest so scared them that they are over-reacting in their persecution of the people who simply made their voices heard.

But a little known township in Michigan may be the first sign of a turn. We’ll come back to that, but first I want to remind everyone of the epic Battle of Athens.

In August of 1946, the citizens of Etowah and Athens, Tennessee led an armed rebellion against local and county government. In the years leading up to the rebellion, residents complained that their votes were changed (sound familiar). The Sheriff paid his deputies on the basis of how many people they charged, which led to officers charging people, particularly tourists, with crimes they never committed (sound familiar – “trespassing” at a public building).

[The new town council of Green is already on the offensive, too. ~ Beege]