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Tea party witness chokes up: 'I'm not begging my lords for mercy. I'm a born free American woman'
Daily Caller ^ | 6/4/13 | Vince Coglianese

Posted on 06/04/2013 8:41:31 AM PDT by Nachum

A tea party witness from Alabama launched into emotional testimony Tuesday as she described her group’s political abuse at the hands of the Internal Revenue Service.

“We peacefully assemble. We petition our government. We exercise the right to free speech. And we don’t understand why the government tried to stop us,” Wetumpka Tea Party President Becky Gerritson said during her opening statement before the House Ways and Means Committee.

“I’m not here at as a serf or a vassal,” she went on, beginning to choke up. “I’m not begging my lords for mercy. I’m a born-free American woman, wife, mother and citizen.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; bhofascism; bhoirs; chokesup; democrats; govtabuse; irs; irsscandals; obama; party; rapeofliberty; tea; teaparty; tyranny; wetumpka; witness
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To: Don Corleone

AMEN. That is what I have been predicting for so long.


61 posted on 06/04/2013 9:48:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Windflier

The first time was bad. I considered it a mistake, a terrible mistake but deserved. McLame lost because he earned it.

The second time was terrible. One point is random, two is a trend and the trend is national insanity.

The impact on me has been like the death of a loved one.


62 posted on 06/04/2013 9:49:29 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: mware

“If this makes it into the main stream media,it could be the turning point.”

Well, it won’t so forget about that kind of turning point.


63 posted on 06/04/2013 9:50:29 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: SWAMPSNIPER; All
Thanks for posting the link to Emotional Testimony of Becky Gerritson over IRS Scutiny before Congress Committee - June 4, 2013 (Youtube - 8 mins)

A powerful and emotional presentation everyone should take 8 minutes to watch.

Summary:

Becky Gerritso, Founder and President of Wetumpka TEA Party Alabama Testifies before The House Ways and Means Committee at the fifth Congressional hearing on the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS.

Becky Gerritson, President of Wetumpka Tea Party in Alabama, gave emotional and powerful testimony this morning during a hearing on how the IRS allegedly targeted her organization.

Gerritson spoke of demands asked of her 'tiny group' by the agency, including detailed contents of every speech ever given by someone involved in the Tea Party branch, copies of any communication sent to any member of a legislative body, including her own representatives, and the list goes on.

Gerritson fought back tears as she pointed her finger at the members of Congress sitting before her, saying of her group, "[we] had no party affiliation ... It didn't matter ... the only notion expressed was that our representative government had failed us." "In Wetumpka, we are patriotic Americans; we peacefully assemble; we petition our government; we exercise our right to free speech. We don't understand why the government tried to stop us. I'm not here as a serf or a vassal. I'm not begging my lord for mercy. I'm a born-free American woman, wife, mother, and citizen, and I'm telling my government that you've forgotten your place."

She called the IRS' demands a "willful act of intimidation to discourage a point of view" and "un-American."

Gerritson again became choked up as she concluded her statement, saying, "I'm not interested in scoring political points. I want to preserve and protect the America that I grew up in. The America that people crossed oceans and risked their lives to become a part of, and I'm terrified it's slipping away. Thank you very much."

(She said she received a letter from Director of the IRS Exempt Organizations division Lois Lerner)

64 posted on 06/04/2013 9:58:13 AM PDT by rpierce (We have taglines now? :)
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To: Iron Munro
"You know something, Valerie - As I watch this dangerous right-wing
reactionary shed her crocodile tears I become even more determined
to complete the fundamental restructuring of this white elitist country."

Yeah, we got our "hankees" ready, don't we, boss?

65 posted on 06/04/2013 10:00:37 AM PDT by Slyfox (Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
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To: Nachum

Speaking to that Den of Thieves, Liars, and Cutthroats without overtones of outrage and contempt would be extremely difficult.


66 posted on 06/04/2013 10:02:24 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Texas Songwriter

Saul Alinsky wrote his books essentially updating Machiavelli’s “The Prince” for a modern audience.


67 posted on 06/04/2013 10:02:45 AM PDT by Slyfox (Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
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To: Nachum
“I’m not here at as a serf or a vassal,” she went on, beginning to choke up. “I’m not begging my lords for mercy. I’m a born-free American woman, wife, mother and citizen.”

AMEN!!! sister.

You go, girl.

68 posted on 06/04/2013 10:05:09 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Nachum
THIS is the American spsirit. And we need to all stand and speak truth to power just like this woman did...just as our founders did.

"We peacefully assemble. We petition our government. We exercise the right to free speech. And we don’t understand why the government tried to stop us.

“I’m not here at as a serf or a vassal. I’m not begging my lords for mercy. I’m a born-free American woman, wife, mother and citizen.”

Amen and amen! Le this be our battle cruy.

I AM NOT A SERF OR A VASSLE. I AM NOT BEGGING MY LORDS FOR MERCY. I AM A BY-GOD, BORN-FREE, AMERICAN CITIZEN AND YOU WORK FOR US, OR YOU GET FIRED!

As my forefathers told the King of England, "No King but King Jesus!"

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY

69 posted on 06/04/2013 10:06:17 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: MrB

The IRS
DELEGITIMIZED
the 2012 election.
The government that is power now is NOT LEGITIMATE.

FWIW I agree with you 100%,


70 posted on 06/04/2013 10:06:44 AM PDT by BarbM (Portuguese Dog--Kenyan president)
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To: Sequoyah101; Windflier
The first time was bad. I considered it a mistake, a terrible mistake but deserved. McLame lost because he earned it.
The second time was terrible. One point is random, two is a trend and the trend is national insanity.

The second point was just as much a non-choice as the first... in fact, I've come to believe the reason McCain was selected as the Republican candidate was (a) the democrats could win [i.e. handing them the victory], but even if that failed (b) John McCain's circumstances of birth could be used to weaken the Constitutional constraints on the Presidency anyway.

The Romney/Obama was much the same, but even more insidious [IMO] -- even if Romney had won (a) would there be any incentive for Republican congressmen to "hold his feet to the fire" [NO!], (b) would the ObamaCare waivers have done any good [No! They would be used to blackmail the states; "do what I say or I'll rescind your waiver."], and (c) Romney is a socialist (and statist) and would continue to strengthen/cultivate those tendencies in the executive branch.

71 posted on 06/04/2013 10:08:56 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Red Badger

Megyn Kelly is covering it now- big time —1:10 pm


72 posted on 06/04/2013 10:09:47 AM PDT by capt B
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To: mware

*If this makes it into the main stream media,it could be the turning point.*

If this gets around, it will be VERY good for us. It’ll show that we are not anything like the liars in the mainstream media have described us.


73 posted on 06/04/2013 10:10:09 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: Dudoight

These “witnesses” need to be instructed. In their testimony before congress, they should end with...

“Mr. Chairman, I yield and RESERVE MY RIGHT TO REBUTTAL.” Once the communist piss-ant puts into question the integrity or cerdibility of the witness, give them BOTH BARRELS so that it is on the record.


74 posted on 06/04/2013 10:10:41 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: capt B

Don’t expect ABCNNBCBS to even mention it on the evening shows...........


75 posted on 06/04/2013 10:12:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
>>Tears won’t be enough for Obastard<<

Those are not tears of sorrow, they are tears of anger!

This will bring down some very powerful people. This IRS intimidation violated several federal statutes.

When lower level folks are threatened with a 6x9 cell...trust me, they will be angered that they were thrown under the bus.

76 posted on 06/04/2013 10:14:55 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: Biggirl
* * The start of angry blowback. * *

I hope it is the start of an unsuspected tsunami!
I'm expecting a long list of lawsuits against the crooked thugs in out government that will surprise them to their very core.

77 posted on 06/04/2013 10:15:06 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: Biggirl

ping


78 posted on 06/04/2013 10:16:05 AM PDT by murrie (Mark Levin: Prosecuting stupidity nightly.)
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To: Biggirl

double ping


79 posted on 06/04/2013 10:17:43 AM PDT by murrie (Mark Levin: Prosecuting stupidity nightly.)
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To: Enterprise

I agree. After watching her testimony on Youtube, the biggest mistake the liberals can do is attempt to harm her further. She was and is a courageous example of the Tea Party. Did any of you see or hear an evil extremist right-wing nut job wacko? Nope neither did I. The the media in their character assignation didn’t complete the job.

It’s no wonder Obama’s govt targeted to shut the Tea Party down. By using the full slate of American Liberties, average Americans have the ability to destroy socialism.


80 posted on 06/04/2013 10:17:52 AM PDT by navymom1
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