Election deniers to hold rally in Mt. Pleasant
A group of Isabella County residents who believe there was widespread election fraud in 2020 is hosting a rally in Mt. Pleasant to protest what they say are illegal actions by county elected officials and police.
Clarissa Filhart and Ray McCall are inviting residents to protest “local and county public officials in Isabella County, MI who have failed to uphold their sworn oaths of office and have undermined the legal process relegated to them by law.”
A “Rule of Law” rally is scheduled to be held July 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Isabella County Trial Court building on Main Street in Mt. Pleasant.
There will be a picket line to canvass the Isabella County courthouse and Isabella County Sheriff’s Department.
Organizers of the rally listed as “offenders” Isabella County Prosecutor David Barberi, Isabella County Clerk Minde Lux and Isabella County Sheriff Michael Main, alleging that the three violated Title 18 Section 4, accusing each of the three of misconduct, malfeasance and dereliction of duty.
Title 18 Section 4 of the United States code deals with “misprison of felony,” or in layman’s terms concealing a felony.
Barberi is also accused by the group of violating Michigan rules of evidence.
In addition to the listed offenders, Shepherd Police Chief Luke Sawyer, Isabella County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Clarke and Mt. Pleasant Assistant Police Chief Brandon Bliss as “complicitors” who they say committed misconduct.
They also accused Clarke of violation of Title 18 Section 4 and dereliction of duty; and Sawyer of dereliction of duty.
Filhart, McCall and Stephanie Beltinck, Isabella County residents who have filed numerous FOIA requests with the county and city to obtain information that Michigan election law does not allow because it would violate voter privacy, believe there was fraud in the 2020 primary and general elections.
All of the accused elected officials are Republicans.
Contacted via social media messaging Thursday, Beltinck first said there was “too much” information to provide in an email and later when told the information must be in writing, said she had “zero faith that this will be represented correctly” and did not respond to a request to explain why the group doesn’t file a lawsuit or explain to the Morning Sun how the fraud occurred.
“If they have proof, they need to take it to circuit court,” Lux said.
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