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Hillary and Tina cover US House Representative John G. Schmitz and the election fraud cooping tactic. Hillary’s Story US House Representative out of California, John G. Schmitz ran and won on his far conservative moralism. BUT when a scandal erupts, his own morals are questioned. Tina’s Story In the 1800s, like today, most folks decide if they’re going to exercise their right to vote by showing up on election day. BUT some politicians resorted to violence and kidnapping to ensure high election number results. Sources Hillary's Story John Schmitz Schmitz Bio and Data (http://www.johngschmitz.com/_files/koplinski.pdf) Los Angeles Times John Schmitz; Former Right-Wing Congressman From Orange County (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-11-me-11105-story.html)--BY DAVID HALDANE AND JEAN O. PASCO SF Gate John G. Schmitz, Former Congressman From Orange County (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/John-G-Schmitz-Former-Congressman-From-Orange-2965698.php)--by Mark Martin The New York Times But the American party loves (https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/05/archives/john-schmitz-is-no-george-wallace-.html)--by Stephen Lesher US Archive John Schmitz is no George Wallace (https://ia601808.us.archive.org/32/items/john-schmitz-is-no-george-wallace...-by-stephen-lesher-the-new-york-times-novemb/John%20Schmitz%20is%20no%20George%20Wallace%E2%80%A6%2C%20by%20Stephen%20Lesher%20%28The%20New%20York%20Times%2C%20November%205%2C%201972%29%20Section%20SM%2C%20p.%206%2C%2016%2C%2018%2C%2022%2C%2029.pdf) Photos John G. Schmitz (https://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jgschmitz-01.jpeg)--via Arlington Cemetary Schmitz Affair in Newspaper (https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?institutionId=0&user=0&id=622245414&clippingId=51592544&width=557&height=558&crop=893_2119_2133_2176&rotation=0)--from Sacramento Bee via Newspapers.com Mary Kay Letourneau (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Mary_Kay_Letourneau.jpg)--Fair Use via Wikipedia Tina's Story Atlas Obscura Election Fraud in the 1800s Involved Kidnapping and Forced Drinking (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/election-fraud-in-the-1800s-involved-kidnapping-and-forced-drinking)--by Natalie Zarrelli Historical Index What Was Cooping? (https://www.historicalindex.org/what-was-cooping.htm)--by Michael Pollick History Extra A brief history of election “rigging” in the United States (https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/a-brief-history-of-election-rigging-in-the-united-states/) TPM What Edgar Allan Poe’s Death And Voter Fraud Myths Have In Common (https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/cafe-edgar-allan-poe-death-voter-fraud-myth)--by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy University of Virginia (Public Voting Page) Vote buying in nineteenth century US elections (http://sociallogic.iath.virginia.edu/node/192) Photos Politicians trying to buy votes (https://img.atlasobscura.com/JFYjBPAi9UzJr3kfi8vyDiTK-6vnyzw6Y2Mvw5s7AI4/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy8xN2FhN2VkNGIx/MThhMzBmMWFfM2Mx/ODAwNnVfdjEuanBn.jpg)--from Library of Congress via Atlas Obscura Election Fraud Violence (https://img.atlasobscura.com/fgX3Wz5pntw2d--hTEwKqa3aOGeAgReah9MsHZM-MhE/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy80MDBiNzc3NmIw/ZGZjMjc5OGJfM2Mx/ODAxMnYuanBn.jpg)--from Library of Congress via Atlas Obscura

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