Burchett’s staff allowed us to slide a clipboard with our talking points under the door at the office, but they refused to let any of us in.
The Blount County Courthouse security tried to get us to leave the property, assuming we didn’t know our rights and local law. We stood our ground, and when the police arrived, they assured us that we were well within our rights and to keep performing our civic duty as long as we didn’t venture onto the sidewalk or block foot traffic on the courthouse property.
Despite below freezing temperatures, approximately 40 Indivisibles braved today’s bitter cold for the sake of our beloved Democracy.
