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Online petition urges Amherst County leaders to oppose First Amendment resolution
Read full article: Online petition urges Amherst County leaders to oppose First Amendment resolutionAMHERST COUNTY, Va. โ A local NAACP chapter is urging the Amherst County Board of Supervisors not to adopt any First Amendment Sanctuary resolution against Governor Ralph Northamโs COVID-19 restrictions. โ[A resolution] is not a great thing because health matters,โ said Gloria Witt, a member of the Amherst County NAACP chapter. The chapter started an online petition to support restrictions and oppose Amherst County from accepting a resolution of their own. Witt points out that while theyโve collected 400 signatures so far, only a fraction are from Amherst County residents. Dean Rodgers, Amherst County administrator, says the Board is still in the drafting stage.