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The First Amendment provides several rights protections: to express ideas through speech and the press, to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons, and to ask the government to fix problems. It also protects the right to religious beliefs and practices. It prevents the government from creating or favoring a religion.

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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office conducted an investigation into criminal allegations of two deputies that were employed with the Sheriff's Office in 2022. During the course of the investigation, after reviewing the facts, I requested the Tenth Judicial District Attorney's Office to continue the investigation with the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The two deputies resigned from their positions during the ongoing investigation. The facts and evidence was presented to the Monroe County Grand Jury on December 4, 2024 and indictments were returned on both former deputies. Both former deputies were booked into the Monroe County Jail on December 4, 2024. As your Sheriff of Monroe County, I have promised to uphold my deputies to a higher standard. No one that wears a badge is above the law, and if a law enforcement officer breaks the public's trust by committing a crime, and violating their oath while wearing a badge, then they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. When I took the office as Sheriff, I promised transparency and will continue to be transparent throughout my service as your sheriff.

Former Deputies: -Caleb Anthony Kirkland- Former Correction Officer, Correction Division Charges: Official Misconduct- New Bill Indictment -Ava Desiree Hensley- Former Deputy Sheriff, Patrol Division Charges: Official Misconduct (Three Counts)- New Bill Indictment The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tenth Judicial District Attorney's Office are the lead agencies on the case and were able to conclude the investigation and pursue charges on both former deputies. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. Source: Tommy J. Jones, II - Monroe County Sheriff

Indivisible:

Eight years ago, we wrote the Indivisible Guide to organizing locally to pressure Congress and block the Trump agenda. Now, we’re offering our best advice on how everyday people can organize to stop Trump 2.0. There’s a lot we don’t know about what needs to be done. We’ll need to learn and experiment as we go. But we hope that this guide will be useful for people across the country who are grappling with what they can do in this moment.

Our shared future depends on everyday Americans choosing to fight back. We believe each of us has a role to play — in blue states, red states, and political battlegrounds across America. We believe MAGA will seek to divide and conquer us, isolating us one by one in an attempt to fracture our resolve. We believe standing together, Indivisible, is the only way to protect our families, our neighbors, and our democracy. And we believe that we will win.

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