'Sovereign citizens' sign sparks uproar in Anderson County courthouse (TN)

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By Bob Fowler of the Knoxville News Sentinel

CLINTON — ... The sign, "Lesser Civil Magistrate," on Richard Burroughs' door is linked to the sovereign citizens movement, County Commissioner Steve Mead contends. Mead says the FBI lists that subculture as a "domestic terrorist group."

The sign means Burroughs "advocates overthrow/obstruction of the existing government because it is illegal/unjust/immoral," Mead wrote in an email to his fellow commissioners Monday before the County Commission meeting. "His (Burroughs') position on this is well known and exhibited almost daily, but his having it posted in the courthouse hallway is at least questionable" ...

After a closed-door, executive session with the county law director Monday night, commissioners passed a motion that any signs on the outside of courthouse doors that open onto hallways — other than those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act or designating an office — are to be removed ...

Mead says .. the County Commission ultimately has control over the courthouse. Burroughs is going to be required to take down the questionable sign ...

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