The Tennessee Conservative [By David Seal]-
Founder and Executive Director of Tennessee Stands, Gary Humble, will appear for a special grassroots event on Tuesday November 4 at 6:00 PM at University Parkway Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Dr. Denise Sibley, Chair of East Tennessee Freedom, made a media release announcing the event, stating in part, “Early on in COVID, Gary Humble was a brave voice speaking out against mandates and lockdowns. He was teaching people about the Constitution and God-given rights during a time when we were being told we couldn’t go to work, go to church, or move about freely. East Tennessee Freedom, along with other liberty-minded grassroots organizations, banded together with Tennessee Stands to advocate for our rights. This year, we lost a statesman and fearless leader in the Senate with the passing of Senator Frank Niceley.”
The address and event details are as follows.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
6:00 p.m.
University Parkway Baptist Church
219 University Parkway, Johnson City, TN
Tennessee Stands is based on a foundation of biblical principles. Their CITIZEN RESOLUTION, signed by over 10,000 Tennesseans, that was made in August 2020 during the Covid shutdown period stands as a memorial to the beginning of a movement of Tennessee citizens to hold the government to a set of constitutional standards. This is when citizens pushed back on compliance and said enough is enough.
Tennessee Stands has a set of guiding principles.
Our rights come from God, not from government.
Government exists to secure those rights and only draws its legitimacy from our consent.
All government authority is constitutionally limited.
And as such, we have a duty (see Article I, § 2) to hold elected officials accountable to acting only within the limited authority they draw from our Constitution of the State of Tennessee.
Personal liberty is necessary to promote the common good.
All law is derived from natural law. We fiercely defend parental rights, medical freedom, liberty of conscience, the right to bear arms, and a free market.
One nation under God, indivisible.
Though diverse in cultural expression, we stand in unity on the time-tested ideals that make us American. We reject the divisive ideology of modern progressivism, Marxism, and the globalist agenda. We are the Volunteer State.
Citizens are responsible for self-government.
We each bear the burden of educating ourselves and standing up to all manner of oppression. Our nation and our great state will only endure because we sacrifice to preserve it.
Everyone is encouraged to come to the event and learn about citizen activism, state government, and our state constitution. A link is provided here to Tennessee Stands.
About the Author: David Seal is a retired Jefferson County educator, recognized artist, local businessman, 917 Society Volunteer, and past Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party. He has also served Jefferson County as a County Commissioner and is a citizen lobbyist for the people on issues such as eminent domain, property rights, education, and broadband accessibility on the state level. David is also a 2024 winner of The Tennessee Conservative Flame Award & has received an accolade from the Institute For Justice for successfully lobbing the TN legislature to protect property rights. David can be reached at david@tennesseeconservativenews.com.
