Online petition urges Amherst County leaders to oppose First Amendment resolution ‘Nowhere does it say you cannot assemble. We have to assemble with minimum numbers.’ Published: Tags: AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – A local NAACP chapter is urging the Amherst County Board of Supervisors not to adopt any First Amendment Sanctuary resolution against Governor Ralph Northam’s COVID-19 restrictions. “[A resolution] is not a great thing because health matters,” said Gloria Witt, a member of the Amherst County NAACP chapter. Witt supports Northam’s restrictions and said anyone who agrees with First Amendment resolutions -- claiming the governor is abusing his power -- does not understand the guidelines.