Protesters Storm State Senator’s Office, Intimidate Staff, State Troopers Ordered to Stand Down

State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) knew Tuesday morning could turn out to be an unpredictable one. She was told to expect an “in-office protest” this morning. Then she was told it was cancelled.

Sen. Beavers and her staff – that day, a single young woman – arrived in her offices at the regular time to conduct the people’s business: meeting with constituents and fellow elected officials, answering questions about her pending legislation, and returning calls and letters from the people she represents in and around Mt. Juliet.

“It was shortly after 11 a.m. when about a half-dozen people filed into my office and started demanding to see me,” Beavers said.

According to Sen. Beavers, she was in a meeting with an Administration official, when the protesters’ incessant knocking on her inner office door and loud speechifying became a distraction.

“When I opened my door a couple of times to ask them to quiet down, they tried to force their way into my office,”  she said. They were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, out in the reception room, Beavers’ young staffer was surrounded by the protesters. One protester, a woman, stood behind her and took several photos of the receptionist’s computer screen and work.

The Administrator departed, and for the next hour, Senator Beavers was interrupted as protesters took turns repeatedly knocking on her door. The young staffer stayed at her desk, surrounded and alone. At some point during the protest, she was able to capture this video, obtained exclusively by The Tennessee Star.

Yes, Every Kid

Watching closely, viewers can see how the only door into the office is blocked by a large man, and behind him appear to be at least two more people sitting on the floor outside in the hallway.

The video has been forwarded to the FBI and other police agencies in order to identify the protesters.

Senator Beavers called for help to clear her small office full of disruptive protesters, but was told by the State Troopers on duty that the Sergeant-at-Arms ordered them to stand down and do nothing.

Beavers then reached out to Attorney General Slattery and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally , whose office is in charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms, for help. Both men refused, citing the need to refer to regulation, law and policy regarding the 2011 Occupy Movement protests.

Around the 12 o’clock hour, shaken but determined, Senator Beavers left her office with her staffer. The two were followed down the hall by the protesters, who began yelling at them to get their attention.

State Troopers took notice of the disturbance, and the protesters dispersed after they approached them, physically preventing the group from boarding the elevator with Beavers and her receptionist.

Carrying signs, the protesters were able to enter the building without going through any security checkpoint, due to a fairly recent  policy change. “They are able to come in without getting their drivers license scanned, unlike in other government buildings like TDOT,” Beavers told The Star.

The group, who seemed to define themselves on Twitter as a part of Indivisible, proudly tweeted about the success of their intimidation tactics (see tweets below).

The Star contacted the Governor’s office, the Lt. Governor’s office, and the Sergeant-at-Arms office for comment, but did not receive any response.

Since this morning, Sen. Beavers has received death threats. One in particular was via her contact page.

“They threatened my life, and also said they are going after Rep. Mark Pody, President Donald Trump, and Special Adviser Stephen K. Bannon,” Beavers told The Star.

Beaver has forwarded the threat to the FBI for further investigation.

The tweet from @TNIndivisible below offers a much different narrative of the events of the day, one that appears to be taken right out of the “playbook” recently shared with far Left protesters by former Democratic Congressional aides.

 

 

 

 

 

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