Bayard, NM Resolution
RESOLUTION 24-2003
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF OUR INALIENABLE CIVIL RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE US AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO CONSTITUITONS
WHEREAS, the City of Bayard has legal existence under the laws of the State of New Mexico and recognition under the laws of the United States of America and the Constitutions of both entities, and
WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution and Article II of the Constitution of the State of New Mexico, guarantee the citizens of Bayard, New Mexico protection of their INALIENABLE civil rights, including but not limited to freedom of speech, religion, association, counsel in all legal matters, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, the right to own and keep firearms, the right to petition governments for redress of grievances, and other rights and freedoms not listed here, and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and related EXECUTIVE ORDERS do violate, transgress upon, and deprive our citizens of rights granted to us by the wisdom of our forebears; to wit:
The USA PATRIOT Act allows the government to covertly access sensitive medical, mental health, financial, and educational records about our loyal and patriotic citizens in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article II, section 10 of the Constitution of the State of New Mexico; and
The USA PATRIOT Act allows the government to engage in covert telephone and internet surveillance without any showing of probable cause or wrongdoing, without the sanction of any court of competent jurisdiction again violating the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article II Section 10 of the State of New Mexico; and
Under the USA PATIORT Act and RELATED EXECUTIVE ORDERS the government has executed secret arrests of persons for unspecified acts, held these prisoners in secrecy even from their own families without charges and without legal counsel at undisclosed locations under conditions of extreme discomfort and mental distress for indefinite periods of time. Freedom of Information requests for even the names of these prisoners have been denied. These activities constitute a violation and outrage of the INALEINABLE CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES of every citizen.
WHEREAS, the imposition of the above cited infringements upon the INALIENABLE civil rights and liberties of all Bayard's and our country's citizens has emboldened the US Dept. of Justice to draft and propose even more dangerous and far-reaching legislation known as PATRIOT II which will, if enacted, allow the government to strip away American citizenship from innocent and loyal and patriot citizens who donate money to organizations that are dubiously and later declared to be ""terrorist."" These non-citizens would then be held in prison indefinitely or deported. These autocratic and illegal activities constitute an outrage and heinous violation of the INALIENABLE civil rights and liberties of all our citizens guaranteed by the Constitutions of our State and our Nation; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bayard City Council affirms its collective Oath of Office with its commitment to uphold and defend the Constitutions of the State of New Mexico and the United States of America and its strong opposition to any criminal acts and terrorism, but also affirms that our national effort in common to defeat terrorism mus not be used as a pretext to destroy and ruin the INALIENABLE civil rights and liberties of the citizens of Bayard, New Mexico as enumerated in, plainly stated, and guaranteed by the Constitutions of the State of New Mexico and the Constitution of the Untied States of America
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Bayard and the loyal and patriotic Americans who live in our quiet and peaceful little City call upon all officeholders on every governmental level of whatever political party to restore our INALIENABLE civil rights and liberties without delay, to study the US Bill of Rights and respect the INALIENABLE civil rights and liberties we all enjoy that have been bought and paid for by so much blood shed from our loyal and patriotic soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines both male and female of all colors and religious persuasions.
By this resolution the Bayard City Council directs our City Clerk and Treasurer to send copies of this resolution to Mr. Charles Kelly, Grant County Commissioner, Mr. Steven Pearce, US Congress, US Senator Jeff Bingaman, US Senator Pete Domenici, State Representative Manuel Herrera, State Senator Ben Altamirano and Governor Bill Richardson
Enacted and signed this 20th day of October, 2003 AD.