Town of Newfane, Vermont
Approved by the voters at the Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 2003
Shall the residents of Newfane vote to support the following Resolution calling on local government to defend state and federal Constitutions from threats imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and orders and rules of the executive branch:
We call on our local government to act in the spirit of our state and federal Constitutions by asking local and state police, the local U.S. Attorney's office and FBI to:
- Report to citizens regularly and publicly the extent to and manner I n which they have acted under the USA PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and orders and rules of the executive branch, or COINTEL-PRO-type regulations, including disclosing the names of any detainees;
- Not to participate, to the extent legally permissible, in law enforcement activities that threaten civil rights and civil liberties such as surveillance, wiretaps, and securing of private information, which the Acts and Orders authorize;
- End racial profiling in law enforcement and detentions without charges; and
We call on our local government to:
- Openly work for the repeal of the parts of the Acts and Orders that violate civil rights and civil liberties
Ask the Town Clerk to notify the above authorities of our action in this regard.