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| PRESS RELEASE: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TWISP LIBERTY RESOLUTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Following the lead of Tonasket, Oroville, and Riverside (Oroville and Riverside adopted the "Tonasket Resolution" in full in 2003, changing only the jurisdiction names), the Town Council of Twisp became the fourth municipality in Okanogan county to reject the USA PATRIOT Act by formally adopted their own version of the "Tonasket" Life & Liberty Resolution on December 30th, 2003. The Town of Twisp is among the over 250 municipalities in the nation to adopt the measure which is aimed at curbing the state & federal government's encroachment upon the private rights of Citizens through such legislative acts as RMAPS and the USA PATRIOT Act which uses the War on Terror as a guise to deprive Citizens of their basic Constitutional Rights. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To date, municipalities representing over 43 million citizens, including New York City, have said, "NO" to the new draconian terror legislation and, "YES" to Liberty. New York City went so far as to mention "Tonasket, Washington" in their press release along with "Chicago, Los Angeles, and the State of Alaska" as "diverse" places that had all agreed the USA PATRIOT Act has gone too far. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A message was also read to the Twisp Town Council from State Senator Bob Morton who expressed strong support for the one page Resolution which declares in part that, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "WHEREAS, certain recent acts of various legislative bodies have directly or covertly contradicted the Sovereign Rights reserved by and for the Citizens in both State and Federal Constitutions and founding documents, then,... Section 3: The Town of Twisp believes that any act, enactment, law, or legislation, etc., which dilutes, weakens, or denies due process of the State and/or Federal Constitutionally guaranteed Rights of the Citizen is void from its inception, is unenforceable in our jurisdiction, and should be quashed, repealed or found by a court of jurisdiction to be unconstitutional in part or in full, as appropriate, to protect the Rights and Freedom of the Citizenry". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I'm very proud of the Twisp Town Council. They've taken a very courageous step for us all and we appreciate it," said Mark Alan, adding, "Now we just need to convince our County Commissioners that Liberty has a valued place in the Okanogan lifestyle." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For further info you may contact: Mark Alan (509) 826-2200 or Twisp Town Hall (509) 997-4081 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOWN OF TWISP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RESOLUTION NO.; 03-357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A RESOLUTION of the TOWN OF TWISP, DECLARING THE POSITION OF AFFIRMATION OF, BELIEF IN, AND SUPPORT FOR THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENRY. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WHEREAS, certain recent acts of various legislative bodies have directly or covertly contradicted the Sovereign Rights reserved by and for the Citizens in both State and Federal Constitutions and founding documents, then, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Twisp that; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Section 1: The Town of Twisp supports all, lawful and Constitutional efforts to prevent and investigate terrorist or other criminal acts and prosecute their perpetrators. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Section 2: The Town of Twisp believes that sufficient Constitutionally acceptable tools exist, prior to the passage of the USA Patriot Act or other such restrictive acts, for Law Enforcement to accomplish their intended lawful purpose. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Section 3: The Town of Twisp believes that any act, enactment, law, or legislation, etc., which dilutes, weakens, or denies due process of the State and/or Federal Constitutionally guaranteed Rights of the Citizen is void from its inception, is unenforceable in our jurisdiction, and should be quashed, repealed or found by a court of jurisdiction to be unconstitutional in part or in full, as appropriate, to protect the Rights and Freedom of the Citizenry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Section 4: The Twisp Town Council strongly encourages all Citizens, organizations, and governmental legislative bodies to study, for understanding, the State and Federal Constitutions and their history, and the Bill of Rights and its history so that they can recognize and resist attempts to undermine our Constitutional Republics and the system of government that has brought our civilization so much success. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Section 5: The Twisp Town Council believes it is the duty of every citizen to protect and defend the State and Federal Constitutions from all enemies-foreign and domestic- and to demonstrate outspoken respect for the Rights that have been paid for with the blood and sweat of the American People throughout our history. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approved this 30th day of December 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approved: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| _____________________________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor Mike Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attest: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ______________________________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Genske-Dale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copyright 2001-2004 Libertarian Party of Okanogan County. All Rights Reserved. Use by permission only. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||