03 Consider a Resolution Declaring Pequot Lakes as a Constitutional & Business Friendly Community

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CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES RESOLUTION 20- RESOLUTION DECLARING PEQUOT LAKES AS A CONSTITUTIONAL AND BUSINESS FRIENDLY COMMUNITY WHEREAS,the Fourteenth Amendment of the Unites States Constitution reads "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws"; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota wishes to express opposition to any Executive Order that would restrict the constitutional rights of the citizens of Pequot Lakes to life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; and WHEREAS, Governor Walz's Emergency Executive Order 20-33 Extending Stay at Home Order and Temporary Closure of Bars, Restaurants, and Other Places of Public Accommodation states, "nothing in this Executive Order is intended to encourage or allow law enforcement to transgress individual constitutional rights". NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota: • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes hereby expresses its intent to uphold and protect the Constitutional rights of the citizens of Pequot Lakes; and • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes hereby declares Pequot Lakes as a Constitutional and Business Friendly Community; and • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes hereby declares its intent to oppose any infringement by Executive Order or any other directive on the rights of law abiding citizens to keep their businesses open; and • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes hereby requests relief from Governor Walz's Executive Orders and demands that the sole power of issuing emergency orders and implementation related to the COVID-19 pandemic be restored to individual municipalities and local government agencies; and • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes will not direct any City of Pequot Lakes resources to enforce any Executive Order or any other directive which infringes on the right of law abiding citizens to keep their businesses open as per the Constitution; and • That the City Council of Pequot Lakes will use any legal means to protect the Constitutional rights of the citizens of Pequot Lakes. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota: