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Fathers have lost their constitutional 1st and 14th amendment rights

Posted October 9th, 2007 by Anonymous
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Laura Coon | Fathers are losing their rights, and giving up their lives, because the courts are biased. They discriminate against a father only because of his gender, no other reason. Fathers are going in the poor house, where most of them start anyway, just to try and fight for the right to help raise their own flesh and blood. Between lawyers who really don't care and judges who pass out child support just because he has no guts to pass out a fair ruling. Fathers should have their children half the time. This should be the norm.

BORDC: Sample Resolution

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Sample Resolution

WHEREAS the Constitution of the United States is our charter of liberty and enshrines fundamental rights of Americans, including the freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, privacy and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances; AND


WHEREAS each of [Location]'s elected public servants has sworn to defend and uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of [state]; AND

BORDC: Guide to Writing an Effective Resolution

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Guide to Writing an Effective Resolution

About Resolutions and Ordinances

Most city councils (or comparable local legislative bodies) can take action in one of two ways: by ordinance or resolution.

Loyal Nine, SBORDC resolution passed in Huntington (NY Times)

Posted October 3rd, 2004 by Anonymous
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UNTIL this summer, Susan Berland, a member of the Huntington Town Board, said that the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the possibility that it was infringing on people's basic rights was not an issue for the board.

But she said that for two or three months, town board members received hundreds of e-mails and telephone calls from people who lobbied them to take a stand against the Patriot Act's perceived encroachments on civil liberties.

''They wanted us to do something about this and to send a message to Congress,'' Ms.

Huntington is close to passing measure against Patriot Act

Posted August 15th, 2004 by Anonymous
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The Town of Huntington plans on becoming the latest government to go on the record with objections to the USA Patriot Act, which critics say does more to attack citizens' civil liberties than it does to protect them from terrorism.

The town board is expected next month to adopt a version of the so-called anti-Patriot Act - a nonbinding resolution

Huntington Resolution Reaffirming the Bill of Rights (HRRBR)

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Resolution calling upon federal, state and local officials, and upon Huntington Town and Town institutions, to affirm and uphold civil rights and civil liberties.

Whereas the protection of civil rights and civil liberties is essential to the well being of a free and democratic society; and

Whereas the Town of Huntington has a diverse population, including immigrants and students, whose contributions to the town are vital to its economy, culture and civic character; and

NYCBORDC Resolution Against the USA PATRIOT Act

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Res. No. 60


Resolution calling upon federal, state and local officials, and upon New York City agencies and institutions, to affirm and uphold civil rights and civil liberties.


By Council Members Perkins, Barron, López, Monserrate, Seabrook, Vann, Yassky, Baez, Clarke, Comrie, Gerson, Koppell, Liu, Quinn, Reed, Rivera, Sanders, Jackson, Brewer, Moskowitz, Reyna, Serrano, de Blasio, Weprin, Stewart, Foster, Gonzalez, Dilan, James, Martinez, Gioia and the Speaker (Council Member Miller)

CIVIL RIGHTS: Un Birthday Bash for the Patriot Act

Posted October 24th, 2003 by Anonymous
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This Week opened with a government-operations hearing on Resolution 909, a bill introduced by Bill Perkins and Margarita Lopez opposing the infringement of civil liberties in the name of national security. Dennis Kucinich sent in a statement against the Patriot Act, as did Bob Barr.

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

- Benjamin Franklin, 1759