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Putney, Vermont

City/Town: Putney
County: Windham
State: Vermont
Congressional District: (click to contact Rep.) 1

Population (2000 Census): 2,634
Date Passed: 03/04/03

A Resolution of the Voters of Putney, Vermont: Article 28

Approved by: Putney Voters

To see if the votes of Putney will adopt the following resolution:

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 the FBI to:

1. Report to citizens regularly and publicly the extent to and manner in which they have acted under the USA PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and orders and rules of the executive branch, or COINTELPRO-type regulations including disclosing the names of any detainees;
2. Not 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;
3. End racial profiling in law enforcement and detentions without charges; and

We call on our local government to

4. Openly work for the repeal of the parts of the Acts and Orders that violate civil rights and civil liberties
5. Ask the Town Clerk to notify the above authorities of our action in this regard.