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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #22-005 <br />RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT STATE AND FEDERAL ACTORS FROM MANDATING <br />MEDICAL PROCEDURES UPON CITIZENS THROUGH COERCION OR FORCE; <br />AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT <br />WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) "immunization with a <br />safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a component of the United States strategy to reduce <br />COVID-19 related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths and to help restore societal functioning" <br />; and <br />WHEREAS, the stated goal was to have enough COVID-19 vaccines/shots for all people <br />in the United States who wish to be inoculated; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights was necessary to prohibit state and federal actors, public <br />and private, from infringing upon individual liberties; 1st Amendment religious freedoms; and 4th <br />Amendment protections of privacy and bodily integrity; and the 14th Amendment to the US <br />Constitution explicitly directs states not to "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without <br />due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" <br />; and <br />WHEREAS, the outcome of Cruzan vs Missouri states (b) a competent person has a liberty <br />interest under the Due Process Clause in refusing unwanted medical treatment; and <br />WHEREAS, emergency use products are specifically prohibited by federal law 21 U. S. <br />C. Section 360bbb-3e(1)(A)(ii)(III) from being mandated: "Authorization for medical products for <br />use in emergencies ... require ...the option to accept or refuse administration of the product"; and <br />WHEREAS, administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine/shots according to guidelines <br />established by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices do no provide adequate <br />protections for average Americans concerned about potential health hazards associated with the <br />inoculations instead provide immunity to the pharmacy companies; and <br />WHEREAS, the doctors, nurses administering the inoculation are required by law to give <br />informed consent and they cannot do so if they themselves are not informed of long-term studies <br />over several years; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey Council believes that the vaccination of individuals <br />should be a personal decision and supports the rights of individuals to choose whether or not they <br />wish to be inoculated; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey will provide an equal level of service to everyone <br />working, contracting, living and visiting the City of Ramsey, no matter what their inoculation <br />status; and <br />