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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #21-358 RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT STATE AND FEDERAL ACTORS FROM MANDATING MEDICAL PRECEDURES UPON CITIZENS THROUGH COERCION OR FORCE;AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) "immunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a component of the United States strategy to reduce COVID-19 related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths and to help restore societal functioning" and WHEREAS, the stated goal was to have enough COVID-19 vaccines/shots for all people in the United States who wish to be inoculated; and WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights was necessary to prohibit state and federal actors, public and private, from infringing upon individual liberties; 1 st Amendment religious freedoms; and 4th Amendment protections of privacy and bodily integrity; and the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly directs states not to"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 outcome of Cruzan vs Missouri states(b)a competent person has a liberty interest under the Due Process Clause in refusing unwanted medical treatment; and WHEREAS, emergency use products are specifically prohibited by federal law 21 U. S. C. Section 360bbb-3e(1)(A)(11)(III) from being mandated: "Authorization for medical products for use in emergencies ... require ...the option to accept or refuse administration of the product"; and WHEREAS, administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine/shots according to guidelines established by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices do no provide adequate protections for average Americans concerned about potential health hazards associated with the inoculations instead provide immunity to the pharmacy companies; and WHEREAS, the doctors, nurses administering the inoculation are required by law to give informed consent and they cannot do so if they themselves are not informed of long-term studies over several years; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey Council believes that the vaccination of individuals should be a personal decision and supports the rights of individuals to choose whether or not they wish to be inoculated; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey will provide an equal level of service to everyone working, contracting, living and visiting the City of Ramsey, no matter what their inoculation status; and