Bob & Ray draft resolution

What follows is the draft resolution Ray sent to the chairman of the GOP for retransmission to the five Republican senators whose names appear on the resolution in hopes that they would introduce it. Blogger software changes the formatting of the resolution.

I MINAʹTRENTAI SINGKO NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN

2020 (SECOND) Regular Session

 

 

RESOLUTION No. _385-35 (COR)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                           Introduced by:                                                                         Telo T. Taitague Taitague 

                                                                                                                            Jim Moylan

                                                                                                                            Wil Castro

                                                                                                                             Mary Torres

                                                                                                                              Louise Muña_

 

 

RELATIVE TO TERMINATING THE EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS CREATED BY 10 GCA CH. 19 PURSUANT TO 10 GCA § 19405 (c) IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE OF GUAM

                                                         

 

SHORT TITLE: This resolution may be cited as:

THE RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION

BE IT RESOLVED BY I MINA’TRENTAI SINGKO NA LIHESLATAURAN GUÅHAN:

WHERAS, the governor invoked the Emergency Health Powers provided by 10 GCA Ch. 19 by promulgation of Executive Order 2020-03 on March 14; and

WHEREAS, even though 10 GCA § 19402 requires that such executive orders specify “the conditions that have brought about the Public Health Emergency;” said executive order does not specify those conditions but only references organizations e.g. CDC and WHO while stating that “…no COVID-19 cases have been identified in Guam…”

WHEREAS, the governor then  proceeded to promulgate thirty-three more executive orders plus a plethora of DPHSS  Guidance Memos, the effects of which were to arbitrarily and capriciously “lock down” the island, destroy commerce, restrict the liberty of citizens, isolate and q civil uarantine people and generally abuse whatever authority is available under 10 GCA Ch. 19;

WHEREAS, pursuant to 10 GCA § 19405 (d) the legislature finds as follows:

·        The nature of the emergency was infection of some residents with COVID-19

·        The area threatened was the island of Guam

·        The conditions that make possible the termination of the declaration are that the governor has overreacted to the situation caused by COVID-19, imposing draconian conditions on the population in derogation of their constitutional rights in a manner unnecessary to deal with the emergency which does not pose a high probability of a large number of deaths.

WHEREAS, 10 GCA § 19405 (c) which reads: “[The Guam Legislature]. By a majority vote, [The Guam Legislature] may terminate the declaration of a state of Public Health Emergency at any time from the date of original declaration upon finding that the occurrence of an illness or health condition that caused the emergency does not or no longer poses a high probability of a large number of deaths in the affected population, a large number of incidents of serious permanent or long-term disability in the affected population or a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people in the affected population. Such a termination by [The Guam Legislature] shall override any renewal by I Magalåhen Guåhan [The Governor].” The 35^th Guam Legislature hereby finds that termination of the Public Health Emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-3 as extended by subsequent executive orders is warranted; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Public Health Emergency begun by Executive Orders 2020-03 et seq. is hereby terminated and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Speaker certify and the Legislative Secretary attest to, the adoption hereof and that copies of the same be transmitted to the Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, the Governor of Guam and to The Ray Gibson Show.

DULY AND REGLARLY ADOPTED BY I MINA’TRENTAI SINGKO NA

LIHESLATUARAN GUAHÅN_______DAY OF OCTOBER 2020.

 

 

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TINA ROSE MUÑA-BARNES                     AMANDA L. SHELTON

Speaker                                           Legislative Secretary