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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS TO CONSIDER THE

CONSTITUTIONALITY AND MORALITY OF LAWS AND ORDERS EMERGING FROM

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEFORE CARRYING OUT SUCH LAWS AND ORDERS

     Introduced By: Representatives Regunberg, Ranglin-Vassell, Walsh, Almeida, and
Tanzi

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2017

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     WHEREAS, The moral principles, democratic institutions, and rule of law of the United

States of America are only preserved through the vigilance of the people against threats to liberty,

fairness, integrity, independence, and transparency; and

     WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump lost the national popular vote by nearly three

million votes; and

     WHEREAS, Voter suppression measures in North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin, and

other states may have been a determining factor in the electoral college victory of Donald J.

Trump; and

     WHEREAS, The electoral interference of Russia may have been a determining factor in

the electoral college victory of Donald J. Trump; and

     WHEREAS, The electoral interference of FBI Director James Comey may have been a

determining factor in the electoral college victory of Donald J. Trump; and

     WHEREAS, The business conflicts of the Trump Organization are a clear violation of the

Emoluments Clause of the Constitution and create unknown obligations of Donald J. Trump to

the governments of Russia, China, and others; and

     WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump refuses to disclose his financial obligations and

liabilities through the release of his tax returns as has been the norm for modern presidents; and

     WHEREAS, The Trump regime continues to use the Office of the Presidency to illegally

promote the private profit of the Trump brands and intimidate private companies; and

     WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump continues to disregard the constitutional

separation of powers and threatens the independence of the judiciary branch; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby urges all government officials and citizens who are tasked with

enforcing the laws and edicts of the Trump regime to carefully consider the legitimacy,

constitutionality and morality of those laws and edicts before enforcing them; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House urges all service members and officers in the military and

national guard to refuse to engage in violent repression of US citizens and residents engaged in

peaceful demonstrations, protests, dissent, and other exercises of First Amendment rights; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That this House urges border and immigration officials to refuse to

implement unconstitutional discrimination based on religion or ethnicity; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House urges all regulatory officials to avoid suppressing

necessary information or providing false information to the American people regarding science,

economic data, demographic data, or any other facts necessary to the functioning of a fully

informed citizenry; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House urges national security and judiciary officials to hold the

Trump regime accountable to previously established legal standards; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House calls upon all citizens serving on jury duty to use the

temporary powers granted to them to protect their fellow citizens from draconian repressions

based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, class, or political expression. The

house moreover recognizes that the moral responsibility of upholding the fundamental principles,

rights, and protections of our nation is a responsibility shared by all people in our society; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, Donald J.

Trump, and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation.

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