January 12, 2022 - Publisher's note: Due to a publishing SNAFU, I have been remiss in my duties, here at BCN, regarding the proper categorization of county government publications; in particular, the Enhanced County Government Videos, begun August 1, 2019.
Therefore, to thoroughly correct this miscue, I will make the proper categorical correction, and bring these archives forward beginning on January 12, 2022; mixing these historical patterns of fact in with the current news of our day. Some posts brought forward will not be video broadcasts, but most informative posts as to who and what you Beaufort County Commissioners are, and how they govern.
On Monday, June 1, 2020, a resolution will be presented to the Beaufort County Commissioners regarding the Governor of North Carolina overstepping his constitutional authority to shut down North Carolina businesses in a willy-nilly manner by his executive order, and to make Beaufort County a sanctuary county to further insulate itself from any further unconstitutional acts by this Authoritarian governor.
The resolution here below was written by Constituent Steve Rader, former General Counsel staff member during the Governor James G. Martin Administration, who is no stranger to writing resolutions regarding all matters of governing in a free republic such as our's struggles to be. At the core of Mr. Rader's resolution is the question: How much power does
Governor Roy Cooper possess when he issues an Executive Order under the Emergency Powers act, which is not sanctioned directly by the North Carolina Constitution, but is empowered by general statute as was legislated by the North Carolina General Assembly?
Resolution to Make Beaufort County a Sanctuary County for Business by Ignoring all Executive Orders Issued by Governor Roy Cooper
Whereas, multiple counties and cities in multiple states around the country have allowed businesses to reopen in defiance of state governors' lockdown orders, through action of county commissions, sheriffs, district attorneys, mayors, and / or city councils,
Whereas, the only state Supreme Court to have heard a case on governors' lockdown orders, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, struck down that lockdown order as an abuse of power, and
Whereas, a federal District Court judge in North Carolina has issued a temporary restraining order against Governor Roy Cooper's lockdown executive order on churches, admonishing the governor that
"there is no pandemic exception in the US Constitution", and
Whereas, Governor Roy Cooper has failed to secure the required concurrence of the NC Council of State for his executive orders restricting private citizens and businesses due to the coronavirus outbreak, rendering them void, and
Whereas, Article 1, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution prohibits suspension of laws without consent of the General Assembly, and does not allow suspension of the Constitution itself at all,
Be it resolved that the Beaufort County Commission declares Beaufort County to be a sanctuary county for business where Governor Roy Cooper's executive orders 118, 120, 121, 131,133, and 135 shall not apply, and
Be it further resolved that no resources of Beaufort County, including but not limited to, personnel, facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other property, shall be used in any fashion to enforce or provide surveillance for Governor Cooper's executive orders 118, 120, 121, 131, 133, and 135, and
Be it further resolved that the Beaufort County Commission calls upon Governor Cooper to comply with the Emergency Management Act to confer with and obtain the necessary concurrence from the North Carolina Council of State for any further executive orders he may attempt to issue during a state of emergency, as that act requires for orders restricting private citizens and businesses
Publisher's note: If you are interested in our Archive of the Beaufort County Commissioners' General Meetings can be found here in this aforementioned enhanced format.
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