Protect Our Constitution, Protect Our Rights

Whereas multiple provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional and dangerous to the legal rights of Norwalkers and all Americans in that they allow authorities to:
1. Search A Private Home Without Notifying The Owner (section 213),
2. Collect Information About What Books We Read, What We Study, What We Purchase, Our Medical History, And Our Personal Finances (section 215),
3. Label One A "Terrorist" For Belonging To An Activist Group (sections 411 and 802),
4. Monitor Our E-Mails And Watch What Internet Sites We Visit (216),
5. Confiscate or Impound Our Property Without A Hearing (section 806),
6. Spy On Innocent Americans (204 and 901),
7. Jail Targeted Immigrants Indefinitely (412), and
8. Wiretap Citizens Under A Warrant That Does Not Even Contain Their Name (216),

We Citizens of Norwalk Petition the Mayor and The Common Council Of The City Of Norwalk, to:
1. Inform the White House and our elected federal representatives of our objections to these provisions and seek their repeal and specifically that the Common Council President transmit as soon as possible a copy of this resolution to Senators Christopher Dodd and Joseph Lieberman, and Representative Christopher Shays, accompanied by a letter urging them to support Congressional efforts to assess the impacts of the PATRIOT Act, monitor federal anti-terrorism tactics, repeal provisions of the USA PATRIOT ACT and other laws and regulations that infringe on civil rights and liberties, ensure that provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act "sunset" in accordance with the provisions of the Act and prevent passage of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act, known as "Patriot II."
2. Instruct all departments of the city of Norwalk to refuse to comply with any provisions of the law found to be unconstitutional by the City's Law Department, and
3. To notify all appropriate state and federal enforcement agencies of the City's position of noncompliance.