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We The People for Kittitas County Proclamation WHEREAS, Governments are instituted among mankind, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; and that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority; and WHEREAS, the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees, "...the Right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" and Article 6, Section 2-"This Constitution, and the laws... made in Pursuance thereof; Shall be the Supreme Law of the Land— ; and WHEREAS,Article 1, Section 2, of the Washington State Constitution declares "The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land."; and WHEREAS,Article 1, Section 24, of the Washington State Constitution further guarantees "The Right of the individual Citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired..."; and WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has declared "...a law repugnant to the Constitution is void..." (Marbury v. Madison); and ...."An unconstitutional act is not law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties, it is in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed." (Norton v. Shelby County); and WHEREAS, the people in Kittitas County regard as inalienable their Natural Right of self-defense, constitutionally-guaranteed by the right to keep and bear arms; and further in its exercise derive economic benefit and enjoyment in all safe forms of recreation, hunting, and shooting; and WHEREAS, the myriad of measures imposed by government that criminalize lawful gun ownership do, in their substance and effect, infringe upon and impair the constitutionally-guaranteed right to keep and bear arms as exercised by law-abiding citizens, inhibit lawful self-defense, do nothing to increase security in our schools, our communities, our homes, nor address gang violence; and WHEREAS, the commissioners of Kittitas County, and the numerous council members of the various incorporated cities within Kittitas County are elected to represent the Citizens within their respective jurisdictions, and are duly sworn by their Oaths of Office to support and defend the State and Federal Constitutions. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: We The People for Kittitas County can upon the county commissioners to declare their respective jurisdictions to be 2nd Amendment sanctuaries in the protection of law-abiding citizens exercising of their constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms,AND FURTHER to direct that no Sheriff, Prosecutor, agent, employee, or official of their respective jurisdiction provide material support to or participate in any way, in the enforcement of any act, order, rule, law, or regulation repugnant to the constitutionally-guaranteed right to keep and bear arms exercised by law-abiding citizens of Kittitas County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: We The People for Kittitas County call upon all counties in Washington State to join us in this action by calling upon their elected officials to act in protecting their law-abiding citizens in the exercise of their constitutionally-guaranteed right to keep and bear arms by passing a similar resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: We The People for Kittitas County wish to provide this resolution to the elected officials within Kittitas County and those representing Kittitas County at the state and national levels; and to all the People within our state.