HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.02.13 - 25031'John P. Garfiel
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 197025
BY: Commissioner John P. Garfield, District #9
IN RE: Judicial Determination of Voted Issues
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Michigan retains all political power inherent
in the people and states that "Government is instituted for their equal benefit, security and
protection."; and
Whereas, within the State Constitution the people reserve to themselves the power of the
initiative to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, and the power of the referendum to
approve or reject laws enacted by the legislature; and
Whereas, also within the State Constitution, the people have divided the powers of
government into three branch: legislative, executive and judicial; and no person exercising
powers on one branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another branch; and
Whereas, the State Constitution does not allow the governor to veto such referendum or
initiative and only allows the legislature to amend or repeal referendum or initiative on the vote
of 3/4 of each house of the legislature; and
Whereas, the citizens of another state have recently been victims of an over-zealous
judiciary which has suspended the people's right to enact their own legislation through judicial
determination of immigration law and constitutional amendments.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby request that the Judicial Branch of Michigan government allow
matters decided by the voters of this state to remain as voted, and does urge all other Counties of
Michigan to declare the same conviction.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Resolution #97025 February 13, 1997
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.