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Boynton Beach, Fla - June 21, 2020 - The Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County (LP Palm Beach) stands opposed to the Palm Beach County instituting mandatory facial covering being worn in public in favor of voluntary cooperation Palm Beach County citizens. The issue will be presented at the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday (Item 3.A.). And while LP Palm Beach finds county commissioners’ heart in the right place, public health emergencies do not give local government unlimited power. The county government should provide unadulterated information to the public and respect its citizens and businesses to decide for themselves in how best to act.
LP Palm Beach finds the proposed ordinance contrary to state statute and an obvious violation of the U.S. Constitution as supported under Jacobson v. Massachusetts. In Jacobson, the Court said governments can temporarily impose certain restrictions on individuals; however, also stated, "real liberty for all could not exist under the operation of a principle which recognizes the right of each individual person to use his own, whether in respect of his person or his property, regardless of the injury that may be done to others." If county commissioners implement this proposed ordinance, it opens the county government to unnecessary lawsuits, expending more taxpayer dollars when expenses for the county are already rising and tax income for the coming year is unknown. LP Palm Beach implores the Board of Commissioners to withdraw this agenda item or if it comes up for a vote, then to vote against it. A vote for it would violate a commissioner’s Oath of Office and would be cause for their removal from public office. Upon taking office, commissioners promise to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution while doing the same for Florida Statutes - a "YES" vote to force all in Palm Beach County to wear a facial covering in public would violate both.
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Boynton Beach, Fla - June 20, 2020 - The Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County (LP Palm Beach) has long been the political party of freedom, and yesterday’s continued State of Emergency Declaration continues to take away basic freedoms for Palm Beach County citizens. The State of Emergency should have ended weeks ago and there is evidence showing it should have never existed. The rules concerning Palm Beach County’s State of Emergency is wrought with hypocrisy, making zero sense in science.
LP Palm Beach contends all citizens’ jobs are essential, if they were not essential then they would not exist. It should be up to individuals and individual businesses to decide how best to protect themselves from any contagion and the largest role the Palm Beach County government should have is to provide information. LP Palm Beach Chair, Karl Dickey, said this morning, “It is outrageous our county mayor has chosen to step up enforcement of the county’s unconstitutional emergency order. This is a power grab by our local government and we call for the elimination of the position of Mayor for the county. Our mayor is clearly on a Draconian power trip. He and the county government are in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment (amongst others) by depriving us of making a living by limiting our right to property without due process of law. And yet, our county mayor took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, so he is in violation of that oath and should be removed from office. Telling us they allow which businesses to operate and how they may operate, and then telling us they will step up enforcement of their arbitrary orders is outrageous. We and many others in the county will defy the county orders and operate our business and live our lives as we see fit. We will thwart attempts by the county government to violate the rights of business owners with legal action and revolt at the ballot box.” The lesson for Palm Beach County citizens is simple — while regulations are sold by big government politicians as a way to protect the public, they end up having unintended consequences that hurt the very people they mean to help. The county commission has a long history of this type of action and it must end. LP Palm Beach calls for a lifting of all restrictions on county businesses and individual citizens. Let freedom reign. Dickey concluded, “The three leading preventable causes of death in Palm Beach County are overwhelmingly unrelated to COVID-19. Why isn’t the county government doing something about them? Answer: It is not politically wise. If COVID-19 is the public health crisis is as serious as our county officials contend and they want to save lives, then they would end the sale and service of all products and foods that cause heart disease and cancer. They will not do so as all voters would run them out of office. This is not a serious effort to save lives but an unconstitutional violation of human rights.” |
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August 2024
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