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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council Condemning White Supremacy and White Supremacist Hate Groups, Declaring Support for Designating the Ku Klux Klan as a Domestic Terrorist Organization, and Reaffirming the City's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
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WHEREAS, the 2001 Patriot Act provides the federal government authority to conduct actions related to the punishment and deterrence of terrorist acts in the United States and around the world (PL 107 - 56, October 26, 2001, 115 State 272); and
WHEREAS, the Patriot Act expanded the definition of terrorism to cover domestic terrorism, which is defined as activities that involve acts dangerous to human life, that appear to be intended to (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping, occurring primarily in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States (18 U.S.C. ? 2331; How the USA Patriot Act Redefines "Domestic Terrorism, ACLU, https://www.aclu.org/other/how-usa-patriot-act-redefines-domestic-terrorism (last visited Jul. 20, 2020)); and
WHEREAS, the federal government has the sole authority to classify an organization as a domestic terrorism organization pursuant to the Patriot Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of California, cities organized pursuant to a charter may make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in their charters (Cal. Const., Art. XI, ? 5); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter of the City of San Leandro, Article I, ?130, the City has the power to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect to municipal affairs, subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in the Charter or in the Constitution of the State of California (City Charter of the City of San Le...
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