The Curry County Board of Commissioners has passed a resolution on lockdowns at their August 4 meeting, which lays out a bold case for constitutionally limited government and proposes push-back on the governor and the state, in case of lockdowns.

In the resolution, the commissioners note that the "Curry County Board of Commissioners strongly believes that all provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Oregon must be upheld without exception, and that public officials should not pick and choose those provisions to be recognized and defended, and should recognize and defend all provisions."

The resolution also asserts that "public officials throughout Oregon are charged with protecting the health of all Oregon communities, but are also charged with doing so within the constraints of our national and state constitutions and that the role of government is to help and support the citizens it represents, not to control or force policies on them."



The commissioners note that "the Governor of Oregon has issued a series of Emergency Orders which have, in certain respects, exceeded the limits of the United States and Oregon Constitutions, in particular, by closing businesses and schools outside of the powers authorized to the Governor, and expanding the jurisdiction and power of state government agencies beyond the jurisdiction and powers authorized by state law."

The resolution contains two provisions:

1. All employees and agencies of Curry County shall not assist in the enforcement of business closure, school closure, or stay-at-home directives under the Executive Orders of the Governor relating to the Coronavirus pandemic, including state agency directives or guidance.
2. All employees and agencies of Curry County shall recognize the protections provided by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon in carrying out their duties.

The three elected Curry County Commissioners are Court Boice, John Herzog and Chris Paasch.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2021-08-16 09:25:00

Last Update: 2021-08-16 10:32:09