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The Hagerman City Council unanimously approved a resolution making this declaration during its Feb. 3 meeting. This comes a few weeks after the Gooding City Council passed a similar one.
Both resolutions include paragraphs stating the respective city councils "will not appropriate any funds for the enforcement of unconstitutional laws or executive actions."
But it's unclear to what extent these resolutions are enforceable. Other city councils in the Magic Valley have decided it's not within their purview to consider whether a law is constitutional.
Wendell City Council member Rebecca Vipperman said the city attorney advised that council not to adopt one of these resolutions after a resident asked for the item to be added to the Feb. 18 meeting agenda.
Vipperman said the city attorney told the council these resolutions mostly political statements without much teeth. Therefore, the council decided not to take action on the item. https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/hagerman-declares-itself-second-amendment-sanctuary-city/article_d7f235b9-aa44-5550-a9f6-dcc7a0cfd506.html |
