,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #iee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 and ,mr4 ,gohmert7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that in response to the ,,covid-#ai outbreak1 ,governors and local officials across the ,nation have abused their authority by infringing on the constitutional rights of ,americans1 ordering private businesses to close1 requiring citizens to stay in their homes1 and imposing draconian punishments for violations4 ,whereas in response to the ,,covid-#ai outbreak1 ,governors and local officials across the ,nation have abused their authority by infringing on the constitutional rights of all ,americans1 ordering private businesses to close1 requiring citizens to stay in their homes1 and imposing draconian punishments for violations2 ,whereas these officials picked winners and losers using subjective rationale to determine which businesses and activities are essential to the public and prohibiting the purchase of products they do not believe to be life sustaining2 ,whereas more than #cc million ,americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment over the last #g weeks2 ,whereas demand for assistance from food banks1 reports of suicide1 drug and alcohol abuse1 child abuse1 and domestic violence have dramatically increased during the shutdown2 ,whereas ,americans across the country are calling on leaders to provide relief through reopening the economy2 ,whereas many leaders are rebuffing the demands of the people and imposing heavy-handed punishments on individuals trying to provide for their families2 ,whereas1 on ,march #bb1 #bjbj1 ,dallas ,county1 ,texas1 ordered hair salons1 nail salons1 barbershops1 and other businesses determined to be nonessential to indefinitely close2 ,whereas ,shelley ,luther1 owner of ,salon la ,mode in ,dallas1 ,texas1 followed the order and closed her business1 but1 after unsuccessfully applying for ,small ,business ,administration loans and unemployment insurance1 decided it was essential to the well-being of her family and her employees to reopen on ,april #bd1 #bjbj2 ,whereas the salon employed security guards to manage incoming and outgoing customers1 set service stations six feet apart1 requested customers remain in their car until their appointments1 required everyone to wear a facemask1 required stylists to change gloves after each customer1 and took the temperatures of customers2 ,whereas1 on ,april #bd1 #bjbj1 only a few hours after opening1 ,shelley ,luther received a citation and cease and desist letter ordering ,salon la ,mode to shut down2 ,whereas1 on ,april #bh1 #bjbj1 ,dallas ,county ,judge ,eric ,moy issued a temporary restraining order after ,salon la ,mode remained open2 ,whereas1 on ,may #e1 #bjbj1 ,judge ,eric ,moy ruled that ,shelley ,luther defied county and ,state orders by reopening ,salon la ,mode and held her in criminal and civil contempt2 ,whereas ,judge ,moy called ,shelley ,luther's actions selfish and attempted to coerce her into shutting down ,salon la ,mode from ,may #e to ,may #h by assessing a #ejj fine for each day of operation in violation of the ,state order1 rather than imposing jail time2 ,whereas ,shelley ,luther rebuked ,judge ,moy's offer1 stating1 ,i have to disagree with you1 sir1 when you say that ,i am selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish4 ,i have hair stylists that are going hungry because they'd rather feed their kids4 ,so sir1 if you think the law is more important than kids being fed1 then please go ahead with your decision4 ,but ,i'm not going to shut the salon42 ,whereas ,judge ,moy subsequently ordered ,shelley ,luther to both pay the #ejj daily fines and imposed seven days of jail time2 ,whereas prior to ,shelley ,luther's sentence1 ,dallas ,county released about #a1jjj prison inmates back into the community to help reduce the risk of transmission of ,,covid-#ai inside its facilities2 ,whereas ,texas ,attorney ,general ,ken ,paxton called out the hypocrisy and outrageousness of ,judge ,moy's ruling in a letter to the judge1 stating1 ,i find it outrageous and out of touch that during this national pandemic1 a judge1 in a county that actually released hardened criminals for fear of contracting ,,covid-#ai1 would jail a mother for operating her hair salon in an attempt to put food on her family's table42 ,whereas there are numerous reports of ,americans' civil liberties being violated since ,states began imposing stay-at-home orders2 ,whereas the ,governor of ,michigan prohibited large1 open retailers from selling gardening supplies1 which would allow ,americans to safely grow their own food at home1 saying1 ,if you're not buying food or medicine or other essential items1 you should not be going to the store42 ,whereas1 on ,april #b1 #bjbj1 ,los ,angeles ,county ,sheriff's ,department arrested a man for paddle boarding alone in ,malibu1 ,california1 and he faces a fine of #a1jjj or six months in jail2 ,whereas1 on ,april #h1 #bjbj1 ,temple ,baptist ,church in ,greenville1 ,mississippi1 was cited by police for holding a drive-in worship service at which church members remained in their cars with their windows rolled up and listened to their pastor over the radio1 while nearby drive-in restaurants were simultaneously allowed to serve food to customers2 ,whereas ,rick ,savage1 owner of ,sunday ,river ,brewing ,company in ,bethel1 ,maine1 was stripped of his ,state health and liquor licenses for opening his restaurant on ,may #a1 #bjbj1 the date ,maine's initial restrictions were scheduled to end1 despite implementing social distancing practices2 ,whereas1 on ,may #a1 #bjbj1 #cb people were arrested in ,sacramento1 ,california1 for exercising their ,first ,amendment right to protest stay-at-home restrictions2 ,whereas even as some ,states begin easing restrictions1 some ,governors are placing strict limitations on group size until a vaccine or effective treatment is widely available1 including limiting churches from hosting gatherings for more than #ej people2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states of ,america was founded on the ideal that all ,americans are endowed by their ,creator with certain unalienable ,rights1 that among these are ,life1 ,liberty1 and the ,pursuit of ,happiness3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 finds that many of the orders issued by ,state and local officials infringe on the constitutional rights of ,americans and impose economic restrictions based on subjective views of which businesses and activities are essential and which are not2 7#b7 finds that ,states and localities should not make criminals out of individuals attempting to save their business and support their families and employees by operating an otherwise legal business and following recommended social distancing practices2 7#c7 condemns the decisions of ,state and local leaders to become the referee of the economy by picking winners and losers2 7#d7 calls on ,attorney ,general ,william ,barr to review all restricting orders issued by ,state and local leaders and to act against those that infringe on ,americans' constitutional or statutory protections2 and 7#e7 calls upon ,states to restore the liberty and responsibility that every ,american inherently possesses4