At little risk, supervisors could stand up for residents
“At first glance, conventional lawyers don’t understand the Community Bill of Rights Ordinance that Conestoga Township Supervisors rejected Dec. 2.
Our community spent six months researching and developing it, so I hope we can add a fresh perspective against the following objections.
It violates our state and federal constitutions: The law firm that wrote the ordinance for us based it on the very first Article of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which says:
Section 1: “All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness.”
Section 2: “All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. For the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think proper.””
Bunting, Luke. Lancaster Online 11 December 2014.