California Town Becomes ‘Constitutional Republic’ to Protest Pandemic Mandates

Breitbart ^ | 11/30/21 | Katherine Hamilton

[Enlightened1]

The mayor of Oroville, California has found a revolutionary way to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) vaccine mandate for school children.

Mayor Scott Thomson led the charge, and “Oroville declared itself a constitutional republic,” the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.

“Any executive orders issued by the State of California or by the United States federal government that are overreaching or clearly violate our constitutionally protected rights will not be enforced by the City of Oroville against its citizens,” according to the declaration, which the City Council passed this month.

Thomson, who is the father of two young boys, said what he really wants is “dialogue” — the City Council emphasized at the resolution meeting that the move was not “beginning the effort for Oroville to secede from California and from the Union.” The state also still regulates local schools.

“Now that the mandates have gone from not just putting something on the outside of your body or modifying how you run your business, but now shoving something inside your body that nobody knows the long-term effects of, that’s just like, OK, now you’re, in my opinion, crossing the line,” Thomson said.

The mayor, who is also a a pastor, said he is not against masks and vaccines, he just thinks people should have freedom of choice.

“There are people out there who are like, ‘This whole thing is a hoax,'” he said. “We are not like that, just being reckless.”

“And in defiance of pandemic shutdown orders, the Central Valley towns of Atwater and Coalinga last year declared themselves, respectively, a “sanctuary city for business” and a town where all businesses are essential —

[Kevmo]

I might just need to move up there.

[SGCOS]

so, if the dam fails again, who /where will oroville go to for help?