HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0434.002 2000-2002 P~ 28®7
ICailua-Kona, HI 967~~
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County Council Members
25 Itupuni Street
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re: lesolution 1 ~~-~1 -°~~?~,~s~,"
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Itloha Council 9~lembers:
des®lution 1 1 should not be passed by the Council as there are many
concerns regarding State Senate dills 996 Er 997.
Senate dills 996 ~ 997 would bypass the due process of law that is vital
to our system of checks and balances. These bills would allow felony
charges to be filed- without the requirement of a grand jury or a
preliminary hearing: an erosion of our basic rights.
i~9ost importantly, this resolution should not have been waived through
with®ut being first heard "an Corr'rnittee. It committee hearing would
have begin this process of informing the Public so they had ample time
to exp-rasa their opinion.
The process of waiving it through Connmittee may be seen as a lack of
due process at the County level.
Tease vote against resolution 1 ~~-~1 today.
Sincerely,
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~larj®rie Ann Erway
PS
f you have not read the Senate bills, these are the websites where they
can be foa~nd in toto.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb996_.htrn
and
http://www.capitol.hawaii.g®v/sessioncurrent/bills/sb997.~.httn