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The Sixth Article of the United States Constitution guarantees that “Any Right given to a citizen by the United States Constitution or the Federal Government cannot be taken away by any state or local government”.  

This amendment guarantees the freedom of religion and speech without the fear of prosecution; the freedom of the press; the Right of the people to peaceable assemble, and the ability of the People to petition the Government for grievances when these Rights are not furnished to the People - without the fear of retaliation.

This amendment guarantees the Right to bear arms; nowhere in the Second Amendment states that you have the Right to bear arms as long as you have a “concealed carry” or “open carry” permit. In fact, having to request a permit negates the very fact that this is a Constitutional Right. 

The Fourth amendment of the US Constitution guarantees that you are safe and secure from unreasonable searches without probable cause; however, the Anne Arundel office of Planning and Zoning as well as the Office of Inspections and Permits continuously have violated this Constitutional Right by forcing citizen to sign a “Conservation Deed of Agreement” in order to do any work on your property. This agreement allows the County to enter your property anytime they want without probable cause. 

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments state “The State Shall not infringe in the citizen’s Right to Life, Liberty, and Personal Property, without Due Process”. However, the State and the County continuously violate the citizens’ Rights in the name of profit or conservation laws without affording the citizen Due Process. Citizens must overcome many bureaucratic obstacles before they are able to exercise this Constitutional Right. 

The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that a citizen has the Right to confront his accusers. Anne Arundel County allows and encourages citizens to turn in neighbors for unpermitted work anonymously. While I agree that people should help the County to report unpermitted work, it should not be done anonymously; this standing policy by the county has made enemies of neighbors. The County should build strong communities - not divide them. 

One of the greatest responsibilities as a citizen is to participate in the democratic process by voting. I believe that you should be able to provide a photo ID when you cast a vote. Opposing ideologies claim that having to show a picture ID for you to vote is discriminatory and amounts to voter suppression. I disagree, as every person is already required to show IDs to enter a government building, drive, obtain a fishing license, access an airport / flight, or buy alcohol / tobacco products.  

Conservation laws are very important for the environment a communities, and in promoting healthy activities for the county’s citizens. They are overall great – except when they are used to violate the Constitutional Right and property Rights of the citizens. There is no reason why we cannot implement the Green Infrastructure Master Plan and respect Citizen's personal property Rights; it does not have to be one or the other. We can meet our community needs while caring for our natural resources. 

Conservation laws are very important for the environment a communities, and in promoting healthy activities for the county’s citizens. They are overall great – except when they are used to violate the Constitutional Right and property Rights of the citizens. There is no reason why we cannot implement the Green Infrastructure Master Plan and respect Citizen's personal property Rights; it does not have to be one or the other. We can meet our community needs while caring for our natural resources.