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WHEREAS, speaking at a rally on the same day, President Trump continued to perpetrate lies about the election results and certification process and, after repeatedly calling for the need for his supporters to "fight", incited the crowd to march to the Capitol; and WHEREAS, Trump supporters chanting "Hang Mike Pence," then stormed the United States Capitol, vandalized and stole personal and public property, threatened the lives of Vice President Pence and Members of Congress, injured numerous police officers and caused the demise of five people, including a police officer who was beaten to death; and WHEREAS, President Trump, through his rhetoric misleading supporters into attempting to overturn the results of a free and fair election, and though his failure to make any meaningful attempt to secure the Capitol or to activate the National Guard to provide relief once it was occupied by violent rioters, has abandoned his oath to uphold and protect the Constitution; and WHEREAS, the 147 members of the United States Congress who objected to the certification of duly cast electoral votes, despite the complete absence of any substantiating facts to support their spurious claims, also attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election and abandoned their oaths to uphold and protect the constitution; and WHEREAS, any elected or public official who condoned this act of domestic terrorism and sedition has violated their oath and is unfit to serve, and any Ohio resident who participated can and should be prosecuted under state and/or federal law as applicable; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to reassure the public of our commitment to protecting and defending our democratic principles and the Constitution of the United States of America; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That this Council advocates for the immediate and Constitutional removal of Donald J. Trump from the office of President of the United States through either the 25th Amendment or impeachment under Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution and that such removal shall carry with it the added stipulation that he shall hold no future public office. Section 2. That this body calls for the censure or resignation of those elected officials, at any level of government, who incited and misled the public with false claims of election fraud or seditious attempts to usurp the will of the voters. Section 3. That this body urges local, state and federal law enforcement to vigilantly seek out and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who incited, planned, organized, and conducted the Capitol rioting.