Resolution resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Violations

Resolved means to enact by law

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Definition of the word “resolve,” given by Webster is “to express an opinion or determination by resolution or vote; as ‘it was resolved by the legislature;” It is of similar force to the word “enact,” which is defined by Bouvier as meaning “to establish by law”.

A resolution is opinion, not law

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Or. 1975 "Resolution" is not law but merely a form in which a legislative body expresses an opinion – Baker v. City of Milwaukee, 533 P 2d 772, 271 Or. 500 - Mun corp 85