Honorable Justices,
The GM Team has deliberated on the exact text of the Hamtramck ordinance. By vote of 3-0, the following was decided to be the canon text of the ordinance:
WHEREAS, the City of Hamtramck is one of the most diverse cities in the United States, in which we should proudly promote and embrace its diversity; and
WHEREAS, each religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexually oriented group is already represented by the country it belongs to; and
WHEREAS, the City does not want to open the door for radical or racist groups to ask for their flags to be flown; and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not in any way, shape or form infringe upon the fundamental right of an individual or business in the City of Hamtramck to engage free speech in its proper time, manner, and place. Nor does this resolution limit speech by public employees provided that such employees engage in such speech in a protected time, manner and place.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, that the government of the City of Hamtramck does not allow any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags to be flown in the public view of the City’s public properties, and only, the Atlasian flag, the Lincoln Flag, the flag of the State of Michigan, the Hamtramck Flag, and the Prisoner of War flag on City property.
