Jill Schramm/MDN Josiah Roise responds to a question at a candidate forum sponsored by the Minot Area Chamber EDC on June 25.

Josiah Roise says he will be a constitutional mayor if elected by voters in the Minot city election Aug. 5.

“It’s much less government enforcement, so it’s a lot more freedom. It’s personal liberties, and personal freedom enhanced greatly,” he said in describing a constitutional mayor. To understand what a constitutional mayor looks like, Roise suggests investigating the more readily available information related to a constitutional sheriff.

“Any and all laws that conflict with the Constitution, with your constitutional rights, won’t be enforced,” he explained. “Tinted windows, seatbelt laws, just nonsense like that. That has nothing to do with harming anybody or

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