FROM THE OFFICES OF
Garden Grove Mayor Pro Tempore Van Thai Tran, Esq.
Westminter Councilman Andy Quach

Garden Grove City Hall, 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA 92842; Phone: (714) 741-5104; Fax: (714) 741-5044
Westminster City Hall, 8200 Westminster Boulevard, CA 92683; Phone (714) 898-3311; Fax: (714) 531-0568

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Ngay 2 thang 6, 2003

Thua O^ng Hung:

Chung toi viet nhung dong nay dde tra loi nhung buc thu moi dday cua ong goi dden hai thanh pho Westminster va Garden Grove, va nhung loi binh pham cong khai ddang tren Nhat Bao Nhan Dan, co quan tuyen truyen cua chinh phu ong, ve viec hoi ddong thanh pho chung toi dda ddong loat chap thuan cac nghi quyet ton vinh la co Quoc Gia Viet Nam, bieu tuong cho tu do va dan chu cua cong ddong nguoi My goc Viet. La thu nay cung dde tra loi chung cho nhieu buc thu phan ddoi khac trong ba thang qua ve su viec nay cua Toa DDai Su Viet Nam, qua DDai Su Nguyen Tam Chien va Tuy Vien Bao Chi cua cac ong la Bach Ngoc Chien.

Chung toi cuc luc bac bo luan ddieu cua chinh phu ong cho rang viec thanh pho Westminster va Garden Grove ban hanh nghi quyet cho phep treo la co vang ba soc ddo tai ddia phuong la vi pham cong uoc quoc te. La nhung thuc the hanh chanh dan cu va ddoc lap o ddia phuong, chung toi khong bi rang buoc boi chinh phu lien bang Hoa Ky, hay Ha Noi khi co mot van dde lien quan dden nhung nguyen vong cua cu tri chung toi. Cong ddong nguoi My goc Viet cu ngu tai hai thanh pho chung toi co quyen lua chon va trung bay bieu tuong noi len quan niem chinh tri cua chinh ho tren phan ddat so huu cua thanh pho, nhu cac nghi quyet dda cho phep. Theo tinh than Tu Chinh An So Mot cua Hien Phap Hoa Ky, quyen cua mot cong dan hay mot cong ddong nguoi My khong cong nhan la co Cong San Viet Nam va chon la co Quoc Gia vuot thang bat cu luat le hoac quy uoc ngoai giao nao ddi nguoc lai dan quyen nay.

Thuc vay, gioi chuc ddia phuong co tham quyen cho phep nhung nguoi My goc Viet dduoc quyen trung bay bieu tuong chinh tri cua chinh ho trong bat cu le hoi va sinh hoat cong ddong, tren bat cu tru so nao thuoc so huu cua thanh pho. Su thong qua cua nhung nghi quyet nay chinh thuc noi len nguyen vong cua nhung cu dan va cu tri nguoi My goc Viet chung toi, mot dan so ddang ke tai Westminster va Garden Grove. Khac voi chinh phu ong, ban chat tap trung quyen hanh va ddoc tai tren thuc te, chinh phu My la mot chinh quyen dan chu gom nhung vien chuc o moi cap do dan chinh thuc bau ra, truc tiep chiu trach nhiem khong phai voi DDang, nhung voi dan.

That la loi noi vo gia tri khi ong xac quyet rang nhung nghi quyet ve la co vang ba soc ddo lam can tro moi tuong quan ngoai giao giua Hoa Ky va Viet Nam. Nhu Hien Phap Hoa Ky dda quy ddinh, chi co chinh phu lien bang moi co quyen thiet lap chinh sach ngoai giao voi cac quoc gia khac. Trong truong hop nay, nhung nghi quyet dduoc dde xuong va chuan thuan boi thanh pho Westminster va Garden Grove, tu hinh thuc dden noi dung, khong co can thiep hoac can tro quyen hanh ma hien phap dda quy ddinh cho Hoa Thinh DDon khi hanh xu chinh sach ngoai giao voi Ha Noi. Su can tro kinh nien va hang xay ra cho viec cai tien moi lien he giua hai quoc gia la do nhung vi pham nhan quyen va dan quyen tiep dien co he thong cua chinh phu ong. Chinh phu Hoa Ky va nhung to chuc nhan quyen ddoc lap, nhu Hoi An Xa Quoc Te, Hoi Bao Ve Nhan Quyen, va To Chuc Asia Watch dda hang nam bao cao va len an chinh phu ong ve rat nhieu truong hop vi pham nhan quyen.

DDe thiet lap moi bang giao tot ddep hon voi Hoa Ky, chung toi dde nghi Ha Noi hay lap tuc tra tu do cho nhung tu nhan chinh tri va ton giao, ton trong quyen cua nguoi dan Viet Nam dduoc tu do hoi hop va bo phieu bau len nhung nguoi ddai dien cho ho. Chi khi nao Viet Nam quyet ddinh gia nhap cong ddong quoc te nhu la mot quoc gia thuc su co tu do va dan chu, bay gio Ha Noi moi khoi su binh thuong hoa moi bang giao voi Hoa Ky dduoc. Tinh than hieu nghi va hop tac ong dda tung ca ngoi khong the phat trien tot ddep khi chinh phu ong van con tiep tuc gay chien voi cong dan cua chinh minh.

Sau cung, nhung loi binh pham moi dday cua ong tren Nhat Bao Nhan Dan mao danh cong ddong nguoi My goc Viet tai dday ve la co vang ba soc ddo, cung nhu nhung loi chi trich cua ong nham vao bon nhan vat nguoi My goc Viet, trong ddo co ba vi dan cu. Neu noi nhe thi hanh ddong nay khong dduoc ddung ddan va la bat hop phap neu phai nang loi. La mot cong chuc ngoai giao ddang hoat ddong tai Hoa Ky, cac hiep uoc va thu tuc ngoai giao voi chinh phu chung toi cam ong khong dduoc can thiep vao noi bo cua quoc gia nay, nhat la ve nhung van dde ddia phuong co anh huong dden sinh hoat hang ngay cua cac cong dan My. Khi ddua ra nhung loi binh pham co tinh cach xoi moi nhu the ve nhung cong dan My goc Viet tai dday ma chinh phu cua ong khong he ddai dien cho ho, ong dda hanh ddong qua quyen han cua mot nha ngoai giao.

Neu ong cu tiep tuc hanh ddong mot cach thieu ngoai giao nhu the, ong se hung chiu nhung hau qua tai hai cho chinh ca nhan ong va bat loi cho chinh phu ong ddai dien. O^ng va cac ddong nghiep cua ong phai tuc khac khong dduoc xen vao noi vu cua cong ddong chung toi.

O^ng nen tu hanh xu cho thich nghi.

Tran trong,

Luat su Tran Thai Van                                                            Andy Quach
Nghi vien kiem Pho Thi Truong                                                Nghi vien
Thanh Pho Garden Grove                                                        Thanh Pho Westminster

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