Bill Text: DE SR8 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Resolving That Christina Taylor Green Be Named As An Honorary Member Of The Delaware State Senate, Posthumously.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-01-12 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 18 YES 1 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT [SR8 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2011-SR8-Draft.html
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Sen. Peterson |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8 |
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RESOLVING THAT CHRISTINA TAYLOR GREEN BE NAMED AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE DELAWARE STATE SENATE, POSTHUMOUSLY. |
WHEREAS, Christina Taylor Green ("Christina") was born September 11, 2001, the day of the World Trade Center attacks; and
WHEREAS, Christina died January 8, 2011 during an assassination attempt on Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords; and
WHEREAS, Christina was a third-grade student at Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, where she was recently elected to the student council; and
WHEREAS, Christina is connected to the Delaware community through her grandfather, Newport native Dallas Green; and
WHEREAS, according to Christina's mother, Roxana Green, Christina went with neighbors to meet Congresswoman Giffords on January 8, 2011 "to ask questions about how she could help and to learn more about politics in our country;" and
WHEREAS, Christina, young as she was, "talked about getting all the Parties to come together so we could live in a better country;" and
WHEREAS, Christina might have someday been elected to public office and been given the chance to make this a better country.
BE IT RESOLVED that since Christina Taylor Green's life was taken before she had the opportunity to fully realize her potential in the political arena that the Senate of the State of Delaware hereby honor and name Christina Taylor Green as an Honorary Senator for the 146th General Assembly.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to Christina's parents, Roxana and John Green, so they may know that their little girl is remembered in the hearts and minds of the members of the Delaware Senate, where she one day might have served.
SYNOPSIS
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This Resolution resolves that Christina Taylor Green be posthumously named an Honorary Member of the State Senate. Christina demonstrated an exceptional, positive interest in government at a very young age before her life was senselessly and violently taken. The Senate honors her life and spirit with this Resolution naming her an Honorary Member of the Delaware Senate. |
Author:Senator Peterson
