Bill Text: IL HJR0045 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges Congress to propose a Constitutional Amendment to permit Congress and the states to prohibit desecration of the United States flag.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJR0045 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0045-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly believes that desecration of | ||||||
3 | the flag of the United States is unpatriotic and shows a total | ||||||
4 | disrespect for the freedoms that are enjoyed by persons living | ||||||
5 | in the United States; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court in two 5 to 4 | ||||||
7 | decisions, Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) and United | ||||||
8 | States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310 (1990), declared that flag | ||||||
9 | burning was constitutionally-protected free speech; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly believes that the only way to | ||||||
11 | permit the General Assembly to prohibit flag desecration is | ||||||
12 | through an Amendment to the United States Constitution; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Several public opinion polls show that a majority | ||||||
14 | of Americans favor a flag desecration Amendment to the | ||||||
15 | Constitution; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The United States House of Representatives on | ||||||
17 | several occasions has supported a flag desecration Amendment; | ||||||
18 | and
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19 | WHEREAS, In 2006, the United States Senate fell one vote | ||||||
20 | short of the two-thirds vote required to send a flag |
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1 | desecration Amendment to the state legislatures for | ||||||
2 | ratification; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
5 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge Congress to propose a | ||||||
6 | Constitutional Amendment to permit Congress and the states to | ||||||
7 | prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United | ||||||
8 | States; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be | ||||||
10 | forwarded to the Speaker of the United States House of | ||||||
11 | Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and | ||||||
12 | each member of the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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