Bill Text: IL HJR0142 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Expresses support for the Jewish community in Pittsburgh and condemns the acts of terror that have taken place around the country.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0142 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0142-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in | ||||||
3 | Pittsburgh shocked the world; and
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4 | WHEREAS, A peaceful sabbath service turned into a massacre | ||||||
5 | of Jewish life; families were gathered for weekly Shabbat | ||||||
6 | prayer and to
welcome a child into the Jewish community when an | ||||||
7 | armed intruder opened fire inside the synagogue with an assault | ||||||
8 | rifle, slaughtering 11 Jewish
congregants and wounding six | ||||||
9 | brave law enforcement officers; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The Jewish Caucus of the Illinois Legislature | ||||||
11 | condemns this anti-Semitic act and will continue to fight | ||||||
12 | against the hatred and violence directed at their community; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, This is not only a Jewish issue; it also affects | ||||||
15 | the African-American, Latino, LGBTQ, Muslim, and immigrant
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16 | communities, and everyone who has been the victim of white | ||||||
17 | nationalist violence; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Children must know that evil begets evil, and that | ||||||
19 | violence begets violence; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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1 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
2 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we stand in solidarity with the Jewish | ||||||
3 | community in Pittsburgh, and we condemn these acts of terror, | ||||||
4 | whether they take place in a house of worship in Pittsburgh, a | ||||||
5 | parking lot in Kentucky, a nightclub, a
schoolyard, or a | ||||||
6 | playground; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That we must seek to
build a safe and inclusive | ||||||
8 | community, we must reject terrorism in all its forms, and we | ||||||
9 | must pass laws to protect our communities from
violence and | ||||||
10 | fear; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the Tree of Life Synagogue as a symbol of our | ||||||
13 | solidarity.
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