Bill Text: IL HR0198 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: States the belief in holding the President of the United States to the highest of standards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0198 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0198-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The United States of America is the greatest
country in the world; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United States holds the most
powerful office in the world; he or she represents our nation
and should be an example of the best qualities that America has
to offer; he or she should always be a champion of American
values such as democracy, freedom of the press, and truth
regardless of political party; he or she should be held to the
highest of professional and personal standards; and
WHEREAS, The freedom of an independent press is vital to a
successful democracy; the president should not refer to the
media as the enemy of the American people and to critical media
outlets or stories as fake news; he or she should not bar media
outlets from press briefings based on their coverage and should
not accuse the media of inventing sources for published stories
without any evidence; and
WHEREAS, Free and fair elections are the foundation of our
great democracy; the president should pledge to accept the
outcome of all elections, not just if he or she wins; he or she
should not claim that free and fair elections are rigged; he or
she should not delegitimize democracy by claiming three to five

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million people voted illegally in a presidential election
without any supporting evidence, and he or she should not
repeatedly misrepresent the Electoral College results; and
WHEREAS, The United States Constitution enshrines an
impartial judiciary as a critical check on the power of the
legislative and executive branches; the president should not
refer to federal judges as "so-called judges" because they
disagree with the legality or constitutionality of his or her
proposals; he or she should not suggest that judges and the
court system would be responsible for a possible terrorist
attack because of disagreement over a court ruling; he or she
should not suggest a judge cannot be impartial due to that
judges's heritage; and
WHEREAS, The president should not lie to or mislead the
American people; the term "alternative facts" should not be
repeatedly used by senior staff to the president because
alternative facts are nothing more than lies; and
WHEREAS, The president should not actively push conspiracy
theories, such as claiming a former president wiretapped him or
her without evidence, denying that current or former presidents
are American citizens, falsely claiming that thousands of
American citizens of a particular religion cheered the terror
attacks of September 11, 2001, or denying the reality of

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climate change by claiming it is a hoax perpetrated by the
Chinese as these theories are beneath the office which he or
she holds; he or she should not repeatedly lie about the size
of his or her inauguration crowd, despite evidence to the
contrary; and
WHEREAS, Members of the United States Military put their
lives on the line every single day to keep us safe and deserve
nothing but the utmost gratitude for their service; the
president should not insult former prisoners of war for being
captured; he or she should not advocate for the use of torture
or for violations of the Geneva Convention; and
WHEREAS, The president should clearly represent the people
and not have business interests which conflict with his or her
decisions as president; senior staff to the president should
not advocate for the purchasing of particular commercial
products; and
WHEREAS, The president should represent all Americans; he
or she should not mock individuals with disabilities; he or she
should not brag about grabbing another human being by the
genitals; he or she should not infer that the majority of
immigrants are criminals and rapists; he or she should not
threaten to cut federal funding to a university because of
protests; he or she should not offer to pay the legal bills of

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those who assault his or her opponents; he or she should not
advocate for banning people from the land of the free based on
their religious beliefs; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
believe in the highest of standards for the President of the
United States; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we will not impede the freedom of religion,
the freedom of the press, the judiciary, elections, or the
rights of all Americans; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we will put our county over political
affiliations and we will hold current and future presidents, to
the best of our abilities, accountable when they misrepresent
their office.