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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Declaration of Independence establishes one
3		of the bedrock principles of our democracy, "that all men are
4		created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
5		certain unalienable rights, that among those are life, liberty
6		and the pursuit of happiness."; and
7		WHEREAS, One of the foundational principles of America and
8		the strengths of our great democracy is our diversity of
9		thought, ideas, and people; we are a country where men and
10		women of different races, faiths, sexual orientations, and
11		political beliefs are united under the banner of the greatest
12		country in the world, the United States of America; and
13		WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives and the
14		people of the State of Illinois mourn the victims of the tragic
15		events in Charlottesville, Virginia and stand unified in our
16		condemnation of the hatred espoused by the hundreds of white
17		supremacists in Charlottesville; and
18		WHEREAS, While the House of Representatives is resolute in
19		its support for the free speech rights of Americans, it will
20		not ignore or condone hate speech or violence committed by hate
21		groups or anyone seeking to commit acts of domestic terrorism
22		against racial, ethnic, and religious minorities or other

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1		classes of protected individuals as was the case in
2		Charlottesville; and
3		WHEREAS, The House of Representatives mourns the death of
4		Helen Heyer and wishes a speedy recovery to the dozens who were
5		injured by an individual who sought to silence different voices
6		who chose to stand up to show that hate will never win out over
7		love and the true American spirit; and
8		WHEREAS, The House of Representatives mourns the death of
9		the two Virginia State Police Officers, Lt. H. Hay Cullen and
10		Trooper Berke M. M. Bates, who lost their lives in the line of
11		duty defending the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia;
12		therefore, be it
13		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14		HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15		repudiate and condemn white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku
16		Klux Klan, and any other group that espouses hate and seeks to
17		undermine the very ideals of who we are as Americans; and be it
18		further
19		RESOLVED, That we condemn the acts of violence in
20		Charlottesville as domestic terrorism; and be it further
21		RESOLVED, That we celebrate the diversity of our State and

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1		nation; and be it further
2		RESOLVED, That we condemn those who seek to spread hate and
3		division while attacking the foundational values of our State
4		and nation.