Bill Text: MS SC552 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring President Barack Obama as he leaves office and his historic legacy as the first African-American President of the US.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-14 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC552 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2017-SC552-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Simmons (13th), Burton, Blackmon, Horhn, Barnett, Butler, Jackson (11th), Frazier, Jordan, Turner-Ford, Jackson (32nd), Norwood, Simmons (12th), Witherspoon, Clarke, Dearing, Stone
Senate Concurrent Resolution 552
(As Adopted by Senate and House)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HONORING PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA AS HE LEAVES OFFICE AND THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF HIS BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHEREAS, on January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the fifth-youngest President and the first African-American President; and
WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961; and
WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review. In 1985 Barack Hussein Obama moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked as a community organizer with low-income residents of Chicago's Roseland community and Altgold Gardens public housing development. Barack Hussein Obama was a Civil Rights Attorney in Chicago and taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago for more than a decade; and
WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama's work in the community and dedication to civil and constitutional rights led him to run for political office and he was elected, in 1996, to the Illinois State Senate as the representative from the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park. As a State Senator, Barack Hussein Obama was known for working in a bipartisan manner to pass legislation with respect to ethics reform, health care services, early childhood education programs, and an earned income tax credit for the working poor; and
WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama began his bid to become a United States Senator representing Illinois in 2003 and was selected to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Barack Hussein Obama was elected to the United States Senate in 2004 and quickly became known for his legislative work to support alternative energy sources, reform Senate rules with respect to lobbyists and gifts, improve benefits for veterans, and destroy weapons of mass destruction in Eastern Europe and Russia; and
WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama's election as President signified a milestone in the history of the United States, as he is the only African-American to hold that office; and
WHEREAS, having served as President of these United States for two terms, President Obama will be recorded in history to be one of the most consequential presidents in recent history. He has accomplished a great deal during his presidency. He led the country through a serious economic crisis, brought the War in Iraq to an end, and enacted health care reform. Barack Obama did indeed change the country's trajectory, by doing pretty much what he said he would; and
WHEREAS, prior to 1965 only 100 African-Americans held elective office in all of the United States and 52 years later there are thousands of African-Americans in such offices, including the President; and it is with great pride that we pay tribute to a most public-spirited citizen and leader whose enormous civic energy is a matter of record:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby honor President Barack Hussein Obama as he leaves office and the historic significance of his becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be transmitted to President Barack Obama and his wife, Michele Obama, who came to Mississippi for community causes on several occasions, forwarded to members of Mississippi's congressional delegation, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
