Bill Text: TX HR478 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 478 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Condemning white nationalism, fascism, neo-Nazism, and similar movements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-14 - Filed [HR478 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR478-Introduced.html



	By: Moody	H.R. No. 478



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia,
	numerous people were injured, H. Jay Cullen and Burke N.M. Bates
	perished serving and attempting to restore order within their city,
	and Heather Heyer was killed by an act of domestic terrorism; and
	WHEREAS, This tragic event demonstrates that the resurgence
	of white nationalism, fascism, neo-Nazism, and similar movements is
	a clear threat to America and her people; and
	WHEREAS, Since the inception of our nation and state, these
	divisive ideas have, like persistent weeds, twisted within the
	bedrock of our democracy and stood in opposition to the principles
	of liberty, diversity, and justice that have truly made us great;
	and
	WHEREAS, The rebranding of these ideas as the "alt-Right"
	does not disguise or legitimize them, and we recognize them as
	merely a modern incarnation of the animus behind disgraceful
	chapters in history such as slavery, Jim Crow, and the Holocaust;
	and
	WHEREAS, These sentiments are incompatible with the values we
	hold dear as Texans and Americans; and
	WHEREAS, While supporting the constitutional freedom of
	speech, we nonetheless unequivocally reject and repudiate any
	message denigrating others based on race, ethnicity, religion,

	sexual orientation, immigration status, or any other consideration
	beyond the content of their character; and
	WHEREAS, Any group which promotes intimidation and violent
	repression is, by definition, a terrorist organization; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby condemns white
	nationalism, fascism, neo-Nazism, and similar movements; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby urges law enforcement
	agencies to regard and pursue the criminal elements of such
	organizations as terrorists; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the Texas House of
	Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the
	President of the United States and to all members of the Texas
	delegation in Congress with the request that this resolution be
	entered in the Congressional Record.