Full Text of HR1524 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States and the State of Illinois should | 3 | | strive to foster inclusion, opportunity, and equality for all | 4 | | individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, sexual | 5 | | orientation, or religion; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, We are a nation built on an American dream, which | 7 | | has flourished due to hope, unity, and the acceptance and | 8 | | inclusion of immigrants in our society; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The greatest strength of our people and our | 10 | | society is our diversity; out of many, we are one; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Bannon is a known white supremacist who | 12 | | has fanned the flames of hatred and intolerance while | 13 | | editor-in-chief at Breitbart News; as a top advisor, he has | 14 | | brought the same hateful tactics to President-elect Donald | 15 | | Trump's campaign; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The deplorable headlines published during Mr. | 17 | | Bannon's tenure at Breitbart including: "Would you rather your | 18 | | child had feminism or cancer", "Hoist it high and proud: The | 19 | | Confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage", "Gay rights | 20 | | have made us dumber, it's time to get back in the closet", | 21 | | "Bill Kristol: Republican spoiler, renegade Jew", reflect the |
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| 1 | | frightening world view of the white-nationalist group, known as | 2 | | the "alt-right"; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, An individual heralded by the "alt-right" and | 4 | | pushing a strong white-nationalistic, anti-Semitic, | 5 | | Islamophobic, and misogynistic agenda, who has used racial | 6 | | divisiveness for his own personal advancement has no place | 7 | | working in American government, much less in a leadership role | 8 | | within the White House; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Since the November 8, 2016 election, the Southern | 10 | | Poverty Law Center and the American Council on American-Islamic | 11 | | Relations have both documented an alarming surge in the number | 12 | | of reported hate crimes against marginalized Americans; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Since the November 8, 2016 election, calls to the | 14 | | suicide hotline in Illinois have increased by 200%, with | 15 | | experts attributing the alarming increase in part to | 16 | | marginalized communities fearing for their safety after the | 17 | | results of the election; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of | 21 | | marginalized communities including women, people of color, | 22 | | immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and the disabled by condemning |
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| 1 | | the appointment of Stephen Bannon as Chief Strategist to | 2 | | President-elect Trump and demand President-elect Trump to | 3 | | rescind the appointment and focus on uniting our country and | 4 | | serving as Commander-in-Chief for all Americans; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we urge Governor Rauner to stand with | 7 | | marginalized communities in Illinois and call for the rejection | 8 | | of hate speech and the immediate dismissal of Mr. Bannon; and | 9 | | be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to Governor Rauner and President-elect Trump.
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