Full Text of HR0468 96th General Assembly
HR0468 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, During these turbulent and difficult economic | 3 |
| times, it is more important than ever that the concept of | 4 |
| social justice, the view that every member of our society is | 5 |
| deserving of equal economic, political, and social rights and | 6 |
| opportunities, be given the highest priority by elected State | 7 |
| officials; and
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| WHEREAS, Assuring social justice is a key element of the | 9 |
| Illinois Constitution as shown by the Preamble which states, in | 10 |
| part, that "We, the People of the State of Illinois ... in | 11 |
| order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the | 12 |
| people; maintain a representative and orderly government; | 13 |
| eliminate poverty and inequality; assure legal, social and | 14 |
| economic justice; provide opportunity for the fullest | 15 |
| development of the individual; ... - do ordain and establish | 16 |
| this Constitution for the State of Illinois"; and
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| WHEREAS, Our American ideals recognize the value and | 18 |
| importance of the equality of opportunity; and
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| WHEREAS, Recognizing that when justice is achieved in every | 20 |
| aspect of society, rather than merely in the administration of | 21 |
| law, individuals and groups will be afforded fair treatment and | 22 |
| an impartial share of the benefits of society; and
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| WHEREAS, It is proper for us to consider how we, as a | 2 |
| State, treat the most vulnerable among us and how our decisions | 3 |
| will affect those most in need of equal opportunities; and
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| WHEREAS, Differences of gender, race, ethnicity, age, | 5 |
| disability, health, religion, economic condition, or class | 6 |
| should not stand in the way of equal opportunities in | 7 |
| education, health care, or employment; and
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| WHEREAS, The inequality of educational opportunities in | 9 |
| Illinois is well known and thoroughly described in studies, | 10 |
| test results, and statistics assembled by the State Board of | 11 |
| Education; and
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| WHEREAS, The toll of violence, the troublesome number of | 13 |
| school dropouts, and the loss of life, hope, and opportunity | 14 |
| extracted from the victims of violence and the lives of our | 15 |
| school drop-outs tear at our communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Disparities in the availability and quality of | 17 |
| healthcare throughout Illinois highlight the lack of equal | 18 |
| opportunities for those in need of health care; and
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| WHEREAS, Rising unemployment in all sectors of our economy | 20 |
| and the human price paid by communities that experience high |
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| unemployment rates make it more important than ever that there | 2 |
| truly be equal opportunities in all phases of employment; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| the House, as a body, will endeavor to give a high priority to | 7 |
| social justice and allow that important principle to direct our | 8 |
| choices in matters both large and small and guide our decisions | 9 |
| in matters temporary or permanent; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 |
| delivered to each member of the House so that it may serve as a | 12 |
| tangible reminder of the commitment each member has to this | 13 |
| noble priority.
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