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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States is the
3 blue print for the oldest and strongest democratic government
4 in the world; and
5 WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois continue to
6 uphold the principles of liberty and democracy, and to
7 support the striving others in pursuit of those ideals; and
8 WHEREAS, The more than one half million citizens of the
9 District of Columbia are disenfranchised and are unique in
10 that they lack voting representation in the United States
11 Congress while proudly and willingly shouldering the full
12 responsibilities of the United States citizenship; and
13 WHEREAS, This disenfranchisement of the citizens of the
14 Nation's Capitol is contrary to the spirit of liberty and
15 democracy and absolutely in violation of the values on which
16 the United States was founded; and
17 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and the people of the
18 State it represents hereby voice their support for the
19 citizens of the District of Columbia and for the principle
20 that all American citizens shall elect and be represented by
21 voting representatives in the national legislature; and
22 WHEREAS, The citizens of the District of Columbia, like
23 citizens from any state, should have the right to elect
24 representatives to both houses of the United States Congress;
25 therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we encourage legislatures throughout this nation to express
29 support for the people of the District of Columbia in their
30 campaign to right an historic wrong and realize fully the
31 promise of American democracy; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2 presented to each member of the Illinois congressional
3 delegation.