10-R344
2010 -- S 3020
Enacted 06/10/10
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
URGING
PEACEFUL ACTIONS
FOR THE REUNIFICATION OF
Introduced By: Senators Connors, Goodwin, McCaffrey, McBurney, and Doyle
Date Introduced: June 10, 2010
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
32 counties artificially divided into a 26-county
region (the
(
WHEREAS, This artificial, forced division of the Irish nation was
designed to be a
transitory answer; and
WHEREAS, History has
demonstrated that the Irish people have the right and
responsibility to govern themselves; and
WHEREAS, Human and civic
rights derive “their just powers from the consent of the
governed” and are best guaranteed by a peoples’ freely
instituted, duly elected, and independent
government; and
Whereas, The Irish
Republic is a member of the European Economic Union, and a
unified, independent Irish economy is the most effective way
for that economy to grow and the
most fair and impartial path to extend the benefits of such
growth to all
WHEREAS, A unified,
independent Irish Police Service and Justice System is necessary
to be effective, fair, and impartial; and
WHEREAS, A unified,
independent Irish Society is most likely to provide for the social
and practical needs of its people; and
WHEREAS, The historic Good Friday Agreement, negotiated with American
support and
ratified by the British and Irish governments, as well as a vote
of the entire
includes provisions for achieving a United Ireland through
purely Democratic and peaceful means
and provides for the development of North/South
Institutions and cross-border cooperation; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of
hereby strongly supports Irish Unification and urges all
State and Federal entities of these great
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the
President and the Vice President of the
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