HB 1617

1	House Memorial
2	A memorial to the Congress of the United States urging
3	Congress to pass H.R. 3190 and S. 1558 and to propose, for
4	ratification by the states, an amendment to the United
5	States Constitution that would preclude any prohibition or
6	limitation on the recital or display of historical verses,
7	mottos, or documents referencing God in any public place.
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9	WHEREAS, the 108th Congress has introduced in the United
10	State House of Representatives H.R. 3190, the "Safeguarding Our
11	Religious Liberties Act," and
12	WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives requests all
13	members of the United States House of Representatives
14	representing the State of Florida to cosponsor H.R. 3190, and
15	WHEREAS, the 108th Congress has introduced in the United
16	States Senate S. 1558, the "Religious Liberties Restoration
17	Act," and
18	WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives requests
19	United States Senators Bob Graham and Bill Nelson, representing
20	the State of Florida, to cosponsor S. 1558, and
21	WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives encourages
22	the United States Senate and the United States House of
23	Representatives to propose, for ratification by the states, an
24	amendment to the Constitution of the United States to read that
25	nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit or
26	otherwise limit the practice of individual or group prayer, the
27	reading or posting of the Ten Commandments, the recital of the
28	Pledge of Allegiance, and the display of the motto "In God We
29	Trust" or similar phrases from historical documents referencing
30	God in any public place, including a school; nor shall it
31	require any person to join in prayer or other religious
32	activity, NOW, THEREFORE,
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34	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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36	That the Congress of the United States is encouraged to
37	pass H.R. 3190 and S. 1558 and to propose, for ratification by
38	the states, an amendment to the United States Constitution that
39	would preclude any prohibition or limitation on the recital or
40	display of historical verses, mottos, or documents referencing
41	God in any public place.
42	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
43	dispatched to the President of the United States, to the
44	President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the
45	United States House of Representatives, and to each member of
46	the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.

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