HR 9157

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 24, 2008, as "Property
3	Rights Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, property rights are inalienable human rights which
6	provide the foundation for individual freedom and individual
7	economic opportunity, and
8	WHEREAS, the protection of private property rights is a
9	guarantor of the ability of individual citizens to store the
10	value of their labor in the form of property assets and to
11	securely obtain and retain basic wealth as a result of
12	individual labor and industry, thereby providing all citizens
13	with the opportunity of social and economic advancement, and
14	WHEREAS, private property rights have played a foundational
15	role in the social and economic history of the United States,
16	and private property ownership is credited for helping to
17	transform both the Plymouth and Jamestown colonies into
18	successful enterprises, and
19	WHEREAS, the United States Constitution, the Bill of
20	Rights, and our unique form of federal government were designed
21	to protect the rights and freedoms of individual citizens,
22	specifically including private property rights, and
23	WHEREAS, the free exercise of private property rights has
24	played a pivotal role in the social and economic development of
25	the State of Florida, and
26	WHEREAS, private property rights serve as a key catalyst in
27	the state economy, because the protection of ownership rights
28	encourages individual aspiration and investment in the State of
29	Florida, and
30	WHEREAS, private property rights are integrally linked to
31	the social and economic welfare of the State of Florida and
32	should be protected and promoted through public education, NOW,
33	THEREFORE,
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35	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
36	Florida:
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38	That April 24, 2008, is designated as "Property Rights Day"
39	in Florida.

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