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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Each Member of the Texas House of Representatives |
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feels great pride in being citizens of the United States of America, |
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which includes the right of citizens to petition their government |
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for redress of grievances; and, |
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WHEREAS, All Texans have benefited from this State's |
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participation in the unique experience in democracy that first |
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began on a field in Lexington, Massachusetts, and called The United |
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States of America; |
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WHEREAS, Countless Texans have served in the Armed Forces of |
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the United States with the brave sons and daughters of all our |
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sister States to protect our State, our Nation, our Union and many |
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of them gave the last full measure of devotion by offering their |
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lives to preserve that Union; and |
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WHEREAS, Each member of the Texas House of Representatives |
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has sworn a solemn oath to defend our National Union; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, millions of Texans assemble in churches, |
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synagogues, schools, arenas, fields, and homes to pledge allegiance |
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to the Flag of the United States of America and the one nation, |
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indivisible, for which that Flag stands; and |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas reaffirms the pride of all Texans in both our one and |
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indivisible National Union and in our one and indivisible State and |
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the common heritage of both; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives expresses its |
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complete and total disagreement with any fringe element advocating |
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the "secession" of Texas or any other state from our one and |
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indivisible Union; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of |
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Representatives is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the |
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President of the United States of America, the Vice President of the |
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United States of America, the Speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States of America, and the governor |
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of each sister State as an expression of the affection of the people |
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of Texas for our one National and Indivisible Union. |