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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany carried out the |
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systematic persecution and annihilation of six million European |
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Jews, as well as millions of other people, and this mass slaughter, |
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known as the Holocaust, will forever signify the potential for |
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unchecked intolerance, racism, and cruelty to achieve devastating |
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results; and |
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WHEREAS, Although it is a painful and wrenching experience to |
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reflect on the tragic events that occurred during those dark years, |
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it is only through remembrance that we can rightfully acknowledge |
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and honor the men, women, and children whose lives were brutally cut |
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short; Jews became the primary victims of the state-sponsored |
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genocide, while Roma, Poles, the handicapped, homosexuals, |
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Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political |
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dissidents were also persecuted; ultimately, all of these groups |
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were decimated under the tyranny of the Third Reich; and |
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WHEREAS, This horrific and shameful history is a powerful |
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reminder of our responsibilities as citizens of a democracy to |
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remain vigilant against hatred, bigotry, and violence and to defend |
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the causes of individual freedom, national liberty, and equality |
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and respect for every human being; moreover, we must reject the |
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false claims of those who deny the Holocaust; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the United States Holocaust Memorial |
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Council designates an eight-day period as the Days of Remembrance, |
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and this year's commemoration extends from Sunday, April 7, 2013, |
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through Sunday, April 14, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The events of the Holocaust are inextricably linked |
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to the obligation of people everywhere to uphold the cause of human |
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rights, and as we, the people of Texas, recall this disturbing time |
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in history, may we also be mindful of our duty to stand firm against |
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all forms of injustice; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 7-14, 2013, as the Days of |
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Remembrance, and encourage all Texans to do their part to keep the |
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stories of Holocaust victims and survivors alive. |
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Naishtat |
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N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
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Goldman |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1159 was adopted by the House on April |
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8, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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