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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1028
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WHEREAS, The Members of the Senate of the State of Texas do |
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hereby affirm our sworn commitment to faithfully execute the |
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duties of the office to which we have been duly elected and to |
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uphold the Texas Constitution and preserve the intent of our |
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state's supreme governing document; in effect since February 15, |
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1876, the Texas Constitution stands as the basis of principles |
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that shall continue to guide the laws that we enact and the values |
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that we promote; and |
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WHEREAS, We solemnly proclaim that the institution of |
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marriage is clearly established in Article 1, Section 32, of the |
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Texas Constitution as a union consisting of one man and one |
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woman; we also find that this belief is widely shared in Texas, |
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exhibited by Article 1, Section 32, a constitutional amendment |
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duly proposed by the 79th Texas Legislature and ratified by more |
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than 76 percent of Texas voters participating in the November 8, |
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2005, election; and |
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WHEREAS, Traditional marriage is the bedrock institution |
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of both our society and the success Texas has been blessed to |
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experience since our admission as the 28th state within these |
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United States of America; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, hereby affirm the preservation of |
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the present definition of marriage as being the legal union of |
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one man and one woman as husband and wife and pledge to uphold and |
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defend this principle that is so dearly held by Texans far and wide. |
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Estes |
Nichols |
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| Campbell |
Huffines |
Seliger |
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| Creighton |
Huffman |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Kolkhorst |
Taylor of Collin |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 21, |
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Nays 10. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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