PRINTER'S NO. 1186
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
200
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, FONTANA, SABATINA, HUGHES, FARNESE, BLAKE,
RESCHENTHALER, KILLION, WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK, BOSCOLA, ARGALL,
WAGNER, REGAN, DINNIMAN, STEFANO, MARTIN, SCHWANK, COSTA,
AUMENT, SCAVELLO, RAFFERTY, BROWNE, MENSCH AND VULAKOVICH,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Condemning white supremacy and neo-Nazism.
WHEREAS, The tragic events that took place August 12, 2017,
in Charlottesville, Virginia, prove that white supremacy and
neo-Nazism remain very real threats to social and racial
progress; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the course of our nation's history, white
supremacists have promoted intimidation and violent repression
of individuals solely on the basis of their race, ethnicity,
religion, sexual orientation and immigration status; and
WHEREAS, While free speech is a bedrock value for Americans,
white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups promote agendas that are
in irreconcilable conflict with our nation's foundational
principles of liberty and justice for all; and
WHEREAS, White supremacy and neo-Nazism are continuing to
grow as menaces to societal order that seek to reignite social
animosities, reverse improvements in race relations, divide the
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