PRINTER'S NO. 1648
No. 108 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY SALVATORE AND McGINNIS, JUNE 4, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 9, 1975
In the House of Representatives, June 4, 1975
1 WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
2 Pennsylvania has repeatedly provided restricted public funding
3 to assist the children of Pennsylvania who are being educated in
4 private schools, and
5 WHEREAS, These children are being trained as citizens in a
6 wholesome atmosphere, and attended to by teachers of good
7 character and of the highest motivation in producing future
8 citizens who will care for their family, their community, and
9 their Country, and
10 WHEREAS, The Supreme Court of the United States has
11 continually ruled that these efforts are in defiance of the
12 United States Constitution's prohibition against the involvement
13 of government in the fostering of, or preservation of, religion-
14 related institutions, and
15 WHEREAS, These decisions have created a sense of
16 disenchantment and confusion within the State of Pennsylvania,
17 and
18 WHEREAS, Citizens and Legislators view the decisions with
1 bewilderment because they hold knowledge of a vast array of
2 activities marked by interinvolvement of Church and State which
3 the United States Supreme Court knows about, permits and
4 encourages, and,
5 WHEREAS, It is important to the Country that citizens hold
6 trust that the United States Supreme Court is indeed committed
7 to pure allegiance to what it believes to be Constitutional
8 principle; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, (the Senate Concurring) That the General Assembly
10 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Congress of
11 the United States to propose an amendment to the Constitution of
12 the United States to permit non-sectarian aid to non-public
13 schools; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
15 the presiding officers of each House of the Congress of the
16 United States and to each Senator and Representative from
17 Pennsylvania in the Congress of the United States.
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