PRINTER'S NO. 4417
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1006
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY RABB, BOYLE, GALLOWAY, SCHLOSSBERG, SHUSTERMAN,
DONATUCCI, MADDEN, DALEY, DeLUCA, ROZZI, NEILSON, CIRESI,
SANCHEZ AND McCLINTON, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Secretary of State to certify election results by
December 14, 2020.
WHEREAS, The United States was founded on July 4, 1776,
following the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by
Congress; and
WHEREAS, The United States was established on a set of
principles that have shaped public life since its founding; and
WHEREAS, Of those principles, the belief in democracy and a
republic are some of the most evident and prominent; and
WHEREAS, Democracy is premised on the direct participation of
the majority of citizens in government while a republic allows
citizens to give consent to a body of elected representatives to
make laws; and
WHEREAS, The United States is a democratic republic where
citizens determine who will represent their interests; and
WHEREAS, Members of the General Assembly, as elected
representatives of communities throughout this Commonwealth, are
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