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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, METZGAR, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BOBACK, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GABLER, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KRIEGER, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, METCALFE, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PERRY, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SOLOBAY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Memorializing the United States Department of Justice and United |
2 | States Attorney General Eric Holder to not hold the trials |
3 | for those individuals accused of being the masterminds behind |
4 | the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the citizens of |
5 | the United States of America in Pennsylvania. |
6 | WHEREAS, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced |
7 | in November that the masterminds of the September 11, 2001, |
8 | terrorist attacks were to be tried in civilian court in New York |
9 | City; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Since the November announcement, the Obama |
11 | Administration has announced that alternative terror trial |
12 | locations are being considered; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The Federal Court in the Western District of |
14 | Pennsylvania has been mentioned as an alternative terror trial |
15 | location; and |
16 | WHEREAS, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is located in Somerset |
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1 | County, and Somerset County is in the jurisdiction of the |
2 | Western District of Pennsylvania; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Shanksville is the location of the crash of United |
4 | Airlines Flight 93, which occurred as a result of the September |
5 | 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Innocent lives on Flight 93 were tragically lost |
7 | trying to valiantly save the countless lives of others; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The safety and security of Pennsylvania residents |
9 | must be considered; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The Western District of Pennsylvania is not equipped |
11 | to handle trials of this magnitude; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Costly upgrades to ensure the safety and security of |
13 | the citizens of Pennsylvania would need to occur; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Even though the Obama Administration has pledged |
15 | $200 million, there is no indication that these funds will cover |
16 | all of the necessary expenses; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The trials should not be held in any location which |
18 | has a direct connection to the attacks perpetrated on that |
19 | fateful day or in any location which is not fully equipped to |
20 | handle the security necessitated by these trials; therefore be |
21 | it |
22 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the |
23 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the United States |
24 | Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder to not |
25 | hold the trials for those individuals accused of being the |
26 | masterminds behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on |
27 | the citizens of the United States of America in Pennsylvania; |
28 | and be it further |
29 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
30 | Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Department of |
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1 | Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001. |
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