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THIRD READING
Bill No: SJR 15
Author: Glazer (D), et al.
Amended: 7/15/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Confederate States of America
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution urges the Congress and the President
of the United States to rename any federal buildings, parks,
roadways, or other federally owned property that bear the names
of elected or military leaders of the Confederate States of
America.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings
1)The Confederate States of America and its secessionist
movement were rooted in the defense of slavery.
2)Using the names of elected or military leaders of the
Confederate States of America for federal buildings, parks,
roadways, or other federally owned property only deepens the
pain of those living under the legacy of slavery.
3)The horrific shooting deaths of nine African Americans
attending church in South Carolina have once again raised the
searing issue of racial violence and intolerance. The ensuing
images of the killer wrapping himself in the Confederate flag
points to the continued use of that emblem of cruel oppression
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as a way to further demean, offend, and wound whole segments
of our society.
This resolution urges the Congress and the President of the
United States to rename any federal buildings, parks, roadways,
or other federally owned property that bear the names of those
associated with elected or military leaders of the Confederate
States of America.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified1/20/16)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified1/20/16)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
1/20/16 15:40:04
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