TPM:
House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday, authored by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller.
Full text below the fold.
Whereas Dr. George Tiller was murdered in Wichita, Kansas, on May 31, 2009;
Whereas Dr. Tiller is mourned by his family, friends, congregation, community, and colleagues;
Whereas Dr. Tiller, 67, was killed in his place of worship, a place intended for peace and refuge that in a moment became a place for violence and murder;
Whereas places of worship should be sanctuaries, but have increasingly borne witness to reprehensible acts of violence, with 38 people in the United States killed in their place of worship in the past 10 years and 30 people wounded in those same incidents;
Whereas these acts of violence include the murder of an Illinois pastor at the pulpit in March 2009, the murder of an Ohio minister in November 2008, the murder of an usher and a guest during a children's play in a Tennessee church in July 2008, the murder of four family members in a church in Louisiana in May 2006, and the shooting of a worshipper outside a synagogue in Florida in October 2005; and
Whereas violence is deplorable, and never an acceptable avenue for expressing opposing viewpoints: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) offers its condolences to Dr. Tiller's family; and
(2) commits to the American principle that tolerance must always be superior to intolerance, and that violence is never an appropriate response to a difference in beliefs.
Attest:
Clerk.
2 comments:
Nice cover up as we know many in Congress are supporters of these groups and get donations for their campaigns from them. Look we know who's who now as we saw many come out of the closet during the election. Some out spoken racist Law Makers didn't get re-elected. Many have learned to hold there opinions until their in private company who agree. Rush is the spoke person for racist and others agree but are afraid to speak up. The US has changed and the evil left overs are trying to hold on. The rest of the World is watching the United States struggle with these wing nuts. What's sad is some are Law Makers who represent good people. Jeff Sessions is really having a hard time these days as he not only has to deal with a Black President but a Latin Supreme Court Justice.
Yeah, resolutions are easy. What they should do is up the punishment for killing people in churches and schools.
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