SR 10
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2015-01-29
WHEREAS, One million Jews and thousands of others were persecuted, tortured, and ultimately killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz; and
WHEREAS, On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated over 7,000 remaining prisoners; and
WHEREAS, History ignored allows history to repeat itself; and
WHEREAS, Ethnic and religious cleansings ignoring basic human rights continue to claim innocent lives in all corners of the globe; and
WHEREAS, Anti-Semitism is growing nationally in our universities and internationally at alarming rates; and
WHEREAS, The number of living witnesses to the atrocities in Europe decreases every year; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That this 27th day of January 2015, is commemorated as the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, and that the Senate, along with the people of California, mourns the loss of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust; and be it further
Resolved, That the California State Senate condemns any efforts to strip any person of his or her basic human rights and seeks to protect the civil rights and liberties of all people, regardless of race, color, creed, or sexual orientation, and further seeks to set an example that all people shall be respected and shall have the freedom to live a life in peace with all the protections afforded by the Constitution of the State of California and the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, One million Jews and thousands of others were persecuted, tortured, and ultimately killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz; and
WHEREAS, On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated over 7,000 remaining prisoners; and
WHEREAS, History ignored allows history to repeat itself; and
WHEREAS, Ethnic and religious cleansings ignoring basic human rights continue to claim innocent lives in all corners of the globe; and
WHEREAS, Anti-Semitism is growing nationally in our universities and internationally at alarming rates; and
WHEREAS, The number of living witnesses to the atrocities in Europe decreases every year; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That this 27th day of January 2015, is commemorated as the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and that the Senate, along with the people of California, mourns the loss of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust; and be it further
Resolved, That the California State Senate condemns any efforts to strip any person of his or her basic human rights and seeks to protect the civil rights and liberties of all people, regardless of race, color, creed, or sexual orientation, and further seeks to set an example that all people shall be respected and shall have the freedom to live a life in peace with all the protections afforded by the Constitution of the State of California and the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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| Jan 26, 2015 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jan 29, 2015 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 119.) |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file. |
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| Jan 29, 2015 | W/O REF. TO FILE SR10 Stone | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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SR 10
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 10
Author: Stone (R), Allen (D), Block (D), Hertzberg (D), Huff (R), Jackson (D),
Leno (D), Morrell (R), Nielsen (R), Vidak (R), and Wolk (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Liberation of Auschwitz, 70th anniversary
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution commemorates January 27, 2015, as the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and mourns the loss of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust.
ANALYSIS: This resolution states that one million Jews and thousands of others were persecuted, tortured, and ultimately killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz; and on January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated over 7,000 remaining prisoners.
This resolution provides that the State Senate condemns any efforts to strip any person of his/her basic human rights and seeks to protect the civil rights and liberties of all people, regardless of race, color, creed, or sexual orientation, and seeks to set an example that all people shall be respected and shall have the freedom to live a life in peace with all the protections afforded by the California Constitution and the United States Constitution.
This resolution commemorates January 27, 2015, as the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and mourns the loss of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust.
FISCAL EFFECT: Fiscal Com.: No
MW:m 1/28/15 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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