HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1027
BY REPRESENTATIVES Morrison, Alexander, Berry, Chavez, Dean, Gordon, Gotlieb, Hagedorn, Kaufman, Keller, Lawrence, Lee, Leyba, McKay, Plant, Swenson, Tupa, T. Williams, Windels, Witwer, Zimmerman, Allen, Bacon, Clapp, Clarke, Coleman, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi, George, Grossman, Hefley, Hoppe, Johnson, Kester, King, Larson, Mace, May, McElhany, McPherson, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Nuñez, Paschall, Pfiffner, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Takis, Tapia, Tate, Taylor, Tochtrop, Tool, Veiga, Vigil, Webster, S. Williams, and Young.
also SENATORS Andrews,
Arnold, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Dyer, Epps, Evans,
Feeley, Hernandez, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez,
Matsunaka, Musgrave, Nichol, Pascoe, Phillips, Reeves, Rupert,
Sullivant, Tanner, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig,
and Wham.
CONCERNING THE DECLARATION OF HOLOCAUST AWARENESS
WEEK.
WHEREAS, Throughout history the people of the world
have endured war, hatred, genocide, and other atrocities; and
WHEREAS, The conflict in Europe in World War II came
about by the influence of one bigoted individual and the willingness
of the majority of his nation to accept his views; and
WHEREAS, Numerous people of the world endured pain,
suffering, persecution, and death throughout the Second World
War; and
WHEREAS, George Washington once wrote as a founding
principle of our nation that the government of the United States
". . . gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance
. . . "; and
WHEREAS, The racist Nazi Party dehumanized, harassed,
pillaged, raped, and murdered the Jewish people; and
WHEREAS, The Nazis slaughtered Jews by the thousands
in gas chambers using Zyklon B, a pesticide, or by other means
such as shooting machine guns into a crowd of people; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of Holocaust victims were subjected
to unthinkable, inhumanly cruel medical experiments and tests;
and
WHEREAS, At the hands of the Nazi executioners, 6
million Jews and 5 million other people lost their lives and became
martyrs because of their identities; and
WHEREAS, It is important to recognize these events
as an important part of world history and to teach them throughout
the generations; and
WHEREAS, It is our duty to hold memories of the Holocaust
victims and survivors in our minds and our hearts as more and
more of the survivors pass on to a better place; and
WHEREAS, History threatens to forget the Holocaust
and all it has to teach about human nature and cruelty and creates
the immense fear that history could repeat itself; and
WHEREAS, The foundation of this country, which we
all hold so dear, is one that protects the rights of individuals
and their identities; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtysecond General Assembly of the State of Colorado,
the Senate concurring herein:
That the state of Colorado shall do everything in
its power to commemorate the memories of those who lost their
lives in the Holocaust.
Be It Further Resolved,
That this state shall strive in every possible manner to promote
Holocaust awareness and the teaching of the history of the Holocaust.
Be It Further Resolved,
That the state of Colorado shall do anything and everything within
its power to end persecutions based on race, religion, and ethnicity.
Be It Further Resolved,
That April 13 be recognized as Yom Hoshoah, Holocaust Remembrance
Day and April 1117 be recognized as Holocaust Awareness
Week throughout the state of Colorado.
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Russell George Ray Powers
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF THE
OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE