[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 90 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 90

 To express the sense of the Senate concerning the exercise of rights 
         secured under the First Amendment to the Constitution.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 1 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

    Mr. Durenberger (for himself and Mrs. Kassebaum) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To express the sense of the Senate concerning the exercise of rights 
         secured under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Whereas Americans' disparate views on the issue of abortion result from deeply 
        held moral, religious and civil rights beliefs;
Whereas irresponsible and unjustified violence displaces the legitimate 
        expression of these convictions and further polarizes those who hold 
        different views on abortion;
Whereas such violence fosters neither greater understanding nor agreement on 
        this divisive issue but only contributes to the fracturing of our 
        society; and
Whereas agreement and understanding on difficult social issues can be reached 
        only through responsible dialogue and nonviolent expression: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That, it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the rights to peaceful assembly and free expression as 
        established by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
        United States are precious rights, but neither the Constitution 
        nor the laws of this land sanction violence as a means of 
        expressing individual moral, religious or political beliefs; 
        and
            (2) the Senate condemns violence by individuals, even in 
        the pursuit of moral, religious, or political goals, and 
        deplores any acts that contribute to the fracturing of our 
        society.

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