[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 137 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 137

To express the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the use 
 of violence and terror to influence the actions of the Government of 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 1995

 Mr. Nadler introduced the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To express the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the use 
 of violence and terror to influence the actions of the Government of 
                           the United States.

Whereas democracy provides the greatest opportunity for citizen participation in 
        public affairs;
Whereas democracy is the form of government most consistent with individual 
        liberty;
Whereas the peaceful resolution of disputes and the rule of law applied by an 
        independent judiciary are necessary underpinnings of a free and 
        democratic society;
Whereas the use of armed force against public officers in the performance of 
        their official duties, pursuant to laws enacted through the democratic 
        process, is nothing less than an attack on democracy itself;
Whereas irresponsible and inflammatory statements calling for such attacks, and 
        providing instruction in their execution, while protected by the first 
        amendment to the United States Constitution, are nonetheless worthy of 
        condemnation by responsible citizens;
Whereas such statements are particularly reprehensible when broadcast to large 
        numbers of people;
Whereas comments made by G. Gordon Liddy on his radio talkshow, broadcast to 262 
        stations nationwide, advocated and provided detailed instructions on 
        methods to kill Federal agents, incite murder, violence and lawlessness; 
        and
Whereas the appropriate means of changing public policy is peacefully and 
        lawfully through the democratic process: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the use of violence and random terror for 
        political purposes,
            (2) condemns the exhortations to terror, murder, 
        lawlessness and violence made by G. Gordon Liddy,
            (3) condemns the advocacy of, exhortation to, and 
        preparation for such acts of violence as a significant threat 
        to democracy and freedom, and
            (4) reaffirms this Nation's commitment to free expression 
        which, nonetheless, does not preclude condemnation of 
        irresponsible speech.
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