[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 153 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 153

 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Association of 
 Radio Talk Show Hosts should not honor G. Gordon Liddy because of his 
use of hateful speech and its potential to inflame violence against law 
                         enforcement officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 1995

 Ms. DeLauro submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Association of 
 Radio Talk Show Hosts should not honor G. Gordon Liddy because of his 
use of hateful speech and its potential to inflame violence against law 
                         enforcement officers.
Whereas the United States must vigorously protect its tradition of free speech;
Whereas defending the tradition of free speech does not force the people of the 
        United States to condone poisonous, hateful talk;
Whereas leaders from all segments of society have a solemn duty to join together 
        to foster responsible debate and reject calls for violence;
Whereas G. Gordon Liddy is a talk radio host and convicted felon with a 
        syndicated program on 262 stations nationwide;
Whereas G. Gordon Liddy has encouraged his listeners to shoot guns at the heads 
        of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms because those 
        agents wear bullet proof vests;
Whereas G. Gordon Liddy directed his listeners to shoot Federal agents ``twice 
        to the body, the center of mass and if that does not work then shoot to 
        the groin area'';
Whereas such talk encourages violence against the law enforcement officers who 
        put their lives on the line every day to enforce the Nation's laws;
Whereas President Clinton and former President Bush have denounced language that 
        dishonors the public servants who keep the law; and
Whereas the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts plans to honor G. 
        Gordon Liddy on June 24 at their annual Talk Radio Convention in Houston 
        as the winner of the 1995 Freedom of Speech Award: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) inflammatory language that fosters hate and encourages 
        violence against Federal law enforcement officials undermines 
        the rule of law; and
            (2) the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts 
        should revoke their award to G. Gordon Liddy and pass a 
        resolution condemning the use of hateful speech that fosters 
        violence against those who enforce the Nation's laws.
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