[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1016 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1016

Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death 
                       of William F. Buckley, Jr.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2008

Mr. Feeney (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Tancredo, 
Mr. Walberg, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Radanovich, 
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Tiahrt, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Herger, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
 Gohmert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
 Mr. Sali, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Weller of Illinois, Mr. Barrett 
    of South Carolina, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hastings of 
Washington, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
 Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
 Mr. Shays, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
Ms. Fallin, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gingrey, Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Carter, Mr. Poe, Mr. Ryan 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Mack, Mr. Campbell of 
 California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Petri, Mr. Burgess, 
 Mr. Fossella, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Lucas, 
     Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
 Fortenberry, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Capito, Mr. King of Iowa, 
 Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
 Price of Georgia, and Mr. Bachus) submitted the following resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death 
                       of William F. Buckley, Jr.

Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., was an American hero and the intellectual 
        leader of the conservative movement for five decades;
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., led in a manner that earned the respect and 
        friendship even of his adversaries;
Whereas by virtue of his distinct personality, talents, good humor, and 
        goodwill, William F. Buckley, Jr., has been recognized as the premier 
        conservative intellectual in post-World War II America, and has fostered 
        an entire generation of conservative scholars, academics, political 
        insiders, and writers;
Whereas in a display of his legendary and cheerful wit, William F. Buckley, Jr., 
        once commented that he would ``rather live in a society governed by the 
        first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory than in one governed by 
        the 2,000 members of the Harvard faculty'';
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., authored dozens of books, including ``God and 
        Man at Yale''; wrote thousands of columns; and was the preeminent 
        debater of our times, including in such venues as his long-running 
        public affairs show, ``Firing Line'';
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., founded National Review in November 1955 to 
        provide a respectable and reasoned conservative voice in American public 
        policy and political debates; and, in the first issue of that 
        publication, he stated that the magazine was intended to respond to the 
        rise of socialism and collectivism in America and ``stands athwart 
        history, yelling Stop'';
Whereas National Review, currently the largest conservative opinion magazine in 
        the Nation, has succeeded in its mission to pronounce, distill, and 
        refine conservative principles, and has set the benchmark for 
        conservative public discourse on America and the world;
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr.'s consistent efforts facilitated the rise of 
        Senator Barry M. Goldwater and, ultimately, the presidency of Ronald W. 
        Reagan;
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr.'s ideas and advocacy were instrumental in the 
        defeat of collectivism at home and in the Soviet Union; and
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., refined and articulated a modern conservative 
        theory that promoted maximum individual freedom: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and thanks William F. Buckley, Jr., for all he 
        did to advance a conservative vision for America and a 
        capitalist, democratic vision for the world;
            (2) expresses its profound sorrow at the death of William 
        F. Buckley, Jr.; and
            (3) expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and 
        colleagues of William F. Buckley, Jr.
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