[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 759 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 759

  Expressing condolences to the family of Jim Pouillon on his passing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2009

     Mr. Camp (for himself and Mr. Kildee) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing condolences to the family of Jim Pouillon on his passing.

Whereas James ``Jim'' Pouillon was murdered in Owosso, Michigan, on September 
        11, 2009;
Whereas Jim Pouillon is mourned by his family, friends, community, and fellow 
        defenders of the First Amendment and the unborn;
Whereas Jim Pouillon, 63, was a veteran, was wounded in the defense of his 
        country, was a father of 5, and was a retired auto-worker;
Whereas, Jim Pouillon, was killed outside a public high school, a place intended 
        for peace and deliberation but in a moment became a place for violence 
        and murder;
Whereas places of learning and all public areas protected by the United States 
        Constitution should be sanctuaries for the free exercise of speech and 
        civil discourse; and
Whereas violence is deplorable and never an acceptable avenue for expressing 
        opposing viewpoints: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) offers its condolences to Jim Pouillon's family; and
            (2) commits to the American principle that the suppression 
        of thought by any means and by either government or individuals 
        must always yield to the right of free speech and that violence 
        is never an appropriate response to a difference in beliefs.
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