[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S1847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-28. A resolution adopted by the Criminal Justice 
     Information Services Advisory Policy Board relative to 
     unfunded Federal mandates; ordered to lie on the table.
       POM-29. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of California; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.

                ``Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 133

       ``Whereas, It is appropriate that California recognize the 
     sacrifices of all the veterans who have given their lives for 
     their country; and
       ``Whereas, It is also appropriate that California give 
     recognition to those veterans who, as citizens, have 
     distinguished themselves in their community; now, therefore, 
     be it
       ``Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the 
     Senate thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway 
     Route 101 that is within the city limits of the City of 
     Salinas is hereby officially designated the Veterans' 
     Memorial Highway; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is 
     directed to determine the cost of appropriate plaques and 
     markers, consistent with the signing requirements for the 
     state highway system, showing the special designation and, 
     upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that 
     cost, to erect those plaques and markers; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit a 
     copy of this resolution to the Director of Transportation.''
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       POM-30. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General 
     Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
                       ``Senate Resolution No. 15

       ``Whereas, the right of free expression is part of the 
     United States Constitution, but very carefully drawn limits 
     on expression in specific instances have long been recognized 
     as legitimate means of maintaining public safety and decency, 
     as well as orderliness and productive value of public debate; 
     and
       ``Whereas, certain actions, although arguably related to 
     one person's free expression, nevertheless raise issues 
     concerning public decency, public peace, and the rights of 
     expression and sacred values of others; and
       ``Whereas, there are symbols of our national soul, such as 
     the Washington Monument, the United States Capitol Building, 
     and memorials to our greatest heroes which are the property 
     of every American and are therefore worthy of protection from 
     desecration and dishonor; and
       ``Whereas, the American flag is a most honorable and worthy 
     banner of a nation which is thankful for its strengths and 
     committed to curing its faults, and remains to millions of 
     immigrants the universal symbol of the American ideal; and
       ``Whereas, recent decisions by the United States Supreme 
     Court no longer accord to the Stars and Stripes the 
     reverence, respect, and dignity befitting the banner of that 
     most noble experiment of a nation-state; and
       ``Whereas, it is only fitting that people everywhere should 
     lend their voices to a forceful call for restoration to the 
     Stars and Stripes a proper station under law and decency; 
     now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky:
       ``Section 1. That the Commonwealth of Kentucky respectfully 
     petitions the Congress of the United States to propose an 
     amendment to the United States Constitution, for ratification 
     by the states, specifying that Congress and the states shall 
     have the power to prohibit public physical desecration of the 
     flag of the United States.
       ``Section 2. That the Clerk of the Senate is directed to 
     send copies of this Resolution to the Clerk of the U.S. House 
     of Representatives, the Secretary of the U.S. Senate, and the 
     members of the Kentucky Congressional Delegation.''
     

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