REFERENCE TITLE: white supremacists; neo-Nazis; condemning

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

HR 2003

Introduced by Representatives Hernandez A: Blackman, Bolding, Carroll, Chávez, Espinoza, Hernandez D, Jermaine, Lieberman, Longdon, Meza, Pawlik, Rodriguez, Shah, Sierra, Teller, Tsosie

 

A RESOLUTION

 

condemning violence and intimidation by white nationalist and neo-nazi organizations.

 

 

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Whereas, the tragic events that took place on August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia prove that white nationalism and neo-Nazism remain very real threats to social and racial progress; and

Whereas, throughout the course of our nation's history, white nationalism has promoted intimidation and violent repression of individuals solely on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and immigration status; and

Whereas, today, white nationalism has attempted to reinvent itself by self-identifying as the "Alt-Right," yet present-day white nationalist rhetoric and terrorism conjure painful memories of our nation's past; and

Whereas, while free speech is a bedrock value for Americans, white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups promote agendas that are in irreconcilable conflict with our nation's foundational principles of liberty and justice for all; and

Whereas, white nationalism and neo-Nazism continue to grow as menaces to societal order that seek to reignite social animosities, reverse improvements in race relations, divide the nation and foment hatred, classism and ethnic eradication; and

Whereas, the white nationalist and neo-Nazi message of racial and social intolerance has led to senseless acts of violence that continue to terrorize members of ethnic and religious minority communities.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona:

1.  That the Members of the House of Representatives strongly denounce and oppose the totalitarian impulses, violent terrorism, xenophobic biases and bigoted ideologies that are promoted by white nationalists and neo-Nazis.

2.  That the Members of the House of Representatives support law enforcement in recognizing these white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations and in pursuing the criminal elements of these domestic terrorist organizations in the same manner and with the same fervor used to protect the United States from other manifestations of terrorism.

3.  That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Resolution to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.