Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HJR268 Compare Versions

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1	1	1 HJR268
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3	3	3 By Representative Isbell
4	4	4 RFD: Rules
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14	14	8 CONDEMNING RUSSIA FOR ITS MILITARY INVASION OF
15	15	9 UKRAINE AND DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
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17	17	11 WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022, armed forces of the
18	18	12 Russian Federation crossed the Ukrainian border in a sweeping,
19	19	13 large-scale invasion of that country; the conflict has already
20	20	14 displaced hundreds of thousands of refugees and has brought
21	21	15 war to the doorsteps of thousands more, and threatens to
22	22	16 become the largest war in Europe since World War II; and
23	23	17 WHEREAS, although the Russian government has labeled
24	24	18 this invasion as a mere "military exercise," this needless
25	25	19 aggression is in fact the culmination of a decades-long effort
26	26	20 of the Russian government to delegitimize the Ukrainian
27	27	21 government and annex that country's sovereign territory; in
28	28	22 March of 2014, Russia forcibly annexed Crimea, a beautiful and
29	29	23 valuable Ukrainian province that also features a warm
30	30	24 deepwater port, the acquisition of which has been among
31	31	25 Russia's long-term priorities since the reign of Tsar Peter I
32	32	26 during the 17th and 18th centuries; and
33	33	Page 1 1 WHEREAS, both before and after its illegitimate
34	34	2 annexation of Crimea, the Russian government has attempted to
35	35	3 portray Ukrainian territory as belonging to Russia, both
36	36	4 culturally and politically, and has fueled civil unrest and
37	37	5 armed conflict in these areas in order to weaken the Ukrainian
38	38	6 government and to find a cause to justify its military
39	39	7 expansion; and
40	40	8 WHEREAS, throughout all this time, Ukraine has
41	41	9 served as one of the bulwarks of Eastern Europe; proud of its
42	42	10 independence and ever hopeful for a bright future illuminated
43	43	11 by the flame of democracy, Ukraine has declared that it will
44	44	12 continue to fight to defend its sovereignty; and
45	45	13 WHEREAS, with the eyes of the world fixed on
46	46	14 Ukraine, and while the ink on this page of history has yet to
47	47	15 dry, let it be known that the great State of Alabama stands
48	48	16 firmly in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, our brothers
49	49	17 and sisters in democracy; now therefore,
50	50	18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
51	51	19 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That this body condemns the Russian
52	52	20 Federation for its unjustifiable military invasion of Ukraine
53	53	21 and hereby declares its support for the proud nation of
54	54	22 Ukraine, its peoples, and its brave defenders, and urges the
55	55	23 United States government and the State of Alabama to take
56	56	24 action to demonstrate support to Ukraine.
57	57	25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the State of Alabama
58	58	26 and all Alabama residents are encouraged to disfavor Russian
59	59	Page 2 1 products and support of any economic activity that would
60	60	2 benefit Russia, to the utmost extent possible.
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