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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1297 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2474 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jason M. Lewis, (BY REQUEST) |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve memorializing the Massachusetts Delegation, and the United States Congress, on the |
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| 14 | 14 | | need for, and support of Syrian War Crimes Procedures. |
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| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
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| 16 | 16 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 17 | 17 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Vincent Dixon60 Lake St Apt N Winchester MA 01890 1 of 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1297 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2474 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Lewis (by request), a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 2474) of Vincent |
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| 21 | 21 | | Dixon, for legislation to memorialize the Massachusetts Delegation, and the United States |
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| 22 | 22 | | Congress, on the need for, and support of Syrian War Crimes Procedures. Veterans and Federal |
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| 23 | 23 | | Affairs. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Resolve memorializing the Massachusetts Delegation, and the United States Congress, on the |
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| 30 | 30 | | need for, and support of Syrian War Crimes Procedures. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Resolved, 1.) That the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, recognizing the great |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, and the concern of so many, for the people suffering from |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3that, memorializes the Massachusetts delegation to Congress, and The United States Congress, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4on the need for, and support of Syrian War Crimes Procedures, of the International Criminal |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Court. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 2.) In recent years, tens of thousands of Syrians have been brutally slaughtered, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7millions forced to flee, and become refugees, straining the resources of the rest of the world, and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8simply crying out for forms of justice. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 3.) Massachusetts calls upon Congress, to seek appropriate actions, that will lead to the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10continued convening of Syrian War Crimes Procedures, of the International Criminal Court, so |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11that the war crimes, and crimes against humanity, may be investigated, and individuals deciding |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12to, and carrying out such crimes, be brought to justice, by arrest, and proper trial. – 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13Understanding that recent events, have brought new circumstances to Syria, it is all the more |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14imperative that these actions, be pursued, and justice done. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 4.) The Great and General Court, supports publicity, and sound information, in |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16accomplishing these goals. |
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