Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HR220 Compare Versions

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2	2	By: Anchia H.R. No. 220
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, We respect the rule of law and love of our neighbors;
7	7	and
8	8	WHEREAS, As elected members of the House of Representatives
9	9	of the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas, we have sworn an oath
10	10	to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the
11	11	United States and of this state"; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The Fifth Amendment of the United States
13	13	Constitution states that no person shall be "deprived of life,
14	14	liberty, or property, without due process of law"; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Article I of the Texas Constitution states that
16	16	"equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of
17	17	sex, race, color, creed, or national origin"; and
18	18	WHEREAS, On December 7, 2015, Donald J. Trump, as a candidate
19	19	for the Republican nomination of president of the United States,
20	20	announced his intention "for a total and complete shutdown of
21	21	Muslims entering the United States"; and
22	22	WHEREAS, On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump
23	23	signed an executive order entitled, "Protecting the Nation From
24	24	Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" ("Executive
25	25	Order"), which bars all people, including legal permanent residents
26	26	and authorized visa holders from the countries of Iraq, Syria,
27	27	Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen; and
28	28	WHEREAS, The executive order halts the admission of all
29	29	refugees to the United States, including those who have helped
30	30	America and its allies fight against Al-Qaeda and the Islamic
31	31	State; and
32	32	WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court determined in Church
33	33	of Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, in a majority opinion
34	34	written by Justice Anthony Kennedy and concurred by Justice Antonin
35	35	Scalia, that "official action that targets religious conduct for
36	36	distinctive treatment cannot be shielded by mere compliance with
37	37	the requirement of facial neutrality" and that "the Free Exercise
38	38	Clause protects against governmental hostility which is masked, as
39	39	well as overt"; and
40	40	WHEREAS, President Trump's aforementioned executive order to
41	41	ban travel is, without question or debate, a fulfillment of
42	42	President Trump's intention to shut down the entry of Muslims into
43	43	the United States; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby condemn President Trump's executive order as an
46	46	open act of discrimination against Muslims, as a constitutional
47	47	violation against legal residents of the United States, and as a
48	48	violation of the due process and equal protection clauses of the
49	49	United States Constitution; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared and delivered to President Donald J. Trump as a clear and
52	52	unequivocal declaration from the Texas House of Representatives
53	53	that we uphold our sworn oath to protect the Constitution, as well
54	54	as our moral oaths to respect the rule of law and love our
55	55	neighbors.