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    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                      SR 36-B

    By Senators Brown-Waite, Silver, Holzendorf, Crist, Lawson,
    Jones, McKay, Burt, Campbell, Carlton, Clary, Constantine,
    Cowin, Dawson, Diaz de la Portilla, Dyer, Futch, Garcia,
    Geller, King, Klein, Latvala, Laurent, Lee, Meek, Miller,
    (Additional Sponsors on Last Printed Page)

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  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution expressing support for the U.S.

  3         Government and President George W. Bush and our

  4         Armed Forces in the war against terrorism;

  5         expressing sympathy for the victims of the

  6         September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and their

  7         families and friends; and saluting the heroic

  8         actions of men and women who have struggled to

  9         rescue the victims of the attacks.

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11         WHEREAS, the September 11 terrorist attacks on our

12  country have shocked and saddened us all and brought acute

13  suffering to thousands of American families, and families

14  throughout the world, who lost loved ones in these attacks,

15  and

16         WHEREAS, these attacks and their subsequent devastation

17  have presented striking new challenges to our country's people

18  and their leadership, and

19         WHEREAS, the courage demonstrated by those on the front

20  lines in the aftermath of these attacks, particularly the New

21  York City firemen and policemen who risked, and in hundreds of

22  cases lost, their lives attempting to rescue those in the

23  World Trade Center Towers, has shown us the fortitude required

24  in the struggle against terrorism, and

25         WHEREAS, the war against terrorism now being waged will

26  require America's focus for many years, and

27         WHEREAS, the nature of this war differs from previous

28  wars fought, and requires our firm determination now and in

29  the future, and

30         WHEREAS, our national leaders have shown great resolve

31  in the days since September 11, responding with wisdom and

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  1  determination to safeguard our country from the immediate and

  2  long-range threats of terrorism against America through a

  3  program of worldwide diplomatic consensus-building, with

  4  focused and aggressive military preparations, and with

  5  appropriate plans to protect the American Home Front, and

  6         WHEREAS, we all must set an example for the American

  7  people and peoples everywhere in assuring our citizens of all

  8  faiths their right to worship peacefully, and

  9         WHEREAS, the sacrifices that we must now make on behalf

10  of this war against terrorism will challenge us all but will

11  create a new ground for patriotic unity in our nation and for

12  extended alliances with other nations who share our dream of a

13  world free from terror and ideological oppression, and

14         WHEREAS, we stand united and resolved to win the war

15  against terrorism and to banish terrorism's evil violence,

16  NOW, THEREFORE,

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18  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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20         That the Florida Senate sends its heartfelt condolences

21  to the victims of the September 11 attacks and to their

22  families and friends and its deep respect and appreciation to

23  the heroic rescue workers, healthcare workers, volunteers, and

24  officials, as well as to our military men and women and their

25  families who will fall victim on the battlefield while serving

26  our country, and affirms the policies set in place to

27  recognize our common cause with people of all religions

28  everywhere who oppose terrorism, and stands firm in its

29  support for President Bush and the U.S. Government in the war

30  against terrorism.

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