HR 9127

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 13, 2008, as "Parliamentary
3	Law Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, it is appropriate to honor Thomas Jefferson, the
6	third President of the United States of America, on the 265th
7	anniversary of his birth, and
8	WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson is the author of Jefferson's
9	Manual of Parliamentary Practice, the first American manual of
10	parliamentary practice, and
11	WHEREAS, it is also fitting to honor Henry Martyn Robert,
12	author of Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative
13	Assemblies, familiarly known as "Robert's Rules of Order," and
14	WHEREAS, it is timely to reflect upon the importance of
15	parliamentary procedure in the meetings of both public and
16	private organizations, and
17	WHEREAS, it is important to remember that the correct use
18	of parliamentary procedure protects the rights of the majority,
19	the minority, individual members, absentees, and all of these
20	together, all the while fostering orderly deliberation, NOW,
21	THEREFORE,
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23	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
24	Florida:
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26	That the House of Representatives, in recognition of the
27	importance of parliamentary law, proudly designates April 13,
28	2008, as "Parliamentary Law Day" in Florida.
29	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
30	presented to Julie Palm, President of the Florida State
31	Association of Parliamentarians, as a tangible token of the
32	sentiments expressed herein.

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