Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. PCS (839518) for SR's 214 & 222 Ì678128?Î678128 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: WD . 01/13/2020 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Infrastructure and Security (Rodriguez and Cruz) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete line 27 4 and insert: 5 another on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, 6 sexual orientation, gender identity, or 7 8 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 9 And the title is amended as follows: 10 Delete lines 2 - 14 11 and insert: 12 A resolution rejecting and condemning white 13 nationalism, white supremacy, and any other philosophy 14 that espouses the superiority of one group of people 15 over another as hateful, dangerous, and morally 16 corrupt expressions of intolerance, and affirming that 17 such philosophies are contradictory to the values that 18 define the people of Florida and the United States. 19 20 WHEREAS, white supremacy and white nationalism are contrary 21 to the ideals of the United States, which was established 22 according to the principle that all men are created equal as 23 stated in the Declaration of Independence, a principle that 24 eventually would be expanded to include women after the women’s 25 suffrage movement, beginning with the Seneca Falls Convention in 26 1848, and 27 WHEREAS, white supremacy and white nationalism are contrary 28 to the ideals of the State of Florida, as expressed in the State 29 Constitution, which declares that “all natural persons, female 30 and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable 31 rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and 32 liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and 33 to acquire, possess and protect property. No person shall be 34 deprived of any right because of race, religion, national 35 origin, or physical disability,” and 36 WHEREAS, recent acts of domestic terror, including acts of 37 mass violence, have shocked and saddened our nation, and 38 WHEREAS, this murderous violence was perpetrated by 39 individuals who embraced philosophies that espouse the 40 superiority of one group of people over another on the basis of 41 race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender 42 identity, or religion, and