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WHEREAS, our Country was founded on the precepts of freedom, liberty, diversity, and the
right of people to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience; and
WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution 81 {HJR 81), in order to secure the people's right to
acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States restoring religious freedom and which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part
of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven
years after the date of its submission for ratification; and
WHEREAS, HJR 81 provides that neither the United States nor any State shall establish any
official religion, but the people's right to pray and to reeogniz_e their religious beliefs, heritage, and
traditions on public property, including schools, shall not be infringed; and
WHF.RF AS, F-IJR 81 provides that the United Slates and the States shall not compose school
prayers, nor require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors urges all cities and counties across the
United States to join in a grassroots effort to reinstate prayer in the public schools by passing similar
resolutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
strongly supports House Joint Resolution 81 as introduced in the 107`x' Congress, I'` Session, December
20, 200 I ,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this I3`~' day of August
2002 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Vice-Chair Beeler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair Josiassen
NOT VOTING: None
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~'"CUR'S JOSIASSEN, Chair
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Deputy
-""~" RESOLUTION IN SI?PPORT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION S1
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO TIIE Li, S. CONSTITUTION TO PREVENT
INFRINGEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO PRAY IN PUBLIC PLACES