Full Text of HR1291 94th General Assembly
HR1291 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A national anthem reflects the unity of a nation | 3 |
| by evoking and praising the history, traditions, and struggles | 4 |
| of its people; and
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of legal and illegal immigrants are | 6 |
| marching in cities across the United States expressing that | 7 |
| they too, want to be Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years, different versions of our anthem | 9 |
| have been produced in many musical styles, but never before in | 10 |
| another language; and
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| WHEREAS, English is a part of our American culture and is | 12 |
| part of what unites us and identifies us as a nation; and
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| WHEREAS, Our anthem's language should be respected, just as | 14 |
| Americans should respect other nations' anthems and their | 15 |
| languages; and
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| WHEREAS, Although diversity should be celebrated, | 17 |
| translating our national anthem has the adverse effect of | 18 |
| dividing us as a nation; and
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| WHEREAS, While our nation was in the midst of the War of | 20 |
| 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner; the | 21 |
| song is an important part of our history and identity; it | 22 |
| proclaims some of our national ideals in being the "land of the | 23 |
| free and the home of the brave"; for that reason, in 1931 | 24 |
| Congress declared the Star-Spangled Banner our national | 25 |
| anthem; and
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| WHEREAS, Statements of our nation's unity, especially the | 27 |
| national anthem, should be sung in English as a sign of | 28 |
| reverence to this great nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| in this land of immigrants, as one American nation, we should | 4 |
| sing our national anthem together in English; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to | 6 |
| the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the President | 7 |
| of the U.S. Senate, and each member of the Illinois | 8 |
| Congressional delegation.
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