Judiciary Bill V
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Condemning
bigotry and violence against Arab-Americans, American Muslims, and Americans
from South Asia in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York City, New York, and
Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001.
Whereas
all Americans are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the
terrorists who planned and carried out the attacks against the United States on
September 11, 2001, and in pursuing all those responsible for these attacks and
their sponsors until they are brought to justice and punished;
Whereas
the Arab-American, South Asian-American, and American Muslim communities are a
vital part of the Nation;
Whereas
on September 12, 2001, in a mass for the Nation and the victims of the terrorist
hijackings and attacks, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Archbishop of
Washington, D.C., reminded all Americans in prayer that `we must seek the guilty
and not strike out against the innocent or we become like them who are without
moral guidance or direction';
Whereas
the heads of State of several Arab and predominantly Muslim countries have
condemned the terrorist attacks on the United States and the senseless loss of
innocent lives; and
Whereas
vengeful threats and incidents of violence directed at law-abiding, patriotic
Americans of Arab or South Asian descent, particularly the Sikh community, and
adherents of the Islamic faith have already occurred: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved
by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress--
(1)
declares that in the quest to identify, bring to justice, and punish the
perpetrators and sponsors of the terrorist attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001, that the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans,
including Arab-Americans, American Muslims, and Americans from South Asia,
should be protected; and
(2)
condemns any acts of violence or discrimination against any Americans, including
Arab-Americans, American Muslims, and Americans from South Asia.