Amendment ASA1-AJR43

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, To 1995 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 43

May 18, 1995 - Offered by Representatives Urban, Otte and Schneider.

AJR43-ASA1,1,1 Relating to: the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AJR43-ASA1,1,4 Whereas, on April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was destroyed and the lives of hundreds of innocent people were altered forever by this senseless act of violence; and

AJR43-ASA1,1,7 Whereas, on April 19, 1995, the people of Oklahoma City experienced the terror and pain of a murderous assault against members of their community, including 168 innocent men, women and children; and

AJR43-ASA1,1,11 Whereas, this murderous assault was carried out in the form of a bomb that was planted beside a child care center in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building and that resulted in the deaths of 149 dedicated public servants and 19 innocent children; and

AJR43-ASA1,1,14 Whereas, 2 of these victims spent part of their lives in Wisconsin: Peter De Master, formerly of Sheboygan, and Julie Welch, a 1994 graduate of Marquette University; and

AJR43-ASA1,2,5 Whereas, the people of the state of Oklahoma have demonstrated their courage and compassion by uniting from the very beginning to save the lives of their fellow human beings, to bring honor and peace to the fallen and to rebuild and renew the lives and hopes of all those who survived this horrific act directed against all humankind; and

AJR43-ASA1,2,8 Whereas, we look with awe from afar at the heroic efforts of the emergency medical technicians, medical staff, fire fighters, police officers and all others who risked their lives for the sake of their fellow human beings; and

AJR43-ASA1,2,10 Whereas, this was an attempt to destroy the very fabric of our American heritage and replace it with fear and intolerance; and

AJR43-ASA1,2,13 Whereas, instead this tragedy has brought the nation closer together as we mourn for the victims and comfort their families, applaud the heroism of the rescuers and attempt to bring the culprits to justice; and

AJR43-ASA1,2,16 Whereas, we applaud the peace officers in Oklahoma who have worked alongside their fellow officers in the FBI and BATF to quickly bring the perpetrators of this cowardly crime to justice; now, therefore, be it

AJR43-ASA1,2,23 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature, on behalf of the people of Wisconsin, extend their deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the brave people of Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma for the pain and loss caused by this inhumane act and the people of Wisconsin join in to condemn those who advocate violence against American citizens or against the United States government or its agents to advance their own personal or political cause; and, be it further

AJR43-ASA1,3,3 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide copies of this joint resolution to the Governor of the state of Oklahoma and to the Oklahoma legislature as a demonstration of our solidarity and support in their time of sorrow.

AJR43-ASA1,3,4 (End)