AR34: Resolution Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly RESOLUTION 34

March 28, 2000 - Introduced by Representative Handrick. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AR34,1,2 Relating to: commending Senator Herb Kohl for his support for an actual enumeration in the 2000 U.S. census.

AR34,1,5 Whereas, the U.S. Constitution requires an actual enumeration of the population every 10 years and entrusts Congress with overseeing all aspects of each decennial enumeration; and

AR34,1,9 Whereas, the Wisconsin state assembly has voted to urge Congress to uphold the U.S. Constitution and oppose an initiative by the Clinton Administration to partially replace actual enumeration with statistical sampling in the 2000 U.S. census; and

AR34,1,12 Whereas, Senator Kohl recognizes the devastating impact that sampling procedures could have on the state of Wisconsin in our efforts to receive our fair share of federal aid; and

AR34,2,3 Whereas, Senator Kohl stated in the Capital Times that the sampling scheme was a "desperate attempt to circumvent the recent Supreme Court decision against sampling in the 2000 census" and "The decision to come up with two census counts, one for reapportionment and one for everything else, is confusing and unfair" and "Should the Census Bureau succeed in implementing this plan, Wisconsin could risk losing millions in federal funding"; now, therefore, be it

AR34,2,6 Resolved by the assembly, That the assembly commends Senator Kohl for his opposition to plans to subvert the U.S. Constitution through the use of statistical sampling; and, be it further

AR34,2,10 Resolved, That the assembly commends Senator Herb Kohl for his support of the U.S. Constitution and for working to protect the interests of Wisconsin residents by putting those interests ahead of the political agenda of his own political party; and, be it further

AR34,2,15 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall provide a copy of this resolution to the president and secretary of the U.S. senate, to the speaker and clerk of the U.S. house of representatives and to each member of the congressional delegation from this state attesting the adoption of this resolution by the 1999 assembly of the state of Wisconsin.

AR34,2,16 (End)