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DEL.ICIO.USHouse approves resolution on Sudan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia’s House approved a resolution Tuesday calling on President Bush and Congress to press for the end of human rights abuses and violence in Sudan.
House Resolution 273 refers to the bloody civil war in Sudan’s Darfur, citing estimates that more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict while hundreds of thousands more have been forced from their homes.
The resolution also urges the Securities and Exchange Commission to guide Georgia’s public pension fund managers in not investing in companies connected to terrorism.
“We have genocide. We have a civil war in the Sudan, particularly in Darfur,” Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) told the House before his resolution was approved on a 165 to 0 vote. “This is more horrendous then you can imagine. Women and children are being slaughtered.”
Brooks’ resolution on Sudan now goes to the Senate for consideration.
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By HOUSE BILL AGAINST SUDAN
March 28, 2007 3:32 PM | Link to this
House approves resolution on Sudan By Jeremy Redmon | Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 09:50 PM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia’s House approved a resolution Tuesday calling on President Bush and Congress to press for the end of human rights abuses and violence in Sudan.
House Resolution 273 refers to the bloody civil war in Sudan’s Darfur, citing estimates that more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict while hundreds of thousands more have been forced from their homes.
The resolution also urges the Securities and Exchange Commission to guide Georgia’s public pension fund managers in not investing in companies connected to terrorism.
“We have genocide. We have a civil war in the Sudan, particularly in Darfur,” Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) told the House before his resolution was approved on a 165 to 0 vote. “This is more horrendous then you can imagine. Women and children are being slaughtered.”
Brooks’ resolution on Sudan now goes to the Senate for consideration.
By Jabra
March 28, 2007 3:46 PM | Link to this
The house should also pass a resolution calling on President Bush to of the human rights violation by the administration and restore our constitution.
By Jay
March 29, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this
As much as I enjoy Americans getting involved with various social situations around the world, the state legislature’s SOCIAL responsibility is to the STATE. To those sworn to serve the people of Georgia, Georgia’s problems transcend those halfway across the globe. If you want to speakout against the genocide, which I completely agree is delporable, then talk with some of your buddies in Washington. BUT, keep Georgia Legislature floor time, energy, and focus locked on Georgia issues.