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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY IVERSON, KRAMER, BOETTGER, and VEENSTRA 1 3 A Resolution declaring March 6, 2001, Marriage Day. 1 4 WHEREAS, marriage is a universal human institution 1 5 which is a bedrock of our society; and 1 6 WHEREAS, while marriage is an intimate and personal 1 7 relationship, marriage is also a public demonstration 1 8 of a couple's desire to have their private relation- 1 9 ship recognized by family, friends, government, and 1 10 society as a whole; and 1 11 WHEREAS, a healthy marriage improves the lives of 1 12 the parties by offering them emotional and financial 1 13 support, expansive and integrated social networks, 1 14 economies of scale, and a boost in earnings, parenting 1 15 capacity, and life management; and 1 16 WHEREAS, a healthy marriage provides a nurturing 1 17 environment for children and reduces the chance that a 1 18 child will be poor, have unmet health problems and 1 19 psychological disorders, commit crimes and exhibit 1 20 other conduct disorders, be less educated, achieve 1 21 less professional success, and have poorer 1 22 interpersonal relationships; and 1 23 WHEREAS, a child raised within the environment of a 1 24 healthy marriage relationship is provided direct 1 25 access to the financial, emotional, educational, and 1 26 other joint resources of both parents; and 1 27 WHEREAS, good marriages and strong families are 1 28 developed through a couple's commitment and hard work; 1 29 and 1 30 WHEREAS, couples are more likely to work toward 2 1 healthy marriages in a society that recognizes the 2 2 importance of and values marriage; NOW THEREFORE, 2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That March 6, 2001, 2 4 be declared Marriage Day to recognize the importance 2 5 of a healthy marriage which improves the lives of the 2 6 parties to the marriage, fosters healthy, happy, well- 2 7 educated, and prosperous children, and thereby 2 8 benefits society as a whole. 2 9 LSB 3134SS 79 2 10 pf/pj/5
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