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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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