Senate
Resolution
104
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
104
BY
FEENSTRA
A
Resolution
to
preserve
habeas
corpus
and
civil
1
liberties.
2
WHEREAS,
one
of
our
most
fundamental
rights
as
3
American
citizens
is
to
be
free
from
unreasonable
4
detention
without
due
process
of
law,
a
right
afforded
5
to
us
by
our
founding
fathers
and
guaranteed
to
us
by
6
over
two
centuries
of
sacrifice
by
our
men
and
women
in
7
the
armed
forces
whom
we
daily
recognize
and
honor;
and
8
WHEREAS,
on
behalf
of
the
citizens
of
Iowa,
the
9
Senate
opposes
any
and
all
laws,
regulations,
and
10
executive
orders,
which
amount
to
an
overreach
of
the
11
federal
government
and
which
effectively
take
away
12
civil
liberties;
and
13
WHEREAS,
in
accordance
with
the
Constitution
of
the
14
State
of
Iowa,
Article
III,
section
32,
all
members
15
of
the
General
Assembly
are
mandated
to
“support
the
16
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
the
Constitution
17
of
the
State
of
Iowa,”;
and
18
WHEREAS,
the
members
of
the
Senate
believe
that
any
19
laws,
regulations,
or
executive
orders
going
against
20
habeas
corpus
or
the
civil
liberties
of
Iowa
citizens
21
granted
under
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
22
and
Bill
of
Rights
are
invalid
and
should
not
be
23
recognized;
NOW
THEREFORE,
24
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
urges
25
the
members
of
the
United
States
Congress
to
resist
26
any
attempt
to
curtail
or
restrict
the
right
of
due
27
process
and
the
right
to
habeas
corpus
as
guaranteed
in
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104
the
Bill
of
Rights
and
the
Constitution
of
the
United
1
States
and
to
repeal
those
provisions
of
the
federal
2
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
for
Fiscal
Year
2012
3
which
threaten
those
rights;
and
4
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
an
official
copy
of
5
this
Resolution
be
transmitted
to
the
President
of
6
the
United
States,
the
Secretary
of
the
United
States
7
Department
of
Defense,
and
to
members
of
the
Iowa
8
Congressional
delegation.
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