House
Resolution
9
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
9
BY
ISENHART
A
Resolution
recognizing
Joseph
R.
Biden
as
the
1
legitimately
elected
President
of
the
United
States.
2
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
of
America
is
a
3
constitutional
federal
republic
founded
on
democratic
4
principles
respected
worldwide
by
nations
aspiring
to
5
our
ideals;
and
6
WHEREAS,
state-organized
plebiscites
concluding
on
7
November
3,
2020,
were
held,
in
part,
to
elect
the
8
President
of
the
United
States,
and
they
were
conducted
9
in
an
open,
free,
and
fair
manner;
and
10
WHEREAS,
after
several
counts,
recounts,
and
legal
11
challenges
in
multiple
states
and
the
United
States
12
Supreme
Court,
the
results
confirm
that
a
majority
of
13
voters
in
states
representing
a
majority
of
electors
14
voted
for
Joseph
R.
Biden
to
become
President
of
the
15
United
States;
and
16
WHEREAS,
on
December
14,
2020,
the
Electoral
College
17
of
the
United
States
affirmed
Joseph
R.
Biden
as
the
18
President-elect
of
the
United
States;
and
19
WHEREAS,
on
January
7,
2021,
Congress
certified
20
Joseph
R.
Biden
as
the
President-elect
of
the
United
21
States;
and
22
WHEREAS,
in
response
to
the
turmoil
within
23
our
country
since
the
election
concluded,
and
in
24
condemnation
of
the
January
6,
2021,
assault
on
our
25
nation’s
Capitol,
the
State
of
Iowa
must
uphold
our
26
commitment
to
the
peaceful
transfer
of
power
that
is
27
the
hallmark
of
a
strong
and
unified
democracy;
NOW
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THEREFORE,
1
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
2
the
House
of
Representatives
recognizes
Joseph
R.
Biden
3
is
the
duly
elected
President
of
the
United
States
4
of
America,
and
acknowledges
that
the
Presidential
5
election
of
November
3,
2020,
was
conducted
fairly
6
according
to
the
rule
of
law
in
each
of
the
states
and
7
the
United
States.
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