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A Bill Concerning Scientific Education

1. Be it enacted by the Student Congress assembled that,,
2. Section A:
3. all public school teachers be banned from teaching the theory of intelligent design
4. in science class.
5. Section B: Enforcement
6. 1) On first violation teachers shall receive a warning.
7. 2) On second violation teachers contract shall be terminated.
8. Section C: Funding
9. All necessary funding will come from the Department of education’s budget.
10. Section D: This bill will take effect at the beginning of the school year
11. immediately subsequent to passage.

Respectfully submitted by,

Mead Senior High School

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A Resolution to Ensure Habeas Corpus

1. Whereas, in some offshore facilities individuals are being denied the
2. right to Habeas Corpus by the United States and,
3. Whereas, Habeas Corpus is a fundamental human right and,
4. Whereas, Habeas Corpus is provided in the Constitution and,
5. Whereas, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
6. BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress assembled that, the United States
7. give every individual the right to Habeas Corpus even detainees in offshore
8. facilities.

Respectfully submitted by,

Inland Empire District

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A Resolution for the Protection of Polar Bears

1. Whereas, the Marine Mammal Protection Act forbids the killing of polar
2. bears on US soil; and,
3. Whereas, polar bears are an endangered species and global warming
4. decreases chances of their survival; and,
5. Whereas,  many heads and hides of polar bears are still brought into the
6. United States as a form of trophy; therefore,
7. Be it resolved by the Student Congress assembled that it be forbidden to
8. bring the hides and heads of polar bears into the United States as a form
9. of trophy.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Lake City High School

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A Resolution Regarding Voting Rights

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A Resolution to Stop Legislative Whining

1. Whereas: There was a resolution put forth on October 1^st, 2007 to speak out against

2. Rush Limbaugh in congress (resolution 221), and

3.  Whereas: a senate resolution (H.R. 1585) was passed September 20^th, 2007 which was 4.  used to speak out against moveon.org., and

5. Whereas: these are not the first and definitely not the last of these types of resolutions, 6.  and

7. Whereas: each congressman makes $165,200 yearly, and

8.  Whereas: they are paid to get  things done in the country, and 

9.  Whereas: the moveon.org resolution took at least three days to pass according to the 10.  New York Times, and  

 11.  Whereas: this is counter productive in terms of passing actual  resolutions and actual 12.  bills that get things done.  Therefore,

13. Be it resolved by the student congress assembled,   Congress shall not propose

14. legislation primarily to speak out against private individuals and establishments.

Respectfully Submitted,

Coeur d’Alene High School

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Bill on Animal Treatment in the Circus

1. Be it enacted by the student congress assembled that,

2. A) The United States Government ban the ill-treatment of animals in the circus,

3.         1) this bill involves any animals within the United States and any ill-treatment,

4. Section 1:  There will be no funding needed for this bill.

Section 2:  Any circus found ill-treating any animal will be fined $10,000 per animal,

Section 3:  This bill will go into effect in January 2009.

Respectively Submitted by

Inland Empire District

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RESOLUTION REQUIRING ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CLASSIFY PETA AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

1.         Whereas PETA has been publicly associated with several crimes including arson,  2. murder and Extortion, and

3.         Whereas PETA has been considered an eco-terrorist group by the FBI since the  4. 2005 inquires into their funds, and

5.         Whereas PETA supports groups such as Animal Liberation Foundation and Earth 6. Liberation Foundation which has caused over $43 million in damage since 1996, and

7.         Whereas PETA spokesperson Dr. Jerry Vlasak endorsed assassination of doctors 8. whose research involve animal testing, therefore

9.         Be it resolved by the student congress that the organization PETA, People for the 10. Ethnic Treatment of Animals, should be considered a terrorist organization by all law 11. enforcement agency’s in the United States

Respectfully submitted by

Central Valley High School

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Resolution That the Use of Marijuana Should Be Legalized

1. Whereas, the United States would be able to generate much needed

2. revenue

3. Through the taxation of marijuana, and,

4. Whereas, nobody has ever died from an overdose of marijuana, and,

5. Whereas, alcohol leads to more deaths a year than marijuana use,

6. Therefore, Be it resolved by Student Congress, that the use of marijuana

7. Should be legalized.

Respectfully Submitted by:

Inland Empire School District

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Resolution to change the Immigration and Citizenship Standards

1. Whereas, the majority of Americans can not pass the citizenship test as it is now
2. and,
3. Whereas, the means of giving the citizenship test is left to the discretion of the
4. tester and is therefore inconsistent and,
5. Whereas, this country was built on immigration and,
6. Whereas immigration has done more good for America than bad and,
7. Whereas America is a melting pot of cultures and we should not determine who
8. can and can’t come in on numbers and,
9. Whereas allowing these immigrants to become citizens will fix the problem of
10. them not being taxed Therefore,
11. Be it resolved by the Congress here assembled that:
12. The United States should change the immigration policy and citizenship test to
13. allow for more people to immigrate as long as the immigrants meet standards as
14. set by this congress including that after six months of being in the US said
15. immigrants:

16.             A. Have found a job or can provide evidence that they have been trying to

17                 get one.

18 B. Have filed the necessary paperwork to become a citizen.

19 C. Have not committed a crime.

Respectfully Submitted Mead High School

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A Bill Regarding the Treatment of Detainees.

1. Be it enacted by the student congress here assembled that,
2. Section 1: That all foreign parties being held by the U.S government in regards to
3. terrorism, be given the same rights as P.O.W.s under the Geneva convention with
4. the exception of Article 118.
5. Section 2: All foreign detainees must ether be charged and convicted of terrorism
6. or be released.
7. Section 3: All American citizens being held under suspicion of terrorism must be
8. provided with all rights and protections guaranteed under the constitution and
9. other laws of the United States.
10. Section 4: The National Security Administration (N.S.A.) will grant security
11. clearances to prescreened F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents to
12. conduct inspections on any and all camps where detainees are being held.  
13. Reports shall be given to congress for review and evaluation.
14. Section 5: Violations of these provisions shall constitute a class “C” felony.
15. Section 6: The directors of the National Security Administration and the Federal
16. Bureau of Investigation may submit requests for necessary funding to enact the
17. provisions of this bill as part of the fiscal 2009 budget. 
18. Section 7: This bill will become law on the first day of January, 2010

Respectfully submitted by University High School

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A Bill CONCERNING THE REFORM OF SEXUAL EDUCATION

1.)  Be it enacted by the student congress here assembled that

2.)  Section 1:  Sexual education in the public schools shall be

3.)  reformed to require the teaching of both abstinence and so-called

4.)  safer sex approaches to sex education.

5.)  Section 2:  This bill shall become law on the first day of

6.)  January, 2009.

Respectively Submitted By:

Inland Empire District

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A Resolution Concerning School Start Times

1. Whereas, scientific and medical research reveals that the internal biological

2. clocks of most adolescents are naturally programmed to stay awake late into

3. the evening and arise later in the morning and

4. Whereas, traditional high school start times coordinate with the biological

6. clocks of the adult teachers and administrators rather than the students who

7. are supposed to be the ones being served, and

8. Whereas, early start times may benefit school sports programs by allowing for

9. afternoon practices, but the focus of school districts should be on academics

10. rather than sports, Therefore

11. BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress assembled that school

12. districts should investigate and implement so-called “late start times”

13. in accordance with the physical and mental needs of their students.

Respectfully submitted,

University High School

A Resolution Regarding Prison Reform

1. Whereas,  Prison conditions are conducive to crime by virtue of the fact that
2. prison conditions within the status quo, are  not harsh enough to deter criminal
3. activity; and 
4. Whereas, prison inmates are allowed television, weight rooms, decent food,
5. allowed to work for money, and are given better health care than many
6. non-criminal American citizens; and
7. Whereas, many previous inmates have nowhere better to live and are encouraged
8. to re-offend due to the fact that prison living conditions are better than that which
9. they can afford outside the penal system; and 
10. Whereas, federal funding spent on “prison frivolities” could be better spent on
11. other vital  social programs;
12. BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress assembled that state and federal
13. penal systems and facilities should be inspected by a committee of law
14. enforcement personnel to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the
15. Senate for the purpose of discovering where changes can be made to save federal
16. funds and to provide more punitive inmate living conditions.

Respectfully Submitted By,

Inland Empire District                                                                                      24

A Bill Mandating Gardasil Vaccinations

1. BE IT ENACTED By the student congress here assembled that:
2. Section 1 General Provisions: All incoming sixth grade females will be required
3. to receive the new Gardasil Vaccination prior to be admitted to public school
4. within the United States.
5. Section 2 Enforcement: Prior to admittance to the sixth grade of any public
6. school within the United States, the parents of all female students must provide
7. medical proof that the applicable child has received the vaccination.  Furthermore,
8. no female student shall be admitted to a public school within the Untied States
9. until satisfactory proof of said vaccination has been provided to the applicable
10. school district.
11. Section 3 Funding: Funding for these provisions shall be provided under the
12. auspices of the United States Department of Education.
13. Section 4 Effective Date:  This bill shall become law on the first day of January,
14. 2009.

Respectfully Admitted By

University High School

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A Resolution For Aids Testing

1)      WHEREAS 90% of all people afflicted with AIDS are unaware they are infected, and

2)      unknowingly spread it to others, and

3)      WHEREAS AIDS can remain dormant for years and strike without warning, and

4)      WHEREAS AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate and will decimate our nation

5)      unless it is stopped, and

6)      WHEREAS AIDS will continue to spread and kill un-checked, until it is no longer

7)      possible to stop or even slow,

8)      THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the student congress here assembled, that the

9)      US should enact an annual, mandatory AIDS testing program.

Respectfully submitted,

Lewis and Clark High School

SUPER CONGRESS LEGISLATION
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 A Resolution to Abolish Abstinence Only Education in the United States

1. Whereas, the abstinence-only system is ineffective and,
2. Whereas, abstinence-only education ignores students actual actions and,
3. Whereas, sex education would be more effective if students were taught
4. abstinence as well as STD and pregnancy prevention.
5. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress assembled, that
6. abstinence-only education should be abolished.

Respectfully submitted by,

Inland Empire District

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A Resolution Concerning the United Nations Security Council

1. Whereas,  the U.S and four other countries received permanent spots on the
2. United Nations Security Council and,
3. Whereas, they alone felt they deserved such rights and,
4. Whereas, it is unjust for these countries to have these spots and,
5. Whereas, the UN will never be truly effective with permanent spots on the
6. security council and,
7. Whereas, permanent spots go against the democratic nature of the UN and,
8. Whereas, the Security Council has ultimate veto power.
9. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Student Congress assembled that
10. The United States actively pursue the dissolution of the current United Nations
11. Security Council’s permanent spots and instead pursue a system where every
12. member must be voted into the Security Council by the General Assembly.

Respectfully submitted by,

Inland Empire District

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A Resolution to Mandate Military Training for Youth

D

A Resolution to Eliminate Paper and Coin Money

1)      WHEREAS paper and coin money are inconvenient, and

2)      WHEREAS it is monetarily inefficient to produce paper and coin money, and

3)      WHEREAS the US Treasury system’s worth is based on faith, not on gold, and

4)      WHEREAS paper can be easily counterfeited, and

5)      WHEREAS paper and coin money can spread germs and diseases,

6)      THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the student congress here assembled that all

7)      paper and coin money should be phased out of circulation and replaced by a national

8)      debit card system.

Respectfully Submitted,

Inland Empire District

E

A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A DAY TO HONOR HUMANITARIANS: 

1. WHEREAS, men and women who have concern for helping to improve the welfare

2. and happiness of people don’t have a national day of recognition, and

3. WHEREAS, Presidents Lincoln and Washington have a day of recognition and

4. honestly didn’t improve the welfare and happiness of people as much as humanitarians 5. like Gandhi and Mother Teresa did; THEREFORE,

6. BE IT RESOLVED by the student congress assembled that a day honoring

7. humanitarians be established as the third Monday in the month of August.

Respectfully Submitted by,

 Inland Empire District

F

RESOLUTION TO LOWER THE LEGAL DRINKING AGE TO 18

1. Whereas: A person is considered an adult at age 18, and
2. Whereas: Because of the selective service, 18 year old males are required to
3. register for the armed services, and
4. Whereas: At age 18, curfew is no longer set, and
5. Whereas: At age 18, any United States citizen can legally vote, therefore
6.  Be it enacted by the student congress assembled that: the legal drinking age should be lowered to age 18.

Respectfully Submitted,

Inland Empire District

G

A BILL TO ABOLISH ANIMAL TESTING FOR COSMETICS

1.                  Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that:

2.                  Section I: The United States of America will no longer allow cosmetic industries

3.                  to test on animals within the United States. 

4.                  Section II: Definitions

5.                  A) Cosmetic- all skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks,

6.                  fingernail and toenail polishes, eye and facial makeup, permanent waves, hair

7.                  colors, hair sprays and gels, deodorants, baby products, bath oils, bubble baths,

8.                  bath salts, butters.

9.                  B) Animal Testing- any situation when an animal is used for

10.              experimentation.

11.              Section III: There will be no exceptions to this bill: all cosmetic industries will be

12.              required to adjust their testing to non-animal testing.

13.              Section IV: This bill does not refer to any other types of animal testing including,

14.              but not limited to, medical research and food research.

15.              Section V: This bill will become law 60 days after its passage

16.               Section VII: Violation of this bill shall result in:

17.                                      a:  First Offense: The Offending Company will receive a $1,000,000 fine

18.                                      and  the product in violation will banned from sale.

19.                                      b: Second Offense: Company will receive an additional $1,000,000 fine

20.                                      and all products of this company will be banned from sale for one year.

Respectfully Submitted by Inland Empire District

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A Resolution Demanding that the United States

Switch Course and Sign the Kyoto Protocol

1. Whereas, the vast majority of scientists agree that even a small increase in the
2. average global temperature would lead to significant climate and weather
3. changes, and profoundly affect plant, animal, and human life on earth; and
4. Whereas, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an essential step in slowing or
5. reversing global warming; and
6. Whereas, immediate multinational collaboration is needed if the world is to have
7. any serious hope of preventing devastating climate change; and
8. Whereas, 151 countries, including Australia, have now signed the protocol; and
9. Whereas, the United States is now the only major industrial power to have refused
10. to sign the protocol, therefore
11. BE IT RESOLVED by this student congress assembled that a statement be made
12. by and through this resolution supporting the signing of the protocol and
13. demanding that the president immediately undertake the diplomatic steps
14. necessary to do so.

ADDENDUM: Legislation Submitted by Participating Schools

A Resolution in Support of a Single North American Currency

Whereas, the creation of the Euro facilitated the development of a strong European economic union, and

Whereas, in March of 2005, President Bush, President Fox, and Prime Minister Martin reached an agreement to form the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, and

Whereas, a single North American currency would facilitate the movement of goods amongst Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and

Whereas, integration of the economies of North America into a single market may help resolve economic migration problems, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Student Congress assembled that the United States, Canada, and Mexico should expeditiously move forward with the creation of a single North American currency, the “Amero.”

Submitted by

Kentridge High School

Whereas, a person can be infected with HIV for years--even a decade or longer--before symptoms of AIDS first appear; and

Whereas, treating HIV more like a public-health problem rather than a political issue, could save many lives; and

Whereas, getting people tested for HIV will allow treatment to begin earlier and infected individuals can be advised on how to refrain from high-risk behavior that could transmit the disease; and

Whereas, it is standard health practice for hospitals and physicians to screen patients for certain types of communicable diseases; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that all persons in the U.S. aged 13 to 64 should be routinely tested for HIV infection.

Submitted by

Kentridge High School

Whereas, debate on the qualifications of candidates is integral to the operation of the system of government established by our Constitution; and

Whereas, defamatory statements made with actual malice are not protected by the First Amendment; and

Whereas, preserving the integrity of elections is a compelling government interest; and

Whereas, false personal attacks are too common in political campaigns, with wide-ranging detrimental consequences; and

Whereas, more than a dozen U.S. states have laws making it illegal to maliciously say false things about political candidates; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, by the Student Congress that the Washington State Legislature should restore legislation that makes it illegal for a person to sponsor, with malice, political advertising that contains a false statement of material fact.

Respectfully submitted by

Kentridge High School

Subprime Elimination

1.      Whereas, foreclosure rates have jumped over 25% in the last year,

2.       

3.      Whereas, the percentage of subprime delinquencies doubled in the past year,

4.       

5.      Whereas, subprime loans are a pivotal cause for the present financial crisis

6.      and depreciation of the market,

7.       

8.      Whereas, subprime loans are a predatory tactic used to exploit low-income

9.      consumers,

10.   

11.  Be it resolved that, this House will ban all subprime lending practices.

 Respectfully Submitted,

Senator Matt Lee

Cessation of Arms Sales to Pakistan

1. Whereas, Pakistan has been racked by rampant
2. ethnic conflict in Balochistan, Kashmir, Sindh, and
3. the North West Frontier Province; and
4. Whereas, Pakistan has been torn apart by sectarian
5. conflict and the rise of extremist oufits both Sunni
6. and Shi'a; and
7. Whereas, Pakistan's military has turned to funding
8. terrorism to fight a cross-border conflict; and
9. Whereas, Pakistan has funded militant groups to

10. destabilize South Asia and fight proxy wars;

11. Therefore, be it resolved that the United States will

12. end all arms sales to Pakistan; and

13. Be it further resolved, that the cessation of these

14. sales be enacted on September 1, 2008