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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A national anthem reflects the unity of a nation |
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| by evoking and praising the history, traditions, and struggles |
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| of its people; and
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of legal and illegal immigrants are |
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| marching in cities across the United States expressing that |
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| they too, want to be Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years, different versions of our anthem |
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| have been produced in many musical styles, but never before in |
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| another language; and
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| WHEREAS, English is a part of our American culture and is |
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| part of what unites us and identifies us as a nation; and
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| WHEREAS, Our anthem's language should be respected, just as |
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| Americans should respect other nations' anthems and their |
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| languages; and
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| WHEREAS, Although diversity should be celebrated, |
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| translating our national anthem has the adverse effect of |
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| dividing us as a nation; and
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| WHEREAS, While our nation was in the midst of the War of |
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| 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner; the |
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| song is an important part of our history and identity; it |
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| proclaims some of our national ideals in being the "land of the |
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| free and the home of the brave"; for that reason, in 1931 |
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| Congress declared the Star-Spangled Banner our national |
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| anthem; and
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| WHEREAS, Statements of our nation's unity, especially the |
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| national anthem, should be sung in English as a sign of |
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| reverence to this great nation; therefore, be it
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