SR 214 — Philosophies that Espouse Superiority

Florida Senate - 2020 (NP) CS for CS for SR's 214 & 222 By the CommitteesCommittee on Judiciary;Infrastructure and Security;

and InfrastructureSenators Rodriguez, Simpson, Cruz, Stewart, Benacquisto, Bradley, Hutson, Mayfield, Diaz, Wright, Perry, Harrell, Albritton, and Security;Hooper 596-02232-20 2020214c1 Senate Resolution A resolution rejecting and condemning any philosophy that espouses the superiority of one group of people over another which is hateful, dangerous, or a morally corrupt expression of intolerance, and affirming that such philosophies are contradictory to the values that define the people of Florida and the United States.

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925 WHEREAS,That recentthe actsFlorida ofSenate domesticrejects terror, including acts of mass violence, have shocked and saddenedcondemns ourany nation,philosophy and WHEREAS, this murderous violence was perpetrated by individuals who embraced philosophies that espouseespouses the superiority of one group of people over another on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability,religion andas WHEREAS,hateful, thesedangerous, philosophies are embraced by groups which include white nationalists, white supremacists, “incels”, and others,morally andcorrupt WHEREAS,expressions these philosophies are contradictory to the values, constitutional protections, and moral fiber of theintolerance; United States of America and the State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE, 23 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

25 That the Florida Senate rejects and condemns any philosophy that incites one group of people against another on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Florida Senate rejects and condemns the philosophies embraced by white nationalists and white supremacists, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Florida Senate affirms that such philosophies are contradictory to the values that define the people of Florida and the United States.