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State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2002 |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NO.
1022
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Introduced by:
Representatives Frost, Duniphan, Elliott, Hansen (Tom), Hargens, Hennies
(Thomas), Hundstad, Hunhoff, Jensen, Lintz, McCoy, Peterson (Bill), Pitts,
Pummel, Rhoden, Sebert, Sigdestad, Slaughter, Smidt, Solum, Sutton
(Duane), Teupel, Van Etten, and Van Gerpen and Senators Diedtrich (Elmer),
Albers, Apa, Bogue, Brosz, Brown (Arnold), Cradduck, Daugaard, de Hueck,
Diedrich (Larry), Drake, Duxbury, Everist, Greenfield, Hagen, Ham,
Hutmacher, Kleven, Koetzle, Koskan, Madden, McCracken, McIntyre,
Moore, Munson, Olson (Ed), Putnam, Reedy, Staggers, Sutton (Dan),
Symens, Vitter, and Volesky
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
Supporting the National Motto of the United States.
WHEREAS,
the National Motto of the United States of America is In God We Trust; and
WHEREAS,
the National Motto was adopted in 1956 and is codified at 36 U.S.C.A.
§
302;
and
WHEREAS,
the National Motto reflects the traditional sentiment that we are a religious
people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being; and
WHEREAS,
the sentiment In God We Trust is deeply interwoven into the fabric of our civil
polity; and
WHEREAS,
the sentiment of the National Motto is as the Republic itself, and has always
been as integral a part of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as the very
words of that charter of religious liberty; and
WHEREAS,
that the Founding Fathers believed devotedly that there was a God, and that the
unalienable rights of man were rooted in Him, is clearly evidenced in their writings, from the
Mayflower Compact to the United States Constitution itself; and
WHEREAS,
our national and state life reflects a religious people who earnestly pray that the
Supreme Lawgiver guide them in every measure which may be worthy of His blessing; and
WHEREAS,
the National Motto serves the secular purpose of expressing confidence in the
future and encouraging the recognition of what is worthy of appreciation in society; and
WHEREAS,
the National Motto appears on all coins and paper currency issued by the
United States government; and
WHEREAS,
the words, In God We Trust, are over the entrance to the United States Senate
Chamber and are prominently engraved in the wall above the Speaker's dias in the chamber of
the United States House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS,
on July 24, 2000, the United States of America, acting by and through Congress
assembled, did unanimously resolve to affirm its support for the National Motto and to support
and encourage the display of the National Motto in all public buildings and public schools:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-
seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the
Legislature of the State of South Dakota supports and encourages the public display of the
National Motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions
established or maintained at taxpayer expense within the state and declares its support for the
National Motto.
