City and County of San Franicsco
Resolution Number BRGL09.08
Resolution urging the Federal officials to support Irish Unification.
Support for Irish Unification
WHEREAS, the logic of history, international law, human rights and peace dictate the reunification of the island of Ireland [Eire], and the reality of the moment — the Good Friday Agreement and the development of the All-Ireland institutions of governance — attest to this momentum; and
WHEREAS, in the past the California Democratic Party and the State Legislature adopted the MacBride Principles for Northern Ireland and strongly endorsed passage of the Good Friday Agreement among the previously warring parties, in part because of the dedication of President William Jefferson Clinton, his administration, and Senator George Mitchell in seeing it to fruition; and
WHEREAS, the contribution of the Irish-born, and Irish Americans to this state, nation, and the Democratic Party are legion;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party strongly supports Irish Reunification and urges both the State Legislature and the California Democratic Congressional delegation to support all peaceful actions that support the final reunification of the island of Ireland by all electoral and diplomatic means necessary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Democratic members of the California Congressional Delegation, the Democratic members of the State Legislature, the President and Vice President of the United States and the U.S. Secretary of State.
Co-Authored by: Thomas Patrick O’Shaughnessy (AD 43), Chair, CDP Irish American Caucus, CDP & Jeanmarie Maher (AD 13) Chair Emeritus, CDP Irish American Caucus
Co-Sponsors: Senator John Burton (Ret.), California Democratic Party Chairman;
Susie Shannon, Executive Board Member (AD 42);
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
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Adopted by the Executive Board
Of the California Democratic Party
At its Executive Board Meeting
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Burlingame
July 19, 2009
FILE NO. 091216
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RESOLUTION NO.
3 Resolution urging the Federal officials to support Irish Unification.
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5 WHEREAS, International law, human rights and peace dictate the reunification of the
6 island of Ireland, and the reality of the moment in the Good Friday Agreement and the
7 development of the All-Ireland institutions of governance attest to this momentum; and
8 WHEREAS, The California Democratic Party Executive Board unanimously endorsed a
9 resolution on the reunification of Ireland; and
10 WHEREAS, In the past the California Democratic Party and the State Legislature
11 adopted the MacBride Principles for Northern Ireland and strongly endorsed passage of the
12 Good Friday Agreement among the previously warring parties in part because of the
13 dedication of President William Jefferson Clinton, his administration, and Senator George
14 Mitchell in seeing it to fruition; now; therefore, be it;
15 RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco
16 strongly supports Irish Reunification and urges the Federal Officials to support all peaceful
17 actions that support the final reunification of the island of Ireland by all electoral and
18 diplomatic means necessary.
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Supervisor Daly, Mirkarimi, Campos
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Resolution urging the Federal officials to support Irish Unification.
October 27,2009 Board of Supervisors – ADOPTED
Ayes: 11 – Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar,
Maxwell, Mirkarimi
File No. 091216
Date Approved
City and County ofSan Francisco 1
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was ADOPTED on October 27, 2009 by the
Board of Supervisors of the City and County
of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the oard
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