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D~TE: JULY 17, 1989 ~~~ A~~& -- v~~ j
TO= WILLI~ ~. HUSTON, CITY ~~GER
FROM: ~Y E. ~, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: ~SOLUTION 89-108, ~G~ING F~G BU~ING
RECOMMENDATION:
Pleasure of the City Council.
BACKGROUND'.
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Councilman Kelly requested that this Resolution be agendized for
the July 17, 1989, City Council meeting.
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RESOLUTION NO. 89-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN
FLAG AS THE SYMBOL OF OUR NATION, OUR PEOPLE, OUR
FREEDOM
WHEREAS, the flag of the United States occupies a unique
position as the symbol of our nation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby
express affirmation of its respect for the flag of the United
States of America; and
WHEREAS, the uniqueness of the flag has been created by
history as the symbol of universal honor and respect of our nation
in peace and at war; and
WHEREAS, the flag is prominently displayed in public
buildings from the United States Capitol to the thousands of city
halls and county courthouses throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, the traditional placing of the flag on the caskets
of deceased men and women of the armed forces from the
Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf is a mark of respect to the
memory of those who gave their lives in defense of their country;
and
WHEREAS, both the Congress and the states have enacted laws
prohibiting the public mutilation, defiling, defacing or burning
of the flag.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Tustin wishes
to enlist the participation of its citizens in renewing their
commitment to honor and respect the American flag as a symbol of
our great nation and our nation's commitment to the personal
freedoms and responsibilities granted to its citizens by its
Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of July,
1989.
E. WYNN, CITY CLERK
URSULA E. KENNEDY, MAYOR ~J.
City of Tustin
RESOLUTION CERTIFICAT1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RESOLUTION NO. 89-108
MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole
number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is
five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 89-108 was duly and
regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council held on the !Tth day of July, 1989, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Kennedy, Edgar, Hoesterey, Kelly, Prescott
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None
Valerie Whiteman, Deputy City Clerk for
Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 89-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
EXPRESSING ITS DISAPPOINTMENT AND INDIGNATION WITH THE
DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT SHIELDING
PERSONS WHO BURN AND DESTROY THE FLAG OF THE UNITED/
STATES OF AMERICA FROM PROSECUTION
, on June 21, 1989, the Supreme Court of t~ Unite
Stat.~ decided the case of Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnso~ and
X\.WHB~EAS, the Court decreed that publicly burni~" an/ America]
flag is p~ected sp. eech under the First Amendment.~/ and
WHEREAS ,\\the City Council of the city of Tustin does hereb,
express extrem~disappointment with this flawed/decision;· and '
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WHEREAS, th~Flag of the United states occupies a uniqul
position as the' sy~ol of our nation; and ~.
. WHEREAS, the un~!ueness of the Flag has been created
history as the symbol o~universal honor and respect of our natioi
in peace and at war; ane~,~.
WHEREAS, the flag is prominently displayed in publii
buildings from the United states c%pitol to the thou. sands_ of Cit]
Halls and County Courthouses thqTo~ghout the country, and
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WHEREAS, the traditional R~"a~ing of the Flag on the casket:
of deceased members of the arm~ foi~p~ es from the Revolutionary Wa]
to the Persian Gulf is a mark.~f respect to the memory of those who
gave their lives in defense ~Of their ~quntry; and
WHEREAS, for those Proud men who ~ught on the beaches
Normandy in Eur.ope, the ~corched earth of Iwo Jima and Okinawa ii
the Pacific during the S~cond World War, the~.ountains of Korea an(
the jungles of Vie. tna~, the Flag holds a singular honor revere(
Over all other natlo/~l ~ll::}ol~I arid
WHE.RE~S, both/Zh~ Con~r~ and th~ Stato~ ~av.~ ~nactod.
NOW, THE.R~FORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: tho City CoUncil of
City of .T~.st~h wishes to express +n the strongest ~anner it:
profound dls~pointment and indignation w~th the Johnso~ decisiol
which shields persons who publicly burn the Flag of th~ Unite,
States of ~erica from prosecution.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the Flag is a symbol whic]
deserves a unique and special protection as the most visible symbo
embodying our Country.
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FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
stin calls upon the United States Congress to pass legislation
sponsor a Constitutional Amendment which will protect the Flag
public desecration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin,
~ornia, at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of July,
89.
URSULA E. KENNEDY, MAYOR
E. WYNN, CITY CLERK