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Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Miscellaneous Resolution #13146
BY: Commissioner Jim Runestad, District 6
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS RESPECT LIFE MONTH IN OAKLAND
COUNTY
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes that people are the
county's greatest resource; and
WHEREAS our nation was founded upon the principle of valuing the individual rights
of its citizens, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence that all people
are "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness;"; and
WHEREAS all citizens should be granted equal protection under the law, especially
the most innocent and vulnerable; and
WHEREAS a fundamental principle of our laws is the recognition that all individuals
should be granted an equal opportunity regardless of age or background; and
WHEREAS that unjust discrimination against the unborn is not consistent with those
principles and beliefs; and
WHEREAS organizations such as Right to Life and the many crisis pregnancy services
in Oakland County contribute every day to saving the lives of the most innocent;
and
WHEREAS these organizations have contributed greatly to the great reduction in the
number of abortions in Michigan in the past 20 years, -Therefore providing
opportunity and basic human rights to many;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes October 2013 as Respect Life month in Oakland County/ and encourages all
citizens to celebrate the value of human life and those who protect it every day.
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Resolution #13146 May 22, 2013
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee; Commissioner
Gershenson addressed the Board to object.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Gershenson to object to the proposed Miscellaneous Resolution being referred to the General
Government Committee.
Discussion followed.
The Chairperson addressed the Board and stated that when voting if a Commissioner supports the
objection state (yes); and if a Commissioner opposes the objection state (no).
Vote on objection:
AYES: Jackson, McGillivray, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (6)
NAYS, Long, Matis, Middleton, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman. (14)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the objection failed.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.