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HJM014............................................................by BIETER
BASQUE HOMELAND - Stating findings of the Legislature and calling for the
immediate cessation of all violence occurring in and near the Basque
homeland; and to request that a peace process be undertaken.
01/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29 Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 Rls susp - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block,
Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins,
Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Langford, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, McKague, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger,
Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33),
Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Wheeler, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke, Deal, Meyer, Smith(23), Trail, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Bieter
Title apvd - to Senate
03/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 14
BY BIETER
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED
3 STATES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN
4 CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
5 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BASQUE
6 AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT, THE FRENCH PRIME MINISTER, THE SPANISH PRIME MINIS-
7 TER AND THE KING OF SPAIN.
8 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
9 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth
10 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
11 WHEREAS, during the early part of the twentieth century, a wave of Basque
12 immigrants left a stretch of coastline along the Bay of Biscay destined for
13 the state of Idaho where many initially found work as sheepherders in the
14 ranges and pastureland of Idaho; and
15 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho has long since been known as the North Ameri-
16 can center of the Basque population and many citizens of the state have kept
17 close ties to the homeland of their forefathers; and
18 WHEREAS, in the year 1972, the Senate and House of Representatives of the
19 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Forty-first
20 Idaho Legislature passed Senate Joint Memorial No. 115 condemning the totali-
21 tarian dictatorship of Franco and insisting on total general amnesty for all
22 Basques and Spaniards imprisoned or exiled for their political and social
23 activities; and
24 WHEREAS, the Basque people are the oldest indigenous people in western
25 Europe and have a long history of personal accomplishment and a devotion to
26 the preservation of their national heritage; and
27 WHEREAS, the Basque homeland was claimed in the mid-seventeenth century by
28 the emerging nation states of Spain and France and is now divided into seven
29 provinces, four of which are located in Spain and three of which are located
30 in France; and
31 WHEREAS, notwithstanding this division, the Basque people have sought to
32 maintain their autonomous culture, their ancient language and their self-gov-
33 ernment; and
34 WHEREAS, despite conflicts associated with the configuration of the Basque
35 Country and its relationship with the Spanish and French states, all but a
36 marginalized fraction of Basques oppose all incidents of violence.
37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
38 sion of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
39 the Senate concurring therein, that the state of Idaho calls for an immediate
40 cessation of all violence occurring in and near the Basque homeland, and that
41 a peace process be immediately undertaken between the governments of Spain and
42 France, the Basque Autonomous Government, and other groups committed to peace.
43 The state of Idaho further supports the right of the Basques to self determi-
44 nation.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
2 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
3 Memorial to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the
4 United States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
5 Representatives of Congress, the congressional delegation representing the
6 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States, the President of the
7 Basque Autonomous Government, the French Prime Minister, the Spanish Prime
8 Minister and the King of Spain.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11812
Idaho is the home of thousands of the descendants of Basque
immigrants. Over the decades since the early 1900’s, the Basques
have worked to gain a place in Idaho, while at the same time
preserving their cultural heritage and ties to their homeland.
Through this joint memorial the Idaho legislature stands with the
Basques and all Idahoans in opposing all violence in the Basque
Country and calling for the immediate convocation of a process to
bring about a lasting peace. The Basques are the oldest indigenous
people of Western Europe. Since the beginning of recorded history,
their language and culture have been present in the same area of
what became parts of Spain and France. Out of respect for this
heritage and America’s commitment to our own struggles for freedom,
this memorial expresses Idaho’s support of the right of the Basques
to self determination.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
Contact
Name: Pete Cenarrusa
Phone: 334-2300
Name: David Bieter
Phone: 332-1130
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 14