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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SJR 27
          Author:   Yee (D)
          Amended:  5/4/10
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE


           SUBJECT  :    Reunification of Ireland

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution expresses California  
          Legislatures strong support for Irish reunification and  
          urges the California Congressional delegation to support  
          all peaceful actions that support the final reunification  
          of the island of Ireland by all electoral and diplomatic  
          means necessary.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          This resolutions states:

          1. The logic of history, international law, human rights,  
             and peace dictate the reunification of the island of  
             Ireland, and the realities of the moment, including the  
             Good Friday Agreement and the development of the  
             all-Ireland institutions of governance, attest to this  
             momentum.

          2. In the past, the State Legislature adopted the MacBride  
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             Principles for Northern Ireland and offered its informal  
             endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement among the  
             previously warring parties.

          3. The contribution of Irish-born and Irish Americans to  
             this state and this nation are legion.

          This resolution states that the Legislature strongly  
          supports Irish reunification and urges the California  
          Congressional delegation to support the final reunification  
          of the island of Ireland by all electoral and diplomatic  
          means necessary.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          RJG:do  5/13/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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