2001-2002 Bill 4536: National Missile Defense System, Congressional Delegation Requested

1 BIL: 4536 2 TYP: Concurrent Resolution CR 3 INB: House 4 IND: 20020117 5 PSP: Quinn 6 SPO: Quinn, Allison, Klauber, Barrett, Cato, Frye, Huggins, Keegan, Koon, 7 Riser, Sandifer, Taylor, Trotter, Walker, Witherspoon and A. Young 8 DDN: l:\council\bills\skb\18151zcw02.doc 9 RBY: House 10 COM: Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee 24 HIMR 11 SUB: National missile defense system, congressional delegation requested to 12 support 13 14 15 HST: 16 17 Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved 18 ______19 House 20020117 Introduced, referred to Committee 24 HIMR 20 21 22 Versions of This Bill 23 24 25 26 27 TXT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF 12 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WORK TO IMPLEMENT 13 A NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 14 15 Whereas, the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was 16 signed with a nation that no longer exists; and 17 18 Whereas, an increasing number of nations, including China, North 19 Korea, Iran, and Iraq, either currently possess the capability to 20 launch missile attacks against the United States or its allies, or are 21 working to obtain that capability; and 22 23 Whereas, due in part to advances in technology, the possibility that 24 a missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used 25 against United States forces or interests is higher today than it was 26 during most of the Cold War; and 27 28 Whereas, terrorist groups, not just states, have the means to buy 29 ballistic missiles; and 30 31 Whereas, while systems are in place to thwart terrorism, the nation 32 still has no defense against missile attack; and 33 34 Whereas, the Cold War policy of “mutual assured destruction” 35 embodied in arms control treaties is not sufficient to deter terrorist 36 missile attacks; and 37 38 Whereas, defending against a missile attack is the government’s 39 moral obligation. Now, therefore, 40 41 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 42 concurring:

1 [4536] 1 1 2 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 3 Carolina, by this resolution, request our elected representatives in 4 the United States Congress support and vote for the 5 implementation of a national missile defense system. 6 7 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 8 each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation. 9 ----XX----

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