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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION

S.L.C.

S. CON. RES. ll

Expressing the Sense of Congress that the constitutional rights of Americans
to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the government for redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and
looting are unlawful, unacceptable and contrary to the purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the President of the United
States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against
the Americans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in
Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the
constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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was referred to the Committee on llllllllll

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the Sense of Congress that the constitutional
rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, exercise freedom of speech, and petition the government for redress
of grievances must be respected; that violence and looting
are unlawful, unacceptable and contrary to the purpose
of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the
President of the United States for ordering Federal officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans
who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in
Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby

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violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful
protestors.
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Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring), That it is the Sense of Congress that the con3 stitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, ex4 ercise freedom of speech, and petition the government for
5 redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and
6 looting are unlawful, unacceptable and contrary to the
7 purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns
8 the President of the United States for ordering Federal
9 officers to use gas and rubber bullets against the Ameri10 cans who were peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square
11 in Washington, DC on the night of June 1, 2020, thereby
12 violating the constitutional rights of those peaceful
13 protestors.