A Bill to Expand Alternative Energy in the United States
1 Whereas, the United States people heavily rely on fossil fuels as a primary
2 source of energy.
3 Whereas, fossil fuels are a limited source of energy, fossil fuels are hazardous
4 to the environment, and the United States depends on other nations for their
5 fossil fuels to satisfy its own consumption.
6 Whereas, the United States must move away from its dependency on fossil 7 fuels and move toward the usage of alternate energy sources.
8 Therefore: Be it resolved that by this student congress assembled that the
9 United States federal government increases the current funding for grants
10 focused on the research, development, and implementation renewable energy
11 in the United States by 300 million dollars per year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nick Strouth
Notre Dame HS
Whereas: The fact is that putting these terrorists on trial in a federal court in New York - or any other U.S. city is
very troubling.
Whereas: The terrorists responsible for the tragedy of 9/11 should not be tried out of the military justice system
and put in federal court system.
Whereas: Moving terrorists to civilian courts will empower terrorists with rights afforded only to U.S. citizens.
Whereas: Terrorists will use the civilian trials as a platform to criticize the United States.
Whereas: Civilian trial would pose intelligence and military risk to the United States.
Therefore Be it Resolved by this Student Congress here assembled: Congress shall pass legislation in
opposition to transferring or releasing terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay prison into the United States.
Be it Further Resolved: The measure shall prohibit the Administration from transferring or releasing any terrorist
detainees at Guantanamo Bay to any state without express approval from the state’s governor and legislature, and
certifies to Congress that strict requirements have been met.
Be it Resolved: The measure shall prohibit the President from transferring or releasing a terrorist detainee into the
United States unless he can certify the requirement to Congress.
A Bill to Require the Integration of Alternative Energy in All New Construction
Article I: All new construction in the United States of America requires integration of alternative energy.
Article II: Integration is as follows: 30% of energy consumption for residential, 20% of energy consumption for business, and 15% of energy consumption for industry.
Article III: The provisions of this bill shall take effect the first day of the following fiscal year.
Article IV: The Federal Housing Administration shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this bill. Penalties shall include fines as well as incarceration.
Article V: All laws or portions of laws in conflict with this bill shall be null and void.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallastown Area High School
A Bill to Ban Handheld Cell Phone Usage
Article I: The use of a hand held cell phone while operating a motor vehicle shall now be prohibited.
Article II: The use of a hand held cell phone for verbal or written communication shall be outlawed while operation a motorized vehicle on all highways.
Article III: The provisions of this bill shall take effect 6 months from the day of passage.
Article IV: Violation of this law shall result in fines and in extreme cases suspension of license.
Article V: All laws or portions of laws in conflict with this bill shall be null and void.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallastown Area High School
A Resolution to Allow Responsible Adults To Have The Right to Carry A Concealed Handgun
Whereas: Criminals are less likely to attack someone that they believe might be armed; and
Whereas: As of March 30, 2010 35 states have "shall-issue" laws where police do not have discretion in issuing concealed weapon permits as long as individuals meet minimum requirements, such as a minimum age,no prior felony conviction, and no recent commitments to a mental institution; and
Whereas: A study by John Lott, PhD, "shall-issue"laws have reduced homicides by 8.5%, aggravated assaults by 7%, rapes by 5%, and robberies by 3%. Lott argued that if states that did not permit concealed handguns in 1992 had permitted them in 1977, 1,570 murders, 4,177 rapes, 60,000 aggravated assaults, and 12,000 robberies would have been prevented between 1977 and 1992; and
Whereas: The right to carry concealed handguns is guaranteed by the Second Amendment in the US Constitution. The Second Amendment states, "A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that the United States Government should allow responsible adults to carry concealed handguns.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallastown Area High School
A Resolution for the United States of America’s Policy Towards Pirates
Whereas: Pirates operate in several vital waterways worldwide; and
Whereas: Pirates pose a threat to the security of global trade; and
Whereas: Pirates use terroristic tactics to achieve their goals; and
Whereas: The policy of the United States of America is NOT to negotiate with terrorists.
Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that the Navy of The United States of America shall have the right and responsibility to engage pirates in order to protect and ensure the continued success of American trade and assets.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallastown Area High School
A Resolution to Remove Economic Sanctions As A Foreign Policy Tool
Whereas: Economic Sanctions are used as a foreign policy tool along with diplomacy and war; and
Whereas: Economic Sanctions are limitations on trade or access to markets enacted to encourage a target nation to behave in a way preferred by the sanctioning nations; and
Whereas: Innocent members of the society will be harmed directly even if not cause of the sanction being placed; and
Whereas: Sanctions cause massive amounts of human rights violations due to the decline in the economy, which directly leads to a decline in funds for healthcare and nutrition; and
Whereas: Because of a 1991 sanction in Iraq more that 237,000 children are dead from the effects of that sanction, which is higher than the death toll of the Persian Golf War, a total of 40,000.
Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that economic sanctions should not be used as a foreign policy tool.
Respectfully submitted,
Dallastown Area High School
A Bill Regarding the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1 / Article I: / The United States Federal Government will send $300 million in aid to2 / the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and provide a dollar-for-dollar tax
3 / break to U.S. corporations and businesses that invest in Jordan.
4 / Article II: / The $300 million will be divided amongst these areas: counterterrorism,
5 / economic and infrastructural improvements, controlling trafficking in
6 / persons, and facilitating Israeli-Palestinian relations.
7 / Article III: / A dollar-for-dollar tax break is hereby defined as one dollar off of the
8 / business’ tax bill for every dollar invested in Jordan.
9 / Article IV: / The aid will be dispersed during 2010, and the tax break will go into
10 / effect immediately and last until 2013.
11 / Article V: / USAID and the Department of Commerce will be responsible for the
12 / enforcement of this legislation.
13 / Article VI: / All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and
14 / void.
Respectfully Submitted,
Unionville High School
A Bill to Resolve the Venezuelan-Colombian Conflict
1 / Article I: / A. The United States Federal Government hereby declares its2 / support for Colombia regarding their current diplomatic conflict
3 / with Venezuela.
4 / B. The United States Federal Government will also grant Colombia
5 / full military and economic support should a military conflict
6 / arise between the nations of Venezuela and Colombia.
7 / Article II: / Full military and economic support is hereby defined as: reconnaissance
8 / and intelligence cooperation, the hiring of private security organizations
9 / such as Xe Services, subsidization of U.S.-Colombian investment, and
10 / infrastructural development and repairs.
11 / Article III: / This legislation will be implemented immediately upon passage.
11 / Article IV: / The Department of State will oversee the implementation of Article I,
12 / Section A of the legislation, and the Departments of Defense and
13 / Commerce will implement Article I, Section B.
14 / Article V: / All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and
15 / void.
Respectfully Submitted,
Unionville High School
A Resolution to Improve Airport Security
1 / Whereas: Current airport security measures have been proven to2 / be ineffective; and
3 / Whereas: Ensuring the safety of all air travelers is of the utmost
4 / importance; and
5 / Whereas: New technology and methods for better airport
6 / security are presently available; and
7 / Whereas: Some of the most effective security measures are
8 / invasive; and
9 / Whereas: The value of human life and general safety greatly
10 / exceed that of individual privacy or time.
11 / Therefore: Be it Resolved by this Student Congress her assembled,
12 / that the Transportation Security Administration of the United
13 / States employ more effective, and if needed more invasive
14 / means of ensuring airport security.
Respectfully submitted,
Upper Dublin High School
A Resolution to Legalize Drugs
1 / Whereas: The prohibition of alcohol was a spectacular failure and the2 / prohibition of drugs continues to be an equally miserable failure; and
3 / Whereas: The United States is currently in the midst of a recession and
4 / The National Debt continues to increase; and
5 / Whereas: Personal choice and individual freedoms form the basis of
6 / Our American society; and
7 / Whereas: The legalization of drugs will not increase the death toll of
8 / Non drug users
9 / Therefore: Be it Resolved by this Student Congress her assembled,
10 / That all drugs should be legalized and taxed in the United States.
Respectfully submitted,
Upper Dublin High School
Right to life: protecting the sacred gift of life from the moment of conception
1. Whereas: To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn 2. human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of the Congress, including
3. Congress' power under article I, section 8, to make necessary and proper laws, and
4. Congress' power under section 5 of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution 5. of the United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by 6. the Constitution is vested in each human being.
7. Whereas: 1) Human person; Human being- The terms `human person' and `human
8. being' include each and every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of
9. life, including, but not limited to, the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment
10. at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.
11. Be it resolved by the student congress assembled here today that every human
12. child be granted the rights of a person and the protection from abortion from the
13. moment of conception.
Increased Aid to South Korea
1. Whereas: North Korea has continued to delude and persecute its own population, and
2. Whereas: North Korea has continually deluded the countries of the international
3. community that have sought to help the North Korean citizens and to promote
4. reconciliation with South Korea, and
5. Whereas: North Korea has accepted aid in the forms of fuel, food and medical supplies,
6. from the international community, yet refused inspections, reduction of their nuclear
7. program, or to end their belligerent vocalizations towards other countries in the
8. international community, therefore,
9. Be It Resolved By This NCFL Student Congress Assembled That:
10. The United States end all attempts to communicate with North Korea, and
11. Be It Further Resolved That the United States will increase its military aid to South
12. Korea as a signal of support to South Korea and against North Korea.
RESOLUTION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE FINE ARTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1. Whereas: many students have shown a blatant ignorance and apathy towards the fine art,
2. and
3. Whereas: the fine arts departments of public schools have been losing the battle for funding
4. and recognition since the passage of laws like No Child Left Behind that
5. diminish the importance of subjects that are adjunct to the curriculum; and
6. Whereas: a regeneration of fine arts departments around the country will help students
7. discover themselves and their full creative potential through art, dance, and
8. music;
9. Therefore: Be it resolved by this Student Congress here assembled that we strive to improve
10. fine arts departments throughout the United States' public school system by both
11. funding them and supporting them.
Resolution to Designate Funding to the Construction of Nuclear Power Plants
1 Whereas most of America’s current power production is based on economically
2 inefficient and environmentally damaging power production methods and
3 Whereas the fuels for above energy sources are owned by nations not friendly to
4 the United States, and
5 Whereas nuclear power is the most efficient form of energy production in both
6 environmental and economic efficiency, and
7 Whereas new technology has enabled nuclear reactors to be extremely safe, and
8 Whereas the fuel needed for nuclear energy lies in countries that are friendly to
9 the United States,
10 Be It Resolved by this Student Congress that the US provide subsidies for ten
11 new nuclear power plants.
A Resolution to Revoke the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
1. Whereas Japan has been under military restrictions since World War II, and
2. Whereas restrictions are no longer required for US defense, and