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RESOLUTION NO. 79-15839
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA CONDEMNING
BILLY CARTER FOR ANTI-SEMITIC STATEMENTS. .
WHEREAS, during the week of February 11th through the
17th, 1979, it was reported in the Miami News that Billy Carter
has again made comments concerning American Jews which comments
are of an anti-Semitic nature and antithetical to the principles
of democracy, liberty and justice, which principles are the corner-
stone of our American way of government, (a copy of the Miami News
article being attached hereto as Exhibit "A") ; and
WHEREAS, because Billy Carter is the brother of the
President of the United States, said remarks, which are reprehen-
sible in their own right, become more reprehensible because of
said relation to the President of the United States,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
' THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the remarks of Billy Carter
as reported in the attached article published in the Miami News be,
and they are hereby, condemned as being contrary to the precepts
that are the cornerstone of this nation, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the United States,
Senators Stone and Chiles, and all members of the Florida Delegation
to the United States House of Representatives be and they are hereby
encouraged and called upon to publicly condemn the despicable remarks
above referred to, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Miami
Beach be, and she is hereby, directed to forward a copy of this Reso-
lution to the persons mentioned in the paragraph above.
PASSED and ADOPTED this21st, day of February , 1979 .
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Mayor
Attest:
City Cle k
(The foregoing Resolution was prepared at the request of Commissioner
Philip Sahl)
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 79-15839
(Condemning Billy Carter for Anti-
Semitic Statements) f a