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Senate
Resolution 444
By:
Senators Kemp of the 46th, Hooks of the 14th, Hudgens of the 47th and Tolleson
of the 20th
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Senate to recite the pledge of allegiance to the Georgia flag at appropriate
times; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia law has included a pledge of allegiance to the Georgia flag since 1951;
and
WHEREAS,
Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-3-2 provides that the pledge of
allegiance to the state flag is: "I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to
the principles for which it stands: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation";
and
WHEREAS,
the words of the pledge of allegiance to the Georgia flag appropriately
encompass the words "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation," which have appeared on
the Great Seal of Georgia for more than 90 years; and
WHEREAS,
the existence and words of the pledge of allegiance to the Georgia flag are not
well known among Senators or other Georgians; and
WHEREAS,
it is altogether fitting and proper for the Senate to recite the pledge to the
Georgia flag.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body are urged
to adopt a custom of reciting the pledge to the Georgia flag in unison at
appropriate times, including but not limited to the first and last days of the
General Assembly session, near the beginning of the Senate proceedings on such
days.