PRINTER'S NO. 1198
No. 103 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, HARHART, MANDERINO, HENNESSEY, CAPPABIANCA, GIGLIOTTI, READSHAW, DONATUCCI, THOMAS, PESCI, SCHULER, FLICK, ROSS, BEBKO-JONES, ROBERTS, HERSHEY, STABACK, DALEY, MAJOR, PETRONE, LESCOVITZ, SEYFERT, SERAFINI, McCALL, TRAVAGLIO, McNAUGHTON, JOSEPHS, SHANER, MANN, FAIRCHILD, WOJNAROSKI, BARD, HERMAN, B. SMITH, HARHAI, DeLUCA, SEMMEL, ROHRER, CIVERA, GRUCELA, YOUNGBLOOD, BAKER, MELIO, CALTAGIRONE, TRUE, KIRKLAND, HORSEY, HALUSKA, PIPPY, GEORGE, SAYLOR, CORRIGAN, ORIE, ARGALL, DEMPSEY, TIGUE, MARSICO, FLEAGLE, BELFANTI, JAMES, COLAFELLA, LUCYK, TRELLO, LAUGHLIN, RUBLEY, S. MILLER, PRESTON, WALKO, FORCIER, GEIST, L. I. COHEN, BELARDI, M. COHEN, DERMODY AND RAMOS, MARCH 24, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 24, 1999
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating the week of May 9 through 15, 1999, as "Juror 2 Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, For more than 200 years, Americans have benefited 4 from the protection offered by the right to trial by jury 5 guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the 6 United States; and 7 WHEREAS, Since the Bill of Rights was ratified in December 8 1791, the jury has acted as an unbiased finder of truth and the 9 most elemental representative body of all citizens and thus has 10 played a pivotal role in balancing the scales of justice, 11 equalizing the rights of the poor and powerless with the 12 privileges of the rich and powerful, nullifying unjust laws,
1 securing other allowed rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights 2 and, most importantly, extending and preserving democracy; and 3 WHEREAS, Every year over 74,000 Pennsylvanians serve as 4 jurors in both civil and criminal trials; and 5 WHEREAS, Only when citizens support the jury system and 6 appear when summoned can this pillar of our democracy fully 7 protect the rights of all citizens; therefore be it 8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the 9 week of May 9 through 15, 1999, as "Juror Appreciation Week" in 10 Pennsylvania. B25L82DMS/19990H0103R1198 - 2 -