HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 222 RESOLUTION NO. 222
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA REQUESTING
THE CONGRESS ~F THE UNITED STATES TO SUBMIT A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING THE RETENTION
OF THE FEDERAL SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION IN
STATE SENATES
WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has recently
rendered an opinion radically affecting the time honored
and historically rounded apportionment of the State Senates
of the various States of these United States, including
the State Senate of the State of California, and
WHEREAS it is inherent in our form of balanced
government that there be two houses, one house being elected
to office on the basis of population, and the other being
elected to office on the basis of district representation,
conmonly known as the Federal System, which is the system
prevailing in the Congress of the United States, and
WHEREAS the above Court decision would, in prohibit-
ing for the State of California what is permitted and pre-
scribed for the Federal Government, give control of the
State Legislature in the State of California to a limited
geographical area of this State, and
WHEREAS this City feels there is an urgent necessity
to eliminate the gross imbalance above-described, and to
insure the continuation of State Senate membership being
apportioned on the basis of County District representation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
The Congress of the United States, and specifically
Senators Thomas Kuchel and George Murphy, and Congressmen
Charles S. Gubser and Don Edwards is and are hereby requested
to forthwith propose and submit an appropriate amendment
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to the Constitution of the United States permitting the
retention of the Federal System of election of membership
in the Senates of the various States of these United States, and
BE IT FURT~R RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
resolution be forthwith transmitted to the above named
United States Senators and Congressmen.
The above and foregoing resolution was 'passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Saratoga held on the 3d day of March, 1965, by the
following vote:
AYES: councilmen Glennon, Drake, Hartman, Tyler, Burry
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTES'
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