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RESOLUTION OF THE MCHENRY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CRYSTAL LAKE, GALA PARADE 2007

WHEREAS, the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee has a parade float entry in the 2007 Crystal Lake, Gala Parade; and

WHEREAS, the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee has participated in the Gala Parade in the past without incident; and

WHEREAS, many State of Illinois elected officials, county elected officials, municipal elected officials, and candidates for elected office have participated in the Gala Parade without incident; and

WHEREAS, many commercial and/or religious organizations have participated in the Gala Parade without incident; and

WHEREAS, these organizations, parties, candidates and/or elected officials have repeatedly utilized banners, signs and placards to convey a political and/or ideological statement/opinion during said Gala Parade; and

WHEREAS, the application for parade participation of a particular group has been denied by the Gala Parade Committee because of the alleged use of banners, signs and/or placards to convey a political and/or ideological statement/opinion during said Gala Parade; and

WHEREAS, said decision of the Gala Parade Committee is both arbitrary and capricious; and

WHEREAS, the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee’s participation in the Gala Parade 2007 would be in tacit support of said arbitrary and capricious decision violating guarantees of equity, fundamental fairness and freedom of speech;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Central Committee of the McHenry County Democratic Party, that the Chairman of the Party is hereby authorized to withdraw said application for participation in the Crystal Lake Gala Parade 2007, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all members of the Central Committee be encouraged to withdraw from said event; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Central Committee members and the Chairman of the Party publicly encourage others to withdraw from said event and in particular contact all elected officials and candidates and request their support of said resolution, until such time that the Gala Parade Committee enforces its rules and regulations uniformly in the interest of equity, fundamental fairness and freedom of speech.

DATED: at Crystal Lake, Illinois, this 20th day of June A.D., 2007.

Thomas J. Cynor Esq., Chairman, McHenry County Democratic Central Committee
Carolyn Quinn, Secretary, McHenry County Democratic Central Committee

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