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RCS- a~ Imo- 0~-1 <br />DRAFT Attachment 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION TO END THE EXPENDITURE OF THE PUBLIC'S <br />TAX DOLLARS BY THE U.S. CONGRESS FOR EXCESSIVE AND <br />UNAFFORDABLE WARFARE FUNDING <br />WHEREAS, the financial resources available for use by governments at the <br />local, county, state and federal levels in the United States are and must be <br />limited; and <br />WHEREAS, an inordinate level of military expenditure is being made by the U.S. <br />federal government for warfare in Afghanistan; and <br />WHEREAS, the people of Orange County, North Carolina are collectively paying <br />or becoming indebted for approximately 351 million dollars per year (with the <br />national average of approximately $2,600/per person) of their limited financial <br />resources for such warfare which supplies no identified public benefits; and <br />WHEREAS, this warfare creates great and unnecessary harm to the people of <br />the nation of Afghanistan and to U.S. military personnel and their families; and <br />WHEREAS, educational services, infrastructure repairs, other essential public <br />services, and family and private-sector financing in Orange County and <br />throughout the State of North Carolina have been substantially reduced in order <br />for an excessive portion of available financial resources to be diverted from the <br />constructive economy to unnecessary warfare; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT we, the Orange County, North <br />Carolina Board of Commissioners, hereby request North Carolina's member of <br />the U.S. House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District and <br />the U.S. Senate representatives from the State of North Carolina oppose all <br />legislation brought before the U.S. Congress that provides further funding of the <br />U.S. warfare and U.S. military occupation of Afghanistan. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners also requests that these members of Congress take strong and <br />forceful action to influence the full Congress to terminate funding of these military <br />operations. <br />This the 16th day of November 2010. <br />3 <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />