,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ae1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,mc,intyre7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 historical links and friendship between
 ,scotland and the ,united ,states and  
respectfully supporting a truly         
democratic process4  ,whereas the links 
between the people of the ,united       
,states and the people of ,scotland     
includes three centuries of lineage1    
cultural1 political1 military1 and      
economic relations2 ,whereas ,scotland  
has directly influenced the foundation  
of ,united ,states democracy1 individual
 freedom1 self-representation1 and to   
this day this legacy continues2 ,whereas
 ,founding ,father1 ,thomas ,jefferson1 
embodied these ,scottish ,values and    
translated them into the ,united ,states
 ,declaration of ,independence1         

reaffirming that millions of people in  
the ,united ,states have ,scottish roots
 and identify with their ,scottish      
ancestry1 and ,scottish people and      
culture have had a profound effect on   
the ,united ,states throughout its      
history2 ,whereas under the devolution  
settlement1 ,scotland has achieved a    
degree of self-governance1 but not full 
self determination2 ,whereas in         
accordance with an agreement between the
 ,governments of ,scotland and the      
,united ,kingdom1 a referendum will be  
held in ,scotland on ,september #ah1    
#bjad1 on whether ,scotland should be an
 independent country2 and ,whereas1 on  
,june #e1 #bjad1 ,president ,barack     
,obama stated that the decision on      
independence is up to the people of     
,scotland3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7 
believes that the future of ,scotland   
can only be determined by the ,people of
 ,scotland on ,september #ah1 #bjad2    
7#b7 expresses support of the manner in 

which the independence debate is being  
conducted in a peaceful1 inclusive1 and 
democratic way1 and commends it as an   
example to the rest of the world2  7#c7 
expresses deep friendship toward the    
,scottish people2 and  7#d7 believes    
that a strong and prosperous ,scotland  
is important for ,united ,states        
national priorities4