,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,sasse submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t           
disqualify+ a nom9ee to ,f$]al (fice on 
! basis ( memb]%ip 9 ! ,knights (       
,columbus violates ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! religi\s lib]ty   
protect$ by bo? ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t & ! ,no
 ,religi\s ,te/ ,clause ( ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has be5 at ! he>t ( !
 ,am]ican exp]im5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifj1 !  
presid5tial c&idacy ( ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y 0
 met ) significant anti-,ca?olic        
bigotry2 ,:]eas !n ,s5ator ,k5n$y       
respond$ to ! bigotry ) ^! timeless     
words3 ,= :ile ?is ye> x may be a       
,ca?olic aga9/ :om ! f+] ( suspicion is 
po9t$1 9 o!r ye>s x has be51 & may      
som$ay be aga91 a ,jew or a ,quak] or a 
,unit>ian or a ,bapti/4 ''' ,today ,i   
may be ! victim1 b tomorr[ x may be y1  

until ! :ole fabric ( our h>moni\s      
society is ripp$ at a "t ( great        
national p]il42 ,:]eas ! ,knights (     
,columbus 79 ?is preamble ref]r$ to z ! 
,knights7 con/itute ! l>ge/ ,ca?olic    
frat]nal s]vice organization 9 ! _w2    
,:]eas ! ,knights h a pr\d tradition (  
/&+ aga9/ ! =ces ( prejudice &          
oppression1 su* z ! ,ku ,klux ,klan &   
,nazi ,g]many2 ,:]eas ! ,knights are    
f\nd$ on ! pr9ciples ( *>ity1 unity1    
frat]nity1 & patriotism2 & ,:]eas1 9    
#bjag1 ! ,knights made m ?an            
#ahe1jjj1jjj 9 *>itable contributions & 
volunte]$ m ?an #ge1fjj1jjj s]vice h\rs3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !   
,s5ate t disqualify+ a nom9ee to ,f$]al 
(fice on ! basis ( memb]%ip 9 ! ,knights
 ( ,columbus violates clause #c (       
article ,,vi ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 :i* e/abli%es t ,s5ators %all  
be b\nd by ,oa? or ,affirmation1 to     
support ?e ,con/itution & no religi\s   
,te/ %all ev] be requir$ z a            
,qualification to any ,(fice or public  

,tru/ "u ! ,unit$ ,/ates4