2003-03-13                     Senate Journal                      Page 0495
                                                                                                    
HCR 8                                                                                               
Second Reading - Final Passage                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Hoffman, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stevens B, Stevens G, Taylor,                                 
Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Lincoln                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
and so, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8 passed the                                                
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the                               
House.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                             Unfinished Business                                                 
                                                                                                    
Senator Ellis moved that the following statement be adopted as the                                  
Sense of the Senate: "It is the sense of the Alaska Senate that we must                             
not sacrifice our liberty in the name of enhanced security or we may                                
find that we have sacrificed both our liberty and our safety, in which                              
case terrorism will have prevailed. We reaffirm our sworn                                           
commitment to defending the Bill of Rights. Finally, we insist that                                 
measures implemented in the name of security must infringe on no                                    
more of Alaskans' civil liberties than necessary to actually make the                               
public safer." Objections were heard.                                                               
                                                                                                    
President Therriault stated that, in accordance with section 381 of                                 
Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, the document would be                                      
referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Wagoner moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                     
from a call of the Senate from March 24, 8:00 a.m., through March 26,                               
afternoon plane time. Without objection, Senator Wagoner was                                        
excused.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Bunde moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                       
from a call of the Senate from March 14, afternoon plane time,                                      
through March 17, morning plane time. Without objection, Senator                                    
Bunde was excused.