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basildestinySo I wrote this letter to my state's senator through the contact link on the website that I read. Maybe I should call his office too. We'll see if I get a response.
Prefix: Ms
First Name: Janina
Last Name: Robbins
Address 1: *** ************ Road
City: Oak Ridge
State: TN
Zip Code: 37830
Home Phone: (865)***-****
Work Phone: (865)***-****
E-mail: robbinsjay@*********.com
What is your general topic? - Other
Message:
Senator Alexander,
On June 16th, you may or may not be aware that Michael Moore published an article on his website (here is the article: http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php
?pageNumber=3) My question is certainly inspired by this article. Regardless of how Mr. Moore interpretted the event, I was curious why this bill was opposed. I would imagine because it should just be ethical NOT to lynch people or maybe because the bill included something extra that was just plain rediculous. However, I believe we should all be held accountable for our actions so I pose the question to you. Why was this bill opposed by
yourself and several of your peers?
Thank you for your time,
Janina Robbins
So I sent that, but I cannot figure out which bill this was that he voted against. It's a bill to make lynching a federal offense so that the feds could get involved. Upon further research, I've discovered it is Senate resolution 442. S.RES.442
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and their descendants for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 9/29/2004) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.RES.442
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and their descendants for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 9/29/2004) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
9/29/2004--Introduced.
Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.
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MAJOR ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
***NONE***
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ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
9/29/2004:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9956-9958)
9/29/2004:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9956)
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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
***NONE***
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COSPONSORS(1), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Allen, George [VA] - 9/29/2004
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COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
Senate Judiciary Referral, In Committee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
Upon even further research, (gotta love porting numbers from Suncom in the middle of a merger with Cingular, it equals LONG HOLD TIMES) it appears that the bill was renamed.
S.RES.39
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 2/7/2005) Cosponsors (88)
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
6/13/2005--Passed Senate, without amendment. (There is 1 other summary)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.
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MAJOR ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/7/2005 Introduced/originated in Senate
6/13/2005 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
6/13/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/7/2005:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1059-1061)
2/7/2005:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1059)
6/13/2005:
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
6/13/2005:
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6364-6388)
6/13/2005:
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)
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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
POPULAR TITLE(S):
Lynching Victims Senate Apology resolution (identified by CRS)
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
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COSPONSORS(88), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] - 2/7/2005 Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] - 2/7/2005
Sen Allen, George [VA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Baucus, Max [MT] - 6/13/2005
Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 2/7/2005 Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 2/7/2005
Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 6/14/2005 Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] - 6/13/2005
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] - 2/7/2005
Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] - 6/13/2005 Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] - 6/13/2005
Sen Burr, Richard [NC] - 6/9/2005 Sen Byrd, Robert C. [WV] - 6/7/2005
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 6/8/2005 Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] - 6/9/2005
Sen Chafee, Lincoln [RI] - 6/13/2005 Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] - 6/13/2005
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 6/9/2005 Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] - 6/7/2005
Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] - 6/7/2005 Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 2/7/2005
Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] - 6/14/2005 Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] - 2/7/2005
Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] - 6/7/2005 Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] - 6/15/2005
Sen Dayton, Mark [MN] - 2/7/2005 Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] - 6/8/2005
Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] - 6/13/2005 Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Dole, Elizabeth [NC] - 6/13/2005 Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] - 6/8/2005
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] - 6/9/2005 Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 2/7/2005
Sen Ensign, John [NV] - 2/7/2005 Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 2/7/2005
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Frist, William H. [TN] - 2/7/2005
Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] - 6/9/2005 Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] - 6/15/2005
Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] - 2/7/2005 Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] - 6/16/2005 Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] - 6/20/2005
Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] - 6/13/2005 Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 6/9/2005
Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] - 6/13/2005 Sen Jeffords, James M. [VT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] - 2/7/2005 Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 2/28/2005 Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] - 2/7/2005
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 2/7/2005 Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 2/7/2005 Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] - 2/17/2005 Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 2/7/2005
Sen Martinez, Mel [FL] - 6/13/2005 Sen McCain, John [AZ] - 2/7/2005
Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] - 6/13/2005 Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 6/7/2005
Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] - 6/14/2005 Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 6/7/2005
Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] - 2/7/2005 Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] - 6/9/2005
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 2/17/2005 Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] - 2/7/2005
Sen Reed, Jack [RI] - 6/14/2005 Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 2/7/2005
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] - 6/13/2005 Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] - 6/13/2005
Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] - 2/17/2005 Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] - 2/17/2005
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] - 2/28/2005 Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 2/7/2005
Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] - 6/13/2005 Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] - 6/20/2005
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 2/7/2005 Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 2/17/2005 Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] - 2/7/2005
Sen Talent, Jim [MO] - 2/7/2005 Sen Thune, John [SD] - 6/13/2005
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 2/17/2005 Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] - 6/14/2005
Sen Warner, John [VA] - 6/13/2005 Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 6/13/2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
Senate Judiciary Referral, Discharged
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
So the resolution passed the Senate. What does the bill do? It officially apologizes to the familes of lynching victims and it is a vow to remember how devastating lynching can be. Does it make it a federal offense? Nope. Does it change the past? Nope. Why this is a bill, I'm actually quite uncertain. I guess a bill will make it more official or more sincerely apologetic for what happened.
Lynching is bad, mmmkay?
~Bas
Prefix: Ms
First Name: Janina
Last Name: Robbins
Address 1: *** ************ Road
City: Oak Ridge
State: TN
Zip Code: 37830
Home Phone: (865)***-****
Work Phone: (865)***-****
E-mail: robbinsjay@*********.com
What is your general topic? - Other
Message:
Senator Alexander,
On June 16th, you may or may not be aware that Michael Moore published an article on his website (here is the article: http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php
?pageNumber=3) My question is certainly inspired by this article. Regardless of how Mr. Moore interpretted the event, I was curious why this bill was opposed. I would imagine because it should just be ethical NOT to lynch people or maybe because the bill included something extra that was just plain rediculous. However, I believe we should all be held accountable for our actions so I pose the question to you. Why was this bill opposed by
yourself and several of your peers?
Thank you for your time,
Janina Robbins
So I sent that, but I cannot figure out which bill this was that he voted against. It's a bill to make lynching a federal offense so that the feds could get involved. Upon further research, I've discovered it is Senate resolution 442. S.RES.442
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and their descendants for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 9/29/2004) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.RES.442
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and their descendants for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 9/29/2004) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jump to: Summary, Major Actions, All Actions, Titles, Cosponsors, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments, Summary
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY AS OF:
9/29/2004--Introduced.
Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
9/29/2004:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9956-9958)
9/29/2004:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9956)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COSPONSORS(1), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Allen, George [VA] - 9/29/2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
Senate Judiciary Referral, In Committee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
Upon even further research, (gotta love porting numbers from Suncom in the middle of a merger with Cingular, it equals LONG HOLD TIMES) it appears that the bill was renamed.
S.RES.39
Title: A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 2/7/2005) Cosponsors (88)
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jump to: Summary, Major Actions, All Actions, Titles, Cosponsors, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments, Summary
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY AS OF:
6/13/2005--Passed Senate, without amendment. (There is 1 other summary)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that the Senate: (1) apologizes to the victims and survivors of lynching for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation; (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and most solemn regrets to the descendants of such victims whose ancestors were deprived of life, human dignity, and the constitutional protections accorded all other U.S. citizens; and (3) remembers the history of lynching, to ensure that these personal tragedies will be neither forgotten nor repeated.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAJOR ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/7/2005 Introduced/originated in Senate
6/13/2005 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
6/13/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALL ACTIONS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/7/2005:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1059-1061)
2/7/2005:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1059)
6/13/2005:
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
6/13/2005:
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6364-6388)
6/13/2005:
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6364-6365)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
POPULAR TITLE(S):
Lynching Victims Senate Apology resolution (identified by CRS)
OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COSPONSORS(88), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] - 2/7/2005 Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] - 2/7/2005
Sen Allen, George [VA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Baucus, Max [MT] - 6/13/2005
Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 2/7/2005 Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 2/7/2005
Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 6/14/2005 Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] - 6/13/2005
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] - 2/7/2005
Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] - 6/13/2005 Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] - 6/13/2005
Sen Burr, Richard [NC] - 6/9/2005 Sen Byrd, Robert C. [WV] - 6/7/2005
Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 6/8/2005 Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] - 6/9/2005
Sen Chafee, Lincoln [RI] - 6/13/2005 Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] - 6/13/2005
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 6/9/2005 Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] - 6/7/2005
Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] - 6/7/2005 Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 2/7/2005
Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] - 6/14/2005 Sen Corzine, Jon S. [NJ] - 2/7/2005
Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] - 6/7/2005 Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] - 6/15/2005
Sen Dayton, Mark [MN] - 2/7/2005 Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] - 6/8/2005
Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] - 6/13/2005 Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Dole, Elizabeth [NC] - 6/13/2005 Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] - 6/8/2005
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] - 6/9/2005 Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 2/7/2005
Sen Ensign, John [NV] - 2/7/2005 Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 2/7/2005
Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 2/7/2005 Sen Frist, William H. [TN] - 2/7/2005
Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] - 6/9/2005 Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] - 6/15/2005
Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] - 2/7/2005 Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] - 6/16/2005 Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] - 6/20/2005
Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] - 6/13/2005 Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 6/9/2005
Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] - 6/13/2005 Sen Jeffords, James M. [VT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] - 2/7/2005 Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 2/28/2005 Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] - 2/7/2005
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 2/7/2005 Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Levin, Carl [MI] - 2/7/2005 Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 2/7/2005
Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] - 2/17/2005 Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 2/7/2005
Sen Martinez, Mel [FL] - 6/13/2005 Sen McCain, John [AZ] - 2/7/2005
Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] - 6/13/2005 Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] - 6/7/2005
Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] - 6/14/2005 Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 6/7/2005
Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] - 2/7/2005 Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] - 6/9/2005
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 2/17/2005 Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] - 2/7/2005
Sen Reed, Jack [RI] - 6/14/2005 Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 2/7/2005
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] - 6/13/2005 Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] - 6/13/2005
Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] - 2/17/2005 Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] - 2/17/2005
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] - 2/28/2005 Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 2/7/2005
Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] - 6/13/2005 Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] - 6/20/2005
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 2/7/2005 Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 2/7/2005
Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] - 2/17/2005 Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] - 2/7/2005
Sen Talent, Jim [MO] - 2/7/2005 Sen Thune, John [SD] - 6/13/2005
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 2/17/2005 Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] - 6/14/2005
Sen Warner, John [VA] - 6/13/2005 Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] - 6/13/2005
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COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
Senate Judiciary Referral, Discharged
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
So the resolution passed the Senate. What does the bill do? It officially apologizes to the familes of lynching victims and it is a vow to remember how devastating lynching can be. Does it make it a federal offense? Nope. Does it change the past? Nope. Why this is a bill, I'm actually quite uncertain. I guess a bill will make it more official or more sincerely apologetic for what happened.
Lynching is bad, mmmkay?
~Bas
