HOUSE RESOLUTION By Representatives Shallenburger and King, Boston, Bryant, Cornfield, Donovan, Jennison, Lawrence, Lloyd, Mollenkamp, Myers, Neufeld, Shore, M. Smith, Snowbarger, Vickry, Wagle and E. Wells. A RESOLUTION memorializing Congress to refrain from enacting or amending any legislation that would define certain sexual or life-style preferences as having protected class status. WHEREAS, In this great nation, ALL citizens regardless of race, creed, color, gender or age have equal fundamental rights and have equal protection under the law; and WHEREAS, These fundamental rights include the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as stated by our founders in the Declaration of Independence; and WHEREAS, The sexual and life-style preferences of all of our citizens are matters for individual decisions and such decisions are entitled to equal protection under the law. However such preferences of some people are not entitled to have priority over the preferences of any of our other citizens: Now, therefore, Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas: That we memorialize Congress to refrain from enacting or amending any legislation that defines certain sexual or life-style preferences as having protected class status; and Be it further resolved: That the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be directed to send enrolled copies of this resolution to each member of the Kansas Congressional Delegation.