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Oakland County adopts merged diplomatic leadership and world peace resolution after heated debate
Summary
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt a merged diplomatic leadership/world peace resolution after amendments and debate. The board approved the measure after adding language to incorporate Commissioner Hoffman's world peace text; opponents had unsuccessfully pushed to restore explicit 'genocide' language.
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 adopted a consolidated resolution reaffirming the county’s role in diplomatic leadership and endorsing principles of peace and human dignity.
The measure, sponsored by Commissioner Bridal Johnson and amended to incorporate language from Commissioner Bob Hoffman’s separate world peace resolution, passed after a roll-call vote that the clerk recorded as 16 yeas and 2 nays. Johnson told the board the amendment merged the complementary texts so the county could speak…
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