Honor Benazir Bhutto with the Congressional Gold Medal
- von: Michelle Lindsey
- empfänger: United States Congress
Her fight for democracy inspired a nation.
Her courage inspired the world.
Benazir ~ The Light and Legacy of a Martyr ~
Benazir Bhutto made extraordinary choices of bravery and self-sacrifice.
Hers is a legacy born from a courageous life and enshrined forever in the martyrdom of her courageous death.
Joan of Arc was martyred because she fought for and spoke for her beliefs - and because she was willing to pay the ultimate price for continue fighting for, and standing for, and speaking for what she believed in - regardless of anything else.
Patrick Henry who famously said "Give me liberty or give me death," was willing to die - to lay down his life for his vision, hopes, beliefs, and convictions - and his commitment to such was stronger in his heart than the fear of death.
And so, as well, was the life and ultimate sacrifice and martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto.
Her legacy in life, and in death, are the inspiration of millions worldwide: standing up, speaking out, and struggling and fighting for her beliefs, for her vision, and for her hopes for her country, and for the rights, opportunities and freedoms of its people. Her commitment, dedication, and belief in her cause and her vision called her to make the ultimate sacrifice, to pay the ultimate price. It was a sacrifice and a price that, throughout her life, she seemed to know in all her prescience and wisdom that she would one day have to pay. And she marched on. Ever onward. With spirit and strength; with faith in God; with conviction and commitment to her beliefs and her vision and her cause; with hope; and always with courage...undaunted, unblinking, undying courage.
She lives on. And her courage lives on. As is the legacy of a martyr.
Benazir Bhutto was not only a martyr for Pakistan, its people, and their fight for democracy -- she was a martyr for the entire world. She was a martyr for the cause of finding common ground, common purpose, common solutions, tolerance, and understanding between cultures. She was a martyr for the hope and purpose of finding and embracing reconciliation between these worlds and cultures - and toward finding and embracing a peace that would lead the world toward a more hopeful future.
She is a martyr for democracy. She is a martyr for the voice of the voiceless. She is a martyr for human rights, for justice, for tolerance, for equality, for opportunity, for freedom. She is a martyr for peace. She is a martyr for hope. She is a martyr for yesterday, today, and all the bright new tomorrows that will dawn under the luminous sun of her courage, faith, bravery, beauty, and sacrifice. She is a martyr for the ages. She is a martyr for every heart.
The glow from the flame she lit burns brightly across Pakistan and in hearts around the world. As it will forever.
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Why Benazir Bhutto should be posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The core, the heart, the soul of the United States is the very essence of democracy and equality -- the very ideas and ideals for Benazir Bhutto lived and died.
One of our greatest legacies and actions as a nation is - and should be - to support, sustain, and honor the courage and sacrifice of this brave woman who gave her life so that her people and her nation might one day see, and know, and live the freedoms that we enjoy.
By honoring the life and legacy of Benazir Bhutto, we honor the hope, dream, and purpose for which she gave the last full measure -- for which she gave the ultimate sacrifice. The very hope, dream, and purpose for which our nation was founded, and for which Benazir lived and prayed and sacrificed for her nation: that we are all - regardless of creed, culture, or gender - created equal under God, and that we are all endowed by our Creator with the rights of life, of liberty, and of the purpose and pursuit of justice, equality, and freedom.
By honoring Benazir Bhutto, we honor these essential dreams and rights of humanity - and we honor and keep alive the flame of democracy and hope for which she so courageously lived and died.
We salute her sacrifice. We salute her bravery. We salute the hope that lives in the spirit of her memory - and the hope which will be sustained for all generations around the world.
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About the Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest and most distinguished civilian award presented by the Government of the United States.
First awarded in 1776 to General George Washington, there have been over one hundred medals awarded. The highly prestigious medal has been awarded to individuals and groups from all walks of life. It was originally awarded to military leaders for achievement in battle, but became a civilian medal after the Medal of Honor was instituted. The Congressional Gold Medal is presented both for singular acts of exceptional service and for lifetime achievement. Congressional legislation is required to make the medal, and needs at least two-thirds of the House of Representatives to sponsor the legislation to the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth -- and 67 Senators to sponsor it to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Once the legislation is passed, the Congress commissions the U.S Mint to design and create the medal. This ensures that each medal is unique, representing each individual and/or event that it has been awarded for. (from http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com/)
Some of the notable international recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal include:
Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Sir Winston Churchill, Tony Blair, and Queen Beatrix
A few of the notable American recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal:
Robert F. Kennedy, President Harry Truman, President & Mrs. Reagan, Colin Powell, Rosa Parks, Bob Hope, Irving Berlin, Jesse Owens, and Frank Sinatra
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Visit my site in memory of Benazir: www.SupportBenazir.org
To the United States Congress:
We the undersigned ask you to nominate, and posthumously award, the Congressional Gold Medal to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, for her lifetime commitment, dedication, and sacrifice to the cause of democracy and human rights -- a cause and commitment for which she laid down her life.
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Benazir Bhutto made extraordinary choices of bravery and self-sacrifice.
Hers is a legacy born from a courageous life and enshrined forever in the martyrdom of her courageous death.
Joan of Arc was martyred because she fought for and spoke for her beliefs - and because she was willing to pay the ultimate price for continue fighting for, and standing for, and speaking for what she believed in - regardless of anything else.
Patrick Henry who famously said "Give me liberty or give me death," was willing to die - to lay down his life for his vision, hopes, beliefs, and convictions - and his commitment to such was stronger in his heart than the fear of death.
And so, as well, was the life and ultimate sacrifice and martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. Her legacy in life, and in death, are the inspiration of millions worldwide: standing up, speaking out, and struggling and fighting for her beliefs, for her vision, and for her hopes for her country, and for the rights, opportunities and freedoms of its people. Her commitment, dedication, and belief in her cause and her vision called her to make the ultimate sacrifice, to pay the ultimate price. It was a sacrifice and a price that, throughout her life, she seemed to know in all her prescience and wisdom that she would one day have to pay. And she marched on. Ever onward. With spirit and strength; with faith in God; with conviction and commitment to her beliefs and her vision and her cause; with hope; and always with courage...undaunted, unblinking, undying courage.
She lives on. And her courage lives on. As is the legacy of a martyr.
Benazir Bhutto was not only a martyr for Pakistan, its people, and their fight for democracy -- she was a martyr for the entire world. She was a martyr for the cause of finding common ground, common purpose, common solutions, tolerance, and understanding between cultures. She was a martyr for the hope and purpose of finding and embracing reconciliation between these worlds and cultures - and toward finding and embracing a peace that would lead the world toward a more hopeful future.
She is a martyr for democracy. She is a martyr for the voice of the voiceless. She is a martyr for human rights, for justice, for tolerance, for equality, for opportunity, for freedom. She is a martyr for peace. She is a martyr for hope. She is a martyr for yesterday, today, and all the bright new tomorrows that will dawn under the luminous sun of her courage, faith, bravery, beauty, and sacrifice. She is a martyr for the ages. She is a martyr for every heart.
Her fight for democracy inspired a nation. Her courage inspired the world.
The glow from the flame she lit burns brightly across Pakistan and in hearts around the world. As it will forever.
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Why Benazir Bhutto should be posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The core, the heart, the soul of the United States is the very essence of democracy and equality -- the very ideas and ideals for Benazir Bhutto lived and died.
One of our greatest legacies and actions as a nation is - and should be - to support, sustain, and honor the courage and sacrifice of this brave woman who gave her life so that her people and her nation might one day see, and know, and live the freedoms that we enjoy.
By honoring the life and legacy of Benazir Bhutto, we honor the hope, dream, and purpose for which she gave the last full measure -- for which she gave the ultimate sacrifice. The very hope, dream, and purpose for which our nation was founded, and for which Benazir lived and prayed and sacrificed for her nation: that we are all - regardless of creed, culture, or gender - created equal under God, and that we are all endowed by our Creator with the rights of life, of liberty, and of the purpose and pursuit of justice, equality, and freedom.
By honoring Benazir Bhutto, we honor these essential dreams and rights of humanity - and we honor and keep alive the flame of democracy and hope for which she so courageously lived and died.
We salute her sacrifice. We salute her bravery. We salute the hope that lives in the spirit of her memory - and the hope which will be sustained for all generations around the world.
Thank you.
Petition unterzeichnenPetition unterzeichnenWe the undersigned ask you to nominate, and posthumously award, the Congressional Gold Medal to former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, for her lifetime commitment, dedication, and sacrifice to the cause of democracy and human rights -- a cause and commitment for which she laid down her life.
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Benazir Bhutto made extraordinary choices of bravery and self-sacrifice.
Hers is a legacy born from a courageous life and enshrined forever in the martyrdom of her courageous death.
Joan of Arc was martyred because she fought for and spoke for her beliefs - and because she was willing to pay the ultimate price for continue fighting for, and standing for, and speaking for what she believed in - regardless of anything else.
Patrick Henry who famously said "Give me liberty or give me death," was willing to die - to lay down his life for his vision, hopes, beliefs, and convictions - and his commitment to such was stronger in his heart than the fear of death.
And so, as well, was the life and ultimate sacrifice and martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. Her legacy in life, and in death, are the inspiration of millions worldwide: standing up, speaking out, and struggling and fighting for her beliefs, for her vision, and for her hopes for her country, and for the rights, opportunities and freedoms of its people. Her commitment, dedication, and belief in her cause and her vision called her to make the ultimate sacrifice, to pay the ultimate price. It was a sacrifice and a price that, throughout her life, she seemed to know in all her prescience and wisdom that she would one day have to pay. And she marched on. Ever onward. With spirit and strength; with faith in God; with conviction and commitment to her beliefs and her vision and her cause; with hope; and always with courage...undaunted, unblinking, undying courage.
She lives on. And her courage lives on. As is the legacy of a martyr.
Benazir Bhutto was not only a martyr for Pakistan, its people, and their fight for democracy -- she was a martyr for the entire world. She was a martyr for the cause of finding common ground, common purpose, common solutions, tolerance, and understanding between cultures. She was a martyr for the hope and purpose of finding and embracing reconciliation between these worlds and cultures - and toward finding and embracing a peace that would lead the world toward a more hopeful future.
She is a martyr for democracy. She is a martyr for the voice of the voiceless. She is a martyr for human rights, for justice, for tolerance, for equality, for opportunity, for freedom. She is a martyr for peace. She is a martyr for hope. She is a martyr for yesterday, today, and all the bright new tomorrows that will dawn under the luminous sun of her courage, faith, bravery, beauty, and sacrifice. She is a martyr for the ages. She is a martyr for every heart.
Her fight for democracy inspired a nation. Her courage inspired the world.
The glow from the flame she lit burns brightly across Pakistan and in hearts around the world. As it will forever.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why Benazir Bhutto should be posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The core, the heart, the soul of the United States is the very essence of democracy and equality -- the very ideas and ideals for Benazir Bhutto lived and died.
One of our greatest legacies and actions as a nation is - and should be - to support, sustain, and honor the courage and sacrifice of this brave woman who gave her life so that her people and her nation might one day see, and know, and live the freedoms that we enjoy.
By honoring the life and legacy of Benazir Bhutto, we honor the hope, dream, and purpose for which she gave the last full measure -- for which she gave the ultimate sacrifice. The very hope, dream, and purpose for which our nation was founded, and for which Benazir lived and prayed and sacrificed for her nation: that we are all - regardless of creed, culture, or gender - created equal under God, and that we are all endowed by our Creator with the rights of life, of liberty, and of the purpose and pursuit of justice, equality, and freedom.
By honoring Benazir Bhutto, we honor these essential dreams and rights of humanity - and we honor and keep alive the flame of democracy and hope for which she so courageously lived and died.
We salute her sacrifice. We salute her bravery. We salute the hope that lives in the spirit of her memory - and the hope which will be sustained for all generations around the world.
Thank you.
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