Resolution
League of United Latin American Citizens
lntroduced by Rosa Rosales
Past LULAC National President and President, LULAC Council #4811
lrma Muñiz LULAC Council #4811

Resolution in Support of the Humanitarian Release of Ramsey Muñiz

WHEREAS, Ramiro "Ramsey" Muñiz, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, received a Juris Doctor Degree from Baylor School of Law; and

WHEREAS, Ramsey Muñiz, a leader during the Civil Rights Movement, fought for justice and equality for Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latinos; and

WHEREAS, Ramsey Muñiz was a Texas gubernatorial candidate in 1972 and 1974 for La Raza Unida Party, an independent political party; and

WHEREAS, Ramsey Muñiz gave Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latinos a voice in the political arena and his contributions are recognized and noted as part of Texas history; and

WHEREAS, key information was withheld in the Ramsey Muñiz trial and he was denied his constitutional rights granted by the 5th Amendment - Due Process of the Law, and the 14th Amendment - Equal Protection Under the Law; and

WHEREAS, Ramsey Muñiz is serving a sentence of life without parole, which constitutes cruel and unusual punishment; and

WHEREAS, Ramsey Muñiz, who is 68 years of age, and others who are wrongly incarcerated endure great suffering as well as their families; and

WHEREAS, LULAC is the oldest and largest Latino organization that supports civil rights for all citizens including those who are unjustly incarcerated; and

THEREFORE BE lT RESOLVED, that the League of United Latin American Citizens supports all efforts to free Ramsey Muñiz and requests the support of President BarackObama in granting him an immediate Commutation of Sentence.

Executed this 1st day of July, 2011, at the 82nd LULAC National Convention, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rosa Rosales
President. LULAC Council #4811