HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12-03 Bill of Rights DayDeclaring December 15, 2018 as Bill of Rights Day in the City of Englewood
WHEREAS, the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, known
as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on December 15, 1791; and
WHEREAS, December 15, 2018 marks the two hundred and twenty-seventh anniversary of the
ratification of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights recognizes, affirms and protects fundamental human and civil rights
for which persons of all races have struggled for thousands of years; and
WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights is the foundation of American liberty, securing our most fundamental
rights including the freedom to speak, assemble, and practice our faith as we please; and
WHEREAS, to preserve the rights and freedoms secured by the Bill of Rights, our forefathers, and
hundreds of thousands of men and women serving with police agencies and the Armed Forces of the
United States, have sacrificed, suffered and died; and
WHEREAS, the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights deserve perennial
celebration and the sacrifices made to protect the Bill of Rights deserve eternal remembrance; and
WHEREAS, to commemorate the Bill of Rights with a special day honoring the fundamental rights
enshrines and the sacrifices made to create and preserve these rights, and proclaims these rights
to the citizens of the Englewood, to this Nation, and to the World.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Rita Russell, Mayor Pro-Tern of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
proclaims December 15th , 2018 as:
BILL OF RIGHTS DAY
and urge all citizens of Englewood, Colorado, to observe Bill of Rights Day in a manner that brings to
mind the meaning and importance of each of the Ten Amendments contained in the Bill of Rights.
GIVEN under my hand and seal this 3 rd day of December, 2018.
Rita Russell, Mayor Pro5rem