PRINTER'S NO. 2877

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 468 Session of 2003

        INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
           BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COLEMAN,
           CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DENLINGER,
           DiGIROLAMO, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
           GEIST, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHART,
           HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES,
           KELLER, LEACH, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, McGILL, McILHATTAN,
           McILHINNEY, R. MILLER, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW,
           REED, ROBERTS, ROHRER, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SAYLOR,
           SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
           T. STEVENSON, TIGUE, TRUE, TURZAI, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
           YOUNGBLOOD, NAILOR, GABIG AND WEBER, NOVEMBER 10, 2003

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           NOVEMBER 10, 2003

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing December 11 through 17, 2003, as "Bill of Rights
     2     Week" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States, while being
     4  an extraordinary map for self-government when it was first
     5  drafted, did not contain a specific proclamation of the rights
     6  of an individual; and
     7     WHEREAS, In response to the Constitution's lack of such a
     8  declaration, the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of
     9  Rights, were ratified; and
    10     WHEREAS, The Bill of Rights guarantees the most fundamental
    11  individual freedoms of the American people and has been crucial
    12  to the legal and political development of the United States; and

     1     WHEREAS, The Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of
     2  Pennsylvania also affirms and protects the inalienable rights
     3  all citizens enjoy; and
     4     WHEREAS, Students across this Commonwealth should be taught
     5  about the importance and purpose of the rights declared by the
     6  Federal and State Constitutions; therefore be it
     7     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
     8  December 11 through 17, 2003, as "Bill of Rights Week" in
     9  Pennsylvania and urge all people, especially students, to
    10  reflect on the significance and effect of these declarations of
    11  rights.













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