PRINTER'S NO. 1387
No. 168 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, FERLO, TARTAGLIONE, MELLOW, PUNT,
C. WILLIAMS, COSTA, BOSCOLA, REGOLA, TOMLINSON, FONTANA,
KASUNIC, FOLMER AND PILEGGI, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of September 17 through 23, 2007, as
2 "Constitution Week" in Pennsylvania and urging all citizens
3 to reflect on the rights and responsibilities that have been
4 constitutionally bestowed upon us.
5 WHEREAS, It is the privilege and duty of the American people
6 to commemorate the 220th anniversary of the drafting of the
7 Constitution of the United States of America with appropriate
8 ceremonies and activities; and
9 WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a
10 proclamation each year by the President of the United States of
11 America, designating September 17 through 23 as "Constitution
12 Week"; and
13 WHEREAS, Every American shares the legacy of liberty, and we
14 are grateful for the courage, conviction and sacrifice of all
15 those who have helped preserve and uphold the principles of a
16 free society; and
17 WHEREAS, We remember the enduring importance of the
18 Constitution and recognize our ongoing responsibility as
1 citizens to respect and defend the values upon which our nation
2 was founded and for which it stands; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of September 17
4 through 23, 2007, as "Constitution Week" in Pennsylvania and
5 urge all citizens to study the Constitution and reflect on the
6 privilege of being an American and the rights and
7 responsibilities which that privilege involves.
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