HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation proclaiming December 15, 2009 as Bill of Rights Day
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
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DECEMBER 15, 2009
~ljerea~, the necessary states ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the United
States Constitution, on December 15, 1791; and
~ljereag, the Bill of Rights protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement
of basic human and civil rights; and
~herea~, the freedoms of speech and association and the right to due process and equal
protection of the law, as embodied in the Bill of Rights, are a model for democratic institutions
and laws all over the world; and
~ljerea~, the people of North Carolina stood strong in withholding ratification of the
Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added to ensure their inalienable rights; and
~1)erea~, the Orange County Board of Commissioners demonstrated its commitment to
"upholding the civil rights and civil liberties of all persons in Orange County and their free
exercise and enjoyment of any and all rights and privileges secured by our constitutions and laws
of the United States, the State of North Carolina, and Orange County," in a May 20, 2003
approved resolution entitled "A Resolution Regarding the Protection of Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties"; and
~ljereag, the Orange County Board of Commissioners reaffirmed the protections of all its
residents by passing "A Resolution Opposing the Use of Local Law Enforcement to Enforce
Civil Immigration Law and Policy" on January 23, 2007;
~.obu, ~IJerefore ~e ~t ~te~olbeb that we the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby
proclaim December 15, 2009 as "BILL OF RIGHTS DAY" in Orange County and commend
this observance to all people.
This, the 7th day of December 2009.
Valerie Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners