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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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DECEMBER 15 , 2018
Vbereao, the necessary states ratified the Bill of Rights , the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution, on December 15 , 1791 ; and
fjerea� , the Bill of Rights protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic
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human and civil rights ; and
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30 ereag, the freedoms of speech and association and the right to due process and equal protection of the
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law, as embodied in the Bill of Rights , are a model for democratic institutions and laws all over the 4
world ; and
Vbereao, it was the North Carolina convention, held in Hillsborough, which was instrumental regarding
the inclusion of a Bill of Rights as part of ratifying the United States Constitution; and
Ifjerea.5 , 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
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Ifjeren , 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
Wbereao, the Orange County Board of Commissioners reaffirmed the protections of all its residents by I;
passing "A Resolution Opposing the Use of Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Civil Immigration Law
and Policy" on January 23 , 2007 ;
,hobo , Tberefore Me It Reoolbeb that we the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby
proclaim December 15 , 2018 as " BILL OF RIGHTS DAY" in Orange County and commend this
observance to all people ,
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