Orange County, North Carolina, Board of Commissioners Bill of Rights Day Proclamation

December 11, 2007

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Whereas, the necessary states ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, on December 15, 1791; and

Whereas, the Bill of Rights protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic human and civil rights; and

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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

Whereas, 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 resolution passed on May 20, 2003; and

Whereas, 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.

Now, Therefore, I, [_______________], Chair of the Orange County Commissioners, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim December 15, 2007, as “BILL OF RIGHTS DAY” in Orange County and commend this observance to all people.

This, the 11th day of December 2007
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Chair, Orange County Commissioners