Bill of Rights Day

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on December 15, 1791; and

WHEREAS, December 15, 2015 marks the two hundred and twenty-fourth anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights recognizes, affirms and protects fundamental human and civil rights for which persons of all races have struggled for thousands of years; and

WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights is the foundation of American liberty, securing our most fundamental rights including the freedom to speak, assemble, and practice our faith as we please; and

WHEREAS, to preserve the rights and freedoms secured by the Bill of Rights, our forefathers, and hundreds of thousands of men and women serving with police agencies and the Armed Forces of the United States, have sacrificed, suffered and died; and

WHEREAS, the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights deserve perennial celebration and the sacrifices made to protect the Bill of Rights deserve eternal remembrance; and

WHEREAS, to commemorate the Bill of Rights with a special day honoring the fundamental rights it enshrines and the sacrifices made to create and preserve these rights, and proclaims these rights to the citizens of this state, to this Nation, and to the World:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim December 15, 2015, as

Bill of Rights Day

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 24th day of November 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor