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92_HR0561
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Bill of Rights was adopted by the American
3 nation on the 15th day of December, 1791; and
4 WHEREAS, The Bill of Rights was a necessary part of the
5 new Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention in
6 Philadelphia; and
7 WHEREAS, The Bill of Rights guarantees unalienable rights
8 including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
9 happiness; and
10 WHEREAS, Every member of the Armed Forces of the United
11 States has sworn to support, uphold and defend the
12 Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of
13 Rights, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and
14 WHEREAS, The Armed Forces of the United States are
15 currently engaged in the War Against Terrorism to protect
16 those rights; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we hereby proclaim the 15th day of December, 2001 and each
20 15th day of December thereafter as "Bill of Rights Day" in
21 the State of Illinois; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
23 delivered to the President of the United States and to each
24 member of the Illinois congressional delegation.