| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2250 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, On September 17, 1787, our nation's foundational |
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| 6 | 6 | | document was signed by 39 brave men who changed the course of |
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| 7 | 7 | | history, and each year, we celebrate the anniversary of that |
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| 8 | 8 | | momentous milestone as Constitution Day; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This important observance was established in 2004, |
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| 10 | 10 | | when the U.S. Congress passed a bill designating September 17 as |
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| 11 | 11 | | the day for citizens to reflect upon the ideals of freedom set forth |
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| 12 | 12 | | and realized in the U.S. Constitution; in addition, the legislation |
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| 13 | 13 | | requires the teaching of the Constitution in schools so that our |
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| 14 | 14 | | future generations will understand the importance of this document, |
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| 15 | 15 | | which embodies liberty and freedom; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The world's oldest written national charter of |
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| 17 | 17 | | government, the Constitution created the framework for federal |
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| 18 | 18 | | governance, and its opening words, "We the People," affirm that the |
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| 19 | 19 | | government of the United States exists to serve the country's |
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| 20 | 20 | | citizens; the framers wisely separated and balanced governmental |
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| 21 | 21 | | powers to safeguard the principle of majority rule and minority |
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| 22 | 22 | | rights, the ideals of liberty and equality, and the interests of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | federal and state governments; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In its first three articles, the Constitution |
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| 25 | 25 | | established a republic representative form of government composed |
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| 26 | 26 | | of three separate branches, the legislative, executive, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | judicial; a system of checks and balances limits the powers of each |
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| 28 | 28 | | branch; two years after the signing, 10 amendments, known as the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Bill of Rights, were added to guarantee specific civil liberties; |
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| 30 | 30 | | and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, A covenant that continues to shape our daily lives, |
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| 32 | 32 | | the U.S. Constitution has served as the cornerstone of our republic |
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| 33 | 33 | | for more than two centuries, and it has become an internationally |
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| 34 | 34 | | celebrated model for creating a system of government of the people, |
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| 35 | 35 | | by the people, and for the people; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby recognize September 17, 2023, as Constitution |
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| 38 | 38 | | Day and encourage all Texans to learn more about the United States |
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| 39 | 39 | | Constitution and its vital role in the preservation of the rights |
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| 40 | 40 | | and freedoms of all Americans. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Price |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2250 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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