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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />P R O C L A M A T I O N <br />Bill of Rights Day <br />DECEMBER 15, 2014 <br />Whereas <br />,Bill of Rights <br />the necessary states ratified the , the first ten amendments to the United States <br />Constitution, on December 15, 1791; and <br />Whereas <br />Bill of Rights <br />, the protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic <br />human and civil rights; and <br />Whereas <br />, the freedoms of speech and association and the right to due process and equal protection of the <br />Bill of Rights <br />law, as embodied in the , are a model for democratic institutions and laws all over the <br />world; and <br />Whereas <br />, the people of North Carolina stood strong in withholding ratification of the Constitution until <br />Bill of Rights <br />the was added to ensure their inalienable rights; and <br />Whereas <br />, <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners demonstrated its commitment to “upholding the <br />civil rights and civil liberties of all persons in Orange County and their free exercise and enjoyment of <br />any and all rights and privileges secured by our constitutions and laws of the United States, the State of <br />North Carolina, and Orange County,” in a May 20, 2003 approved resolution entitled “A Resolution <br />Regarding the Protection of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties”; and <br />Whereas <br />, the Orange CountyBoard of Commissioners reaffirmed the protections of all its residents by <br />passing “A Resolution Opposing the Use of Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Civil Immigration Law <br />and Policy” on January 23, 2007; <br />Now, Therefore Be It Resolved <br />that we the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby <br />December 15, 2014“BILL OF RIGHTS DAY” <br />proclaim as in Orange Countyand commend this <br />observance to all people. <br />th <br />This,the 9 day of December 2014. <br />___________________________________ <br />Earl McKee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />