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6 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on November 18, 2017, the Chapel Hill High School Men’s Soccer Team won the <br />North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A State Championship; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, under the guidance of Coach Jason Curtis, the team won its 4th state <br />championship; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, through hard work, dedication, teamwork, and commitment, the team brought <br />honor upon themselves, Chapel Hill High School, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City <br />Schools District and Orange County; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />expresses its sincere appreciation and respect for the Chapel Hill High School <br />Men’s Soccer Team and Coach Curtis for their outstanding achievement, and <br />their inspiration to youth across North Carolina through their dedication, <br />teamwork, and athletic prowess. <br /> <br />This the 12th day of December 2017. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Price for <br />the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation honoring the Chapel Hill <br />High School Men’s Soccer Team and Coach Jason Curtis for winning the 2017 State <br />Championship and the players and coaches for representing the community with the highest <br />ideals of sportsmanship and integrity. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />d. Proclamation – Bill of Rights Day <br />The Board considered voting to adopt a proclamation to officially recognize “Bill of <br />Rights Day” in Orange County as December 15, 2017 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />Tara May, Civil Rights Specialist, and Dr. Deborah Stroman, current Chair of the Human <br />Relations Commission (HRC), presented the item. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The United States Constitution was ratified by nine of the thirteen states in 1788. However, <br />residents of the new United States of America were concerned that a centralized government <br />would interfere with states’ rights and restrict individual liberties that the Declaration of <br />Independence proclaimed were inherent and unalienable. <br /> <br />James Madison, a member of the 1st Congress and the “Father of the Constitution”, was <br />charged with reviewing more than 200 proposed changes to the Constitution made by citizens <br />of the new country. Madison proposed 19 amendments to the Constitution. Congress approved <br />12, and 10 of those amendments were ratified by the states. The specific government <br />prohibitions included limiting freedom of expression, religion, assembly and the press; the right <br />to bear arms; not to be a witness against oneself, to due process, to a speedy trial, to confront <br />your accuser, and to a trial by jury; protection against unreasonable search and seizure and <br />cruel and unusual punishment. The Bill of Rights ensured not only states’ rights were protected <br />but also that the government could not restrict those inherent and unalienable rights and <br />freedoms that every person has. The ten amendments, limiting governmental power, were <br />called “The Bill of Rights” and ratified on December 15, 1791. <br />