Item 4-b - Proclamation - Bill of Rights Day

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2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION itt of Rigbtz ;Dap DECEMBER 15, 2018 Wberen, the necessary states ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, on December 15, 1791; and Wberen, the Bill of Rights protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic human and civil rights; and Wbereao, the freedoms of speech and association and the right to due process and equal protection of the law, as embodied in the Bill of Rights, are a model for democratic institutions and laws all over the world; and Wberea,o, it was the North Carolina convention, held in Hillsborough, which was instrumental regarding the inclusion of a Bill of Rights as part of ratifying the United States Constitution; and Wbereao, the people of North Carolina stood strong in withholding ratification of the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added to ensure their inalienable rights; and Wbereao, the Orange County Board of Commissioners demonstrated its commitment to "upholding the civil rights and civil liberties of all persons in Orange County and their free exercise and enjoyment of any and all rights and privileges secured by our constitutions and laws of the United States, the State of North Carolina, and Orange County," in a May 20, 2003 approved resolution entitled "A Resolution Regarding the Protection of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties"; and Wbereag, the Orange County Board of Commissioners reaffirmed the protections of all its residents by passing "A Resolution Opposing the Use of Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Civil Immigration Law and Policy"on January 23, 2007; RoW, Tberefore We 31t Reooibeb that we the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim December 15, 2018 as "BILL OF RIGHTS DAY" in Orange County and commend this observance to all people. This, the 11th day of December 2018. Penny Rich, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners