Bill Text: MI SR0082 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to observe September 11–17, 2021, as Patriot Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-09 - Adopted [SR0082 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SR0082-Enrolled.html
MICHIGAN SENATE
Senate Resolution No. 82
Offered by Senators Runestad, Theis, Outman, MacDonald, Johnson, Daley, Bizon, Zorn and VanderWall
A RESOLUTION TO OBSERVE SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2021, AS PATRIOT WEEK
WHEREAS, Whereas, In great reverence to the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001, American citizens must first take time to honor the principles, founders, documents, and symbols of our country’s history; and
WHEREAS, Each year on September 17th, Constitution Day is honored in public schools across the nation; and WHEREAS, The events that led the delegates to sign the Constitution of the United States of America on
September 17, 1787, have significance for every American; and
WHEREAS, The revolution, rule of law, social compact, equality, unalienable rights, and limited government are the first principles upon which our country was founded and flourishes; and
WHEREAS, Exceptional, visionary, and indispensable Americans that have founded and advanced the United States include: James Madison, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Marshall, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Jefferson; and
WHEREAS, The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the congressional resolution forwarding the Constitution to the states, Marbury v Madison, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, Brown v Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the “I Have A Dream” speech are key documents that embody America’s first principles and have advanced American Liberty; and
WHEREAS, The Bennington Flag, Betsy Ross American flag, Suffragist Flag, Fort Sumter Flag, Gadsden Flag, current American flag, and the Michigan state flag are all fundamental, physical symbols of our country’s history and freedom that should be studied and remembered by each citizen; and
WHEREAS, Citizens, educational institutions, government agencies, municipalities, nonprofit, religious, labor, community and business organizations are urged to recognize, participate, and celebrate Patriot Week so that all may offer the reverence that is due to our free republic; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the members of this legislative body observe September 11-17, 2021, as Patriot Week; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we recognize that understanding American history and America’s first principles are indispensable to the survival of our republic as free people; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we encourage each generation to renew the American spirit based on the country’s first principles, historical figures, founding documents, and symbols.
Adopted by the Senate, September 9, 2021.
Secretary of the Senate
