,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjae ,mr4 
,leahy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lee7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,commemorat+ !  
#aej? anniv]s>ies ( ! ratification ( !  
#ac?1 #ad?1 & #ae? ,am5dm5ts to !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 (t5     
ref]r$ to z ! ,second ,f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas1 9 #aghg1 delegates f ! 
orig9al #ac ,/ates ga!r$ 9 ,philadelphia
 to propose & ratify a new guid+ *>t]1 !
 ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 = ! "y 
republic2 ,:]eas ,george ,wa%+ton1      
,james ,madison1 & ! o!r delegates      
manag$ to craft ! mo/ durable =m (      
gov]nm5t 9 _w hi/ory1 "o t provid$ = its
 own revision &1 !re=e1 all[$ future    
g5]ations to cont9ue to build a 8m      
p]fect ,union02 ,:]eas foll[+ ! ,civil  
,w>1 ,presid5t ,l9coln & 8 g5]ation did 
j t1 ratify+ a s]ies ( trans=mational   
am5dm5ts t gave ! ,unit$ ,/ates :at     
,l9coln promis$ at ,gettysburg1 8a new  

bir? ( fre$om02 ,:]eas ! ,second ,f\nd+ 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates began 9 e>ne/ on      
,janu>y #ca1 #ahfe1 :5 ,congress pass$ !
 #ac? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates & s5t x to ! ,/ates =     
ratification2 ,:]eas ! next day1        
,presid5t ,l9coln sign$ ! #ac? ,am5dm5t 
to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
call+ x a 8,k+'s cure0 = ! evil (       
slav]y2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
ratifi$ ! #ac? ,am5dm5t to !            
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on       
,decemb] #f1 #ahfe1 bann+ slav]y & =c$  
labor2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates next
 ratifi$ ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to !           
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ,july 
#i1 #ahfh1 en%r9+ a ho/ ( new           
con/itutional gu>antees2 ,:]eas ! #ad?  
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates grant$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5%ip to
 ev]yone born on ! soil (1 & subject to 
! jurisdiction (1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
protect$ fundam5tal rights l free spee* 
f ,/ate abuses1 ensur$ due process ( law
 = ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & gu>ante$    

equality = all ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ratifi$ !  
#ae? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates on ,febru>y #c1 #ahgj1    
gu>antee+ ! "r to vote free f racial    
discrim9ation2 ,:]eas ! ratification (  
?is s]ies ( am5dm5ts truly con/itut$ a  
8,second ,f\nd+0 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
,:]eas ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,second    
,f\nd+ occurs ov] ! c\rse ( ! next #e   
ye>s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 commemorates ! #aej? anniv]s>ies ( 
! ratification ( ! #ac?1 #ad?1 & #ae?   
,am5dm5ts to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates - ! ,second ,f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 designates ! ye> ( #bjae z
 ! ,sesquic5t5nial ( ,our ,nation's     
,second ,f\nd+1 ,new ,bir? ( ,fre$om3   
,commemorat+ ! ,?irte5?1 ,f\rte5?1 &    
,fifte5? ,am5dm5ts2  7#c7 enc\rages     
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts to jo9 9 !      
,sesquic5t5nial celebration by organiz+ 
appropriate c]emonies1 activities1 &    
educational outrea*2 &  7#d7 enc\rages !
 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to explore ! hi/ory

 & significance ( ! ,second ,f\nd+ & to 
celebrate ! cont9u+ importance to our   
,con/itution & to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( !   
#ac?1 #ad?1 & #ae? ,am5dm5ts to !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4