,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ebe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1 #bjah ,mr4  
,grassley 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,septemb] #bjah
 z ,national ,democracy ,mon? z a "t to 
reflect on ! contributions ( ! sy/em (  
gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a m free &
 /able _w4  ,:]eas1 #b1jjj ye>s aft] !  
anci5t ,greeks laid ! gr\ndwork =       
democracy1 ! f\nd]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
built an ev5 great] sy/em ( gov]nm5t1 a 
democratic republic1 propell+ ! ,unit$  
,/ates to become ! mo/ advanc$ nation 9 
human hi/ory2 ,:]eas ! model ( gov]nm5t 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has be5 reproduc$     
ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,fre$om  
,h\se1 despite ! expansion ( democracy  
worldwide1 today m ?an #a 9 #c p 9 ! _w 
d n live 9 /ates consid]$ free2 ,:]eas !
 ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
,bill ( ,rights1 ) ! addition ( !       
,recon/ruction ,era am5dm5ts1 includ+ ! 

#ad? & #ae? ,am5dm5ts1 & ! #ai?         
,am5dm5t1 en%r9e ! rights & civil       
lib]ties ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
includ+ ! "r to vote 9 free & fair      
elections2 ,:]eas ! p]petuation ( !     
ideals ( democracy does n happ5 on its  
own1 & c be /all$ or rev]s$2 ,:]eas     
surveys %[ t citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
are los+ fai? 9 ! democratic sy/em2     
,:]eas1 accord+ to a /udy publi%$ 9 !   
,j\rnal ( ,democracy--  7#a7 #ia p]c5t (
 "y p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! #aicjs ?\ght
 x ess5tial to live 9 a democracy2  7#b7
 only #cj p]c5t ( "y p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 9 #bjah ?9k t x is ess5tial to live 9 a
 democracy2 &  7#c7 #bd p]c5t ( "y p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjah ?9k t democracy  
is a bad or v bad way ( runn+ ! c\ntry2 
,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se conclud$ t         
,democracy z ! _w's dom9ant =m (        
gov]nm5t is "u great] ?reat ?an at any  
po9t 9 ! la/ #be ye>s2 ,:]eas =m]       
,supreme ,c\rt ,ju/ice ,s&ra ,day       
,o',connor said ,! practice ( democracy 
is n pass$ d[n ?r\gh ! g5e pool4 ,x mu/ 

be taught & le>n$ anew by ea* g5]ation (
 citiz5s2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,john ,f4    
,k5n$y said ,democracy is nev] a f9al   
a*ievem5t4 ,x is a call to ef=t1 to     
sacrifice1 & a will+ness to live & to   
die 9 its def5se2 ,:]eas ,presid5t      
,ronald ,reagan said ,democracy is wor? 
dy+ =1 because x's ! mo/ deeply         
honorable =m ( gov]nm5t ev] devis$ by   
man2 ,:]eas ,_w ,w> ,,ii demon/rat$ !   
fragility ( democracy & its accompany+  
civiliz$ life2 ,:]eas ,briti% ,prime    
,m9i/] ,w9/on ,*ur*ill obs]v$ t         
,democracy is ! wor/ =m ( gov]nm5t1     
except = all ! o!rs t h ev] be5 tri$2   
,:]eas ,presid5t ,george ,wa%+ton said !
 ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ recognize ! imm5se   
value ( ! national ,union & "w t[>ds its
 pres]vation ) jeal\s anxiety & wrote t 
! security ( a free ,con/itution may be 
accompli%$ by tea*+ ! p !mselves to "k &
 to value _! own rights2 ,:]eas         
,presid5t ,?omas ,jeff]son wrote        
,educate & in=m ! :ole mass ( ! p ''' 4 
,!y are ! only sure reliance = !        

pres]vation ( our lib]ty2 & ,:]eas      
evid5ce ( ! dim9ution ( /rong support = 
democratic pr9ciples 9 rec5t ye>s among 
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates sugge/s !     
gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ once m   
tea* & educate ! p by tak+ appropriate  
actions to highlight & emphasize !      
importance ( democratic pr9ciples & _!  
ess5tial role 9 our fre$oms & way (     
life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 designates ,septemb] #bjah z       
,national ,democracy ,mon?2  7#b7       
enc\rages ,/ates & local gov]nm5ts to   
designate ,septemb] #bjah z ,national   
,democracy ,mon?2  7#c7 recognizes !    
celebration ( ,national ,democracy ,mon?
 z a "t to reflect on ! contributions ( 
! sy/em ( gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
a m free & /able _w2 &  7#d7 enc\rages !
 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national
 ,democracy ,mon? ) appropriate         
c]emonies & activities t-- 7,a7 provide 
appreciation = ! sy/em ( gov]nm5t ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 demon/rate t ! p 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all nev] =get !      

sacrifices made by pa/ g5]ations ( p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to pres]ve ! fre$oms &   
pr9ciples ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4