,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#f1 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself and  
,mrs4 ,feinstein7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,september   
#bjbj as ,national ,democracy ,month as 
a time to reflect on the contributions  
of the system of government of the      
,united ,states to a more free and      
stable world4  ,whereas1 #b1jjj years   
after the ancient ,greeks laid the      
groundwork for democracy1 the founders  
of the ,united ,states built an even    
greater system of government1 a         
democratic republic1 propelling the     
,united ,states to become the most      
advanced nation in human history2       
,whereas the model of government of the 
,united ,states has been reproduced     
around the world2 ,whereas1 according to
 ,freedom ,house1 more than #a in #c    
people in the world do not live in      

states considered free2 ,whereas the    
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 the ,bill of ,rights1 with the addition
 of the ,reconstruction ,era amendments1
 including the #adth and #aeth          
,amendments1 and the #aith ,amendment1  
enshrine the rights and civil liberties 
of citizens of the ,united ,states1     
including the right to vote in free and 
fair elections2 ,whereas the            
perpetuation of the ideals of democracy 
does not happen on its own and can be   
stalled or reversed2 ,whereas surveys   
show that citizens of the ,united       
,states are losing faith in the         
democratic system2 ,whereas former      
,supreme ,court ,justice ,sandra ,day   
,o',connor said1 ,the practice of       
democracy is not passed down through the
 gene pool4 ,it must be taught and      
learned anew by each generation of      
citizens42 ,whereas ,president ,john ,f4
 ,kennedy said1 ,democracy is never a   
final achievement4 ,it is a call to     
untiring effort1 to continual sacrifice 

and to the willingness1 if necessary1 to
 die in its defense42 ,whereas          
,president ,ronald ,reagan said1        
,democracy is worth dying for1 because  
it's the most deeply honorable form of  
government ever devised by man42        
,whereas ,world ,war ,,ii demonstrated  
the fragility of democracy and the      
civilized life that accompanies         
democracy2 ,whereas ,british ,prime     
,minister ,winston ,churchill observed  
that1 ,indeed it has been said that     
democracy is the worst form of          
,government except for all those other  
forms that have been tried from time to 
time ''' 42 ,whereas ,president ,george 
,washington said the ,united ,states    
must recognize the immense value of the 
national ,union and work towards        
preservation of that ,union with jealous
 anxiety and wrote that the security of 
a free ,constitution may be accomplished
 by teaching the people themselves to   
know and to value their own rights2     
,whereas ,president ,thomas ,jefferson  

wrote1 ,educate and inform the whole    
mass of the people ''' 4 ,they are the  
only sure reliance for the preservation 
of our liberty42 and ,whereas the       
,government of the ,united ,states must 
teach and educate the people by taking  
appropriate actions to highlight and    
emphasize the importance of democratic  
principles and the essential role of    
democratic principles in the freedoms   
and way of life enjoyed by the people of
 the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7          
designates ,september #bjbj as ,national
 ,democracy ,month2  7#b7 encourages    
,states and local governments to        
designate ,september #bjbj as ,national 
,democracy ,month2  7#c7 recognizes the 
celebration of ,national ,democracy     
,month as a time to reflect on the      
contributions of the system of          
government of the ,united ,states to a  
more free and stable world2 and  7#d7   
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,democracy 

,month with appropriate ceremonies and  
activities that-- 7,a7 provide          
appreciation for the system of          
government of the ,united ,states2 and  
7,b7 demonstrate that the people of the 
,united ,states shall never forget the  
sacrifices made by past generations of  
people of the ,united ,states to        
preserve the freedoms and principles of 
the ,united ,states4