,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #h
 7legislative day1 ,august #g71         
#bjbf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kennedy7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of the week of          
,september #aa through ,september #ag1  
#bjbf1 as ,patriot ,week4  ,whereas the 
events that led to the signing of the   
,constitution of the ,united ,states by 
the delegates to the ,constitutional    
,convention on ,september #ag1 #aghg1   
have significance for every citizen of  
the ,united ,states and are honored in  
public schools across the ,united       
,states on ,constitution ,day1 which is 
,september #ag of each year2 ,whereas   
the rule of law1 the social compact1    
democracy1 liberty1 equality1 and       
unalienable human rights are the        
essential values upon which the ,united 

,states flourishes2 ,whereas diversity  
is one of the greatest strengths of the 
,united ,states1 and the motto inscribed
 on the ,great ,seal of the ,united     
,states1 ,e pluribus unum1 ,latin for   
out of many1 one1 symbolizes that       
individuals in the ,united ,states from 
all walks of life are unified by shared 
values2 ,whereas exceptional1 visionary1
 and indispensable individuals such as  
,thomas ,paine1 ,patrick ,henry1 ,john  
,adams1 ,john ,marshall1 ,george        
,washington1 ,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton1 
,susan ,b4 ,anthony1 ,rosa ,parks1      
,harriet ,tubman1 ,abraham ,lincoln1    
,frederick ,douglass1 ,martin ,luther   
,king1 ,jr41 ,thomas ,jefferson1 and    
,james ,madison founded or advanced the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
,declaration of ,independence1 the      
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
the ,declaration of ,sentiments and     
,resolutions signed in ,seneca ,falls1  
,new ,york1 the ,gettysburg ,address1   
the ,emancipation ,proclamation1 and the

 ,i ,have a ,dream speech delivered by  
,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 express    
sentiments that have advanced liberty in
 the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the  
,bennington flag 7commonly known as the 
#gf flag71 the ,betsy ,ross flag1 the   
current flag of the ,united ,states1 the
 flag of the women's suffrage movement1 
the ,union flag 7commonly known as the  
,fort ,sumter flag71 the ,gadsden flag1 
and the flags of the ,states are        
physical symbols of the history of the  
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the   
designation of the week of ,september   
#aa through ,september #ag1 #bjbf1 as   
,patriot ,week2  7#b7 recognizes that   
understanding the history of the ,united
 ,states and the first principles of the
 ,united ,states is indispensable to the
 survival of the ,united ,states as a   
free people2  7#c7 acknowledges1 in     
great reverence to the victims of the   
,september #aa1 #bjja1 attacks1 that    
citizens of the ,united ,states should  

take time to honor the first principles1
 founders1 documents1 and symbols of    
their history2  7#d7 recognizes that    
each generation should renew the spirit 
of the ,united ,states based on the     
first principles1 historical figures1   
founding documents1 and symbols of the  
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 encourages   
citizens1 schools and other educational 
institutions1 and ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local governments and their agencies to 
recognize and participate in ,patriot   
,week by honoring1 celebrating1 and     
promoting the study of the history of   
the ,united ,states so that all people  
of the ,united ,states may offer the    
reverence that is due to the free       
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