Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS: We the people did ordain and establish a Constitution for the United States of America to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity; and

WHEREAS: September 17, 2006 marks the 219^th anniversary of the drafting of the constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and

WHEREAS: It is important that all citizens fully understand the provisions, principles, and meaning of the Constitution so they can support, preserve, and defend it against encroachment; and

WHEREAS: It is fitting and proper to give official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary, and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate the occasion;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 - 23 as

“CONSTITUTION WEEK”

in Lawrence and, with the Betty Washington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, in celebration of Constitution Week, as the citizens of Lawrence to reaffirm the ideals the Farmers of the constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remember that lost rights may never be regained.

Mike Amyx, Mayor

September 5, 2006