[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING LAW DAY AT DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 1996

  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, on May 1, we will commemorate 
Law Day throughout America. The theme of ``liberty under law'' is as 
old as our Republic, and is central to understanding who we are as a 
people. Freedom without just legal restrain becomes license; law not 
moderated by respect for human rights is merely authoritarian.
  At Diablo Valley College in my home district in California, Law Day 
will be celebrated under the theme of ``We the People: The United 
States Constitution--the Original American Dream.'' A ceremony will be 
held at the College's Performing Arts Center and citizens from around 
the Contra Costa region will enjoy a presentation of what our 
Constitution, our laws, and our institutions mean to us all.
  I am pleased to recognize Diablo Valley College for its commitment to 
the legal framework of our society, and most especially the College's 
reaffirmation of the value of our Constitution. The American Dream--a 
dream of ``freedom and justice for all''--is alive and well, and Diablo 
Valley College deserves recognition for its role in honoring some of 
the best of our traditions.

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