[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49629-49630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20619]



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Vol. 84

Friday,

No. 183

September 20, 2019

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 9929--Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution 
Week, 2019
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                Proclamation 9929 of September 16, 2019

                
Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and 
                Constitution Week, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Two hundred thirty-two years ago, the Framers of the 
                Constitution met in Philadelphia and set our country on 
                a bold course toward forming a more perfect Union. John 
                Adams called the drafting of the Constitution ``the 
                greatest single effort of national deliberation that 
                the world has ever seen,'' and since its ratification, 
                this exceptional document has remained the bedrock of 
                the rule of law for our Nation. On this day and during 
                this week, we celebrate the signing of the Constitution 
                and the American citizens who have devoted their lives 
                to implementing the Framers' vision for the world's 
                grandest and most successful experiment in self-
                government.

                The Founders understood that a self-governing republic 
                requires a free and empowered citizenry. We are 
                therefore grateful that our Constitution is designed, 
                first and foremost, to secure liberty. Through a system 
                of limited Government and checks and balances, the 
                Constitution limits the ability of the State to become 
                an obstacle to human flourishing, while simultaneously 
                enabling the State to serve order, protect rights, and 
                provide public goods.

                Since taking office, I have nominated two Justices to 
                the Supreme Court of the United States who have 
                exhibited a proven commitment to the Constitution. I 
                have also nominated and the Senate has confirmed 150 
                other Federal lower court judges who will faithfully 
                interpret the Constitution and the laws of our Nation. 
                With appropriate respect for the genius of the Framers 
                and in accordance with the rule of law, our Nation's 
                Federal judges should always strive to interpret our 
                laws, including our Constitution as written, regardless 
                of any political or policy preferences they may hold in 
                their capacity as citizens.

                The drafters of our Constitution were committed not to 
                a king or Government but to a belief in the promise of 
                America as a free and prosperous society. To fulfill 
                that promise, they designed a Government and a 
                Constitution that could withstand the inevitable 
                demagoguery, passions, and exigencies that would seek 
                to unmake us as a people. And though the durability of 
                our Constitution has been tested through crises and 
                wars, it has endured. Today and throughout this week, 
                we recognize the magnitude of the Constitution and the 
                unparalleled success of the system of Government it 
                helped create.

                The Congress, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 
                (36 U.S.C. 106), designated September 17 as 
                ``Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,'' and by joint 
                resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108), requested 
                that the President proclaim the week beginning 
                September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as 
                ``Constitution Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2019, 
                as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 
                17, 2019, through September 23, 2019, as Constitution 
                Week. On this day and during this week, we celebrate 
                the citizens and the Constitution that have made 
                America

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                the greatest Nation this world has ever known. In doing 
                so, we recommit ourselves to the enduring principles of 
                the Constitution and thereby ``secure the Blessings of 
                Liberty to ourselves and our posterity.''

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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