[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26121-26122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09555]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10376 of April 28, 2022

                
Law Day, U.S.A., 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America is unique among the nations of the world 
                because we were not built around any particular tribe, 
                religion, or ethnicity--instead, we were built around 
                an idea: that all people are created equally and 
                deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives. 
                Though we have never fully lived up to that idea, we 
                have never walked away from it either. It is an idea 
                that serves as the heart of American democracy, 
                enshrined in our Constitution 235 years ago on a summer 
                day in Philadelphia. To uphold those fundamental 
                principles of equality, ``We the People'' would stand 
                sovereign in America as stewards and subjects of the 
                law--and ours would be, in the words of John Adams, ``a 
                government of laws, and not of men.''

                On Law Day, U.S.A., we recommit to extending the full 
                promise of America to all Americans and to building a 
                Nation in which the extraordinary power vested in ``We 
                the People'' truly and equally reflects all of us. This 
                year's Law Day theme, ``Toward a More Perfect Union: 
                The Constitution in Times of Change,'' is a reflection 
                of this critical moment of reckoning for our democracy. 
                The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our communities 
                has put a spotlight on lingering inequities that we 
                must continue to address head on. Together, we must 
                build a better America, anchored by the rule of law, to 
                ensure that every one of us can live lives of limitless 
                possibility. Amid unprecedented threats to democracy 
                both here at home and across the globe, the world is 
                watching America to see whether we can meet this 
                moment.

                The rule of law is the cornerstone for extending the 
                Nation's full promise to all of our people, including 
                those who were originally excluded when our country was 
                founded. Since my first day in office, I have taken 
                action to ensure that everyone--regardless of race, 
                gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, 
                religion, disability, income, or zip code--is ensured 
                equal justice under the law and is entitled to an equal 
                place in our democracy. My Administration continues to 
                fight for voting rights legislation to protect that 
                most sacred of rights from discriminatory and 
                burdensome constraints, and continues to promote 
                information about the election process and 
                opportunities to register to vote.

                The ongoing fight to strengthen American democracy 
                informs our ability to support similar efforts around 
                the world--including the heroic resistance of the 
                Ukrainian people in the unprovoked and unjustified war 
                Russia has thrust upon them. Their fight is part of a 
                larger fight for essential democratic principles that 
                unite all free people: the rule of law; free and fair 
                elections; the freedom to speak, to write, and to 
                assemble; the freedom to worship as one chooses; and 
                the freedom of the press. These principles are 
                essential in a free society, and we are leading efforts 
                to advance good governance, transparency, and 
                accountability and root out the corruption that 
                undermines democratic institutions both at home and 
                abroad.

                This is a commitment we must all share. The Robert F. 
                Kennedy Department of Justice Building bears an 
                inscription from Plato: ``Justice in the life and 
                conduct of the State is possible only as first it 
                resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.'' Our 
                hearts and souls are up to the task.

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                On this Law Day, U.S.A., I encourage my fellow 
                Americans to join me in pursuing the path of inclusion 
                and equity over exclusion and hate, so that we may 
                continue to perfect our Union and pass on a stronger 
                democracy for generations to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, in accordance with Public 
                Law 87-20, as amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2022, 
                as Law Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to 
                acknowledge the importance of our Nation's legal and 
                judicial systems with appropriate ceremonies and 
                activities, and to display the flag of the United 
                States in support of this national observance.

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

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