[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
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 con

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firmed 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 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.
DONALD J. TRUMP