Amended in Assembly May 30, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 59

Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Ting, Wagner, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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May 13, 2013

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 59—Relative to Constitution Week.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 59, as amended, Waldron. Constitution Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of September 17 through 22, 2013, as Constitution Week and urge California citizens to reaffirm the ideals of the framers of the Constitution of 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that lost rights might never be regained.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States of America,
the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of limited
government in a republic dedicated to the rule of law; and

WHEREAS, September 17, 2013, will mark the 226th
anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States
of America by the Constitutional Convention; and

WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a
proclamation each year by the President of the United States of
America designating September 17 through 22 as Constitution
Week; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to accord official recognition
to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary, and
to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate the occasion;
now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
September 17 through 22, 2013, as Constitution Week and urges
all Californians to reaffirm the ideals of the framers of the
Constitution of 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms
guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties,
remembering that lost rights might never be regained; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.