2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-018
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Grantham and Todd, Baumgardner, Cooke, Crowder,
       Holbert, Marble, Neville T., Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Tate, Woods, Aguilar,
       Carroll, Donovan, Garcia, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Jahn, Johnston, Jones,
       Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Newell,
       Roberts, Steadman, Ulibarri, Cadman;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Buck and Singer, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K.,
       Brown, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore,
       Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee,
       Leonard, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro,
       Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom,
       Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil,
       Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young, Hullinghorst.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MARCH 16 AS
       LIBERTY DAY, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
       ESTABLISHING MARCH 2016 AS LIBERTY MONTH. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The liberties we have today were established in our
       founding documents, namely the Declaration of Independence and the
       United States Constitution with its Bill of Rights; and
       
          WHEREAS, James Madison was a contributing author of the Virginia
       Plan, used during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the model for
       forming a constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation; and
       
          WHEREAS, As one of the authors of the essays now known as the
       Federalist Papers, James Madison helped educate the public about the
       aims, merits, and context of the new Constitution; and
       
          WHEREAS, Although sometimes referred to as the "Father of the
       Constitution", Madison insisted that the document was not "the offspring
       of a single brain" but "the work of many heads and many hands"; and
       
          WHEREAS, James Madison kept written records of the debates of the
       Constitutional Convention of 1787, giving us insight into both the
       impassioned debate and difficult compromise necessary to create and
       adopt the Constitution; and
       
          WHEREAS, James Madison served in the United States House of
       Representatives from 1789 until 1797, during which time he introduced
       into Congress the Bill of Rights, which was ratified by the states in 1791;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, James Madison served as Secretary of State from 1801
       until 1809 and as President of the United States from 1809 until 1817;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, With his life's work, James Madison helped create the
       bedrock of liberty this nation was built upon, and in his thoughtful
       leadership and authorship we have a blueprint for effective governing;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, March 16 is the birthday of James Madison; now,
       therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
          
          1. That Wednesday, March 16, 2016, be proclaimed Liberty Day in
       Colorado and that March 2016 be proclaimed Liberty Month in Colorado;
       and
       
          2. That the Colorado General Assembly asks all people of Colorado
       to read, study, and learn the contents of the Constitution of the United
       States and discuss the document with family, friends, and coworkers in
       honor and celebration of Liberty Day.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Colorado Commissioner of Education Richard Crandall and to Steve
       Durham, Valentina Flores, Jane Goff, Pam Mazanec, Joyce Rankin,        Debora Scheffel, and Angelika Schroeder, members of the Colorado State
       Board of Education.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES