WHEREAS, It is appropriate and fitting that Californians commemorate the historical contributions that the United States Constitution has made to citizens and its significance in preserving the individual freedoms, liberties, and common welfare of the people who live in the United States; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Governor is hereby requested to proclaim Constitution Week and Constitution Day and that the proclamation shall:
(1) Call upon the news media, educators, state and local officers, professional, business, and labor leaders, and others in positions of authority or influence to bring to the attention of California’s citizens the importance of the United States Constitution in shaping and articulating the basic values that underlie the unique character of America civilization and culture, based on the belief that sovereignty emanates from the people who comprise a society and that governmental authority is based upon the consent of the governed.
(2) Encourage elected and appointed officers and employees at all levels of government and in all public and educational institutions to develop new programs and new ideas by which the citizens of this state and nation can better understand and improve the effectiveness of all branches of government established within the American constitutional system.
(3) Direct appropriate officers and agencies to develop recommendations by which federal, state, and local policies for the preservation of historical records can be formulated and put into effect, so that the cultural and informational resources that are essential to a constitutional form of government are preserved and made accessible to present and future generations of citizens.
(4) Remind all citizens that the preservation of the American constitutional form of government, and the freedom and liberty guaranteed by the United States Constitution, are based upon the responsibility of each citizen to uphold and defend the Constitution; and be it further