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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 770 

Commemorating September 17, 2022, as ‘‘Constitution Day’’ and celebrating 

the signing of the Constitution. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 

Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating September 17, 2022, as ‘‘Constitution Day’’ 

and celebrating the signing of the Constitution. 

Whereas the Constitution of the United States (referred to in 

this preamble as the ‘‘Constitution’’) is the supreme law 

of the United States; 

Whereas the Constitution enshrines the freedom of the people 

of the United States; 

Whereas the Constitution forms a more perfect Union; 

Whereas the fundamental principles of the Constitution are 

limited government, separation of powers, individual liberty, and rule of law; 

Whereas the Constitution establishes justice, ensures domestic tranquility, provides for the common defense, proVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:53 Sep 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR770.IS SR770

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motes the general welfare, and secures the blessings of 

liberty, now and for future generations; 

Whereas the Constitution guarantees that no one can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of 

law, including unborn children; 

Whereas the Constitution protects the rights of conscience 

against the enterprises of the civil authority; 

Whereas the Constitution affirms that the Government of the 

United States exists to serve its citizens; 

Whereas the Constitution grants power to a national, Federal 

Government while preserving fundamental, individual 

rights; 

Whereas the Constitution separates the power of the Federal 

Government into 3 branches: executive, judicial, and legislative; 

Whereas the powers of each branch of the Federal Government are delegated in the Constitution, with powers not 

assigned to the branches reserved to the States; 

Whereas the Constitution grants the executive power to the 

President; 

Whereas the Constitution does not allow the President to 

enact national policies in areas that are reserved solely to 

Congress under the Constitution; 

Whereas the Constitution grants judicial power to the Supreme Court and inferior courts that Congress may ordain and establish; 

Whereas justices and judges have constitutional limits on 

their power; 


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Whereas an activist judiciary that usurps powers reserved to 

the people through other branches of government is a 

threat to the United States; 

Whereas the judiciary should interpret laws as written by 

Congress rather than allowing executive agencies to rewrite those laws to suit a political agenda; 

Whereas the Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives; 

Whereas the Constitution assigns to Congress the responsibility for organizing the executive and judicial branches, 

raising revenue, declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers; 

Whereas it is a breach of trust for Congress to delegate excessive legislative authority to executive departments, 

agencies, and commissions, thus empowering the administrative state instead of the elected representatives of the 

people of the United States; 

Whereas the Constitution protects the democracy of the 

United States; 

Whereas elections are a vital component of democracy; 

Whereas the Constitution states that the times, places, and 

manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature 

of that State; 

Whereas article I, section 5 of the Constitution— 

(1) provides that ‘‘Each House [of Congress] may 

determine the Rules of its Proceedings’’; and 

(2) authorizes the Senate to make procedural rules, 

including the length of debate; 


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Whereas no one may unilaterally rewrite or otherwise impugn 

the validity of the text of the Constitution; 

Whereas the Constitution can only be changed by amendment; 

Whereas an amendment to the Constitution may be proposed 

by a 2⁄3 vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if 2⁄3 of the 

States request an amendment, by a convention called for 

that purpose; 

Whereas an amendment to the Constitution must be ratified 

by 3⁄4 of the State legislatures or 3⁄4 of conventions called 

in each State for ratification; 

Whereas, according to the First Amendment to the Constitution— 

(1) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise of religion; and 

(2) Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; 

Whereas, according to the Second Amendment to the Constitution, the right of the people to keep and bear arms 

shall not be infringed; 

Whereas Congress may not pass laws that deny or abridge 

any constitutional rights; 

Whereas it is unconstitutional for the Federal Government to 

wield its authority beyond the scope of power delegated 

to it or to use that authority as a political weapon 

against the rights of States to pass voter identification 

laws, oversee the health care of their citizens, draft curricula, and craft other laws and policies consistent with 

the Constitution; 

Whereas constitutional rights are not negotiable; 


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Whereas all legislation, regulations, and official actions 

should conform to the original meaning of the Constitution as understood at the time the language was adopted; 

Whereas the Constitution was written during the Philadelphia 

Convention, now known as the Constitutional Convention, 

which convened from May 25 to September 17, 1787; 

and 

Whereas Constitution Day commemorates the formation and 

signing of the Constitution by 39 courageous men on 

September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) celebrates the signing of the Constitution of 

3 the United States by recognizing Constitution Day 

4 on September 17, 2022; and 

5 (2) affirms that the Constitution of the United 

6 States is not a flexible document, but an enduring 

7 covenant. 

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