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Bill of Rights Day (United States):  The Bill of Rights Day, celebrated on December 15th, marks a significant milestone in American history: the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, guarantee fundamental freedoms and individual rights that are essential for a free and democratic society. Here's a deeper dive into Bill of Rights Day.

History: In 1787, the U.S. Constitution was drafted and signed, but it did not explicitly guarantee individual rights. Anti-Federalists, concerned about the lack of protections for individual liberties, demanded amendments to the Constitution. After much debate and compromise, the Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.

Significance: The Bill of Rights safeguards freedoms such as:

Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly

Right to bear arms

Right to a fair trial

Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures

Due process of law These rights have shaped American society and continue to be essential for protecting citizens from government overreach and ensuring a just and equitable society. Ways to Celebrate: Educate yourself and others: Learn about the history and significance of the Bill of Rights. Share your knowledge with friends, family, and community members. Participate in civic engagement: Vote in elections, attend public hearings, and contact your elected officials to voice your opinions on important issues. Support organizations that defend civil liberties: Donate your time or money to organizations that work to protect the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Reflect on the importance of individual rights: Take some time to think about the freedoms you enjoy and how they impact your life. Resources:

National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights

Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.24404400/Bill of Rights Institute: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/The White House.

Bill of Rights Day is a reminder of the importance of individual rights and the responsibility we have to uphold them. By celebrating this day, we can recommit ourselves to protecting these essential freedoms for future generations. Zamenhof Day (International Esperanto Community): 

 Zamenhof Day, celebrated on December 15th, marks the birthday of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, the creator of the constructed language Esperanto. This day is a global celebration of Esperanto culture, language learning, and the vision of a united world through communication.

Why Celebrate Zamenhof Day?

Esperanto: Zamenhof created Esperanto with the aim of promoting peace and understanding between different cultures. The language is designed to be easy to learn and speak, with a regular grammar and a vocabulary drawn from existing languages. 

Today, Esperanto has a global community of speakers who use it for communication, travel, and cultural exchange.

Cultural diversity: Zamenhof Day is a celebration of the richness and diversity of human languages and cultures. It reminds us that communication and understanding can bridge differences and foster a more connected world.

Language learning: Zamenhof Day encourages people to explore new languages and cultures. Esperanto, with its relative ease and emphasis on communication, can be a gateway to other languages and a valuable tool for intercultural understanding.

How to Celebrate Zamenhof Day: Learn Esperanto: Many online resources and communities are available to help you learn Esperanto. Start with basic greetings and phrases, and immerse yourself in the language through music, podcasts, and online courses.

Attend an event: Esperanto clubs and communities around the world host Zamenhof Day celebrations with cultural performances, language workshops, and social gatherings. 

Find an event near you or participate in online gatherings.

Share the language: Spread the word about Zamenhof Day and Esperanto on social media, talk to your friends and family, and encourage others to explore this unique language.

Additional Resources:

Esperanto.net: A comprehensive website with information about the language, learning resources, and a community forum.

World Esperanto Association: The official organization representing the global Esperanto movement.

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Bill of Rights Day Messages, Quotes & Greetings

Celebrate this proud day for America with inspiring Bill of Rights Day greetings messages and wishes. Share with your family and friends, colleagues and associates Bill of Rights quotes to wish them on this special day.

[jamieroxxartist]

Today, Dec 15, 2024, is #BillOfRightsDay!

It absolutely should be Required Reading for every citizen. It sure would make political discussions much less dull, you know when both parties have Some Sort of Idea of what they hell that they are talking about. But that’s just my opinion.

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'Uncle Sam Double'

my take on Flagg’s famous #UncleSam recruitment poster, which I painted after I watched the news on the morning of 9/11 and then throughout the non-stop coverage the rest of the day.

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This Day in History: Happy Bill of Rights Day!

On this day in 1791, Virginia ratifies the Bill of Rights, making those ten constitutional amendments the law of the land. The Bill of Rights, of course, includes protections for such things as freedom of speech, the right to a trial by jury, and the right to keep and bear Arms.

Ratification of the Bill of Rights couldn’t have been too surprising. The country had been stewing over the idea for years, ever since the Constitution was first proposed to the states in September 1787.

At the time, anti-Federalists were quick to denounce the proposed document, partly because it lacked a bill of rights. On the other side, pro-Constitution Federalists such as James Madison argued that a bill of rights was unnecessary. The national government created by the Constitution was one of limited powers. It had ONLY the power specifically given to it by the Constitution. Why create a list of things that it cannot do? Creating such a list might cause confusion about the limited nature of the new national government.

Nevertheless, the agitation for a bill of rights continued. Many states ratified the Constitution, but also sent recommendations for amendments to the 1st Congress.

As for James Madison, his position changed over time. How so? The story continues at the link in the comments.

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12.15.1791: The first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution were ratified. A few years ago (in the modern era), @AmericanHistoricalTheatre brought me to the @newseum in Washington, DC, to celebrate Bill of Rights Day. Enclosed are a few of my comments regarding the proper function of a Constitution and its Amendments . . If you are able to visit the Newseum in the next few weeks, I highly recommend you do so. It is a worthwhile and enlightening experience. The timing is pressing, however, because the Newseum will be closing its doors permanently at the end of this year —a circumstance that I and all lovers of the freedom of speech must lament bitterly. . . . The clothing I am wearing herein was crafted by the talented hand of Kim Hanley, Executive Director of American Historical Theatre . . . #ThomasJefferson #YourThomasJefferson #newseum #billofrightsday #billofrights #ninthamendment #Constitution #history #foundingfather #rights #POTUS #AHTheatre https://www.instagram.com/p/B6G5ENyJHsV/?igshid=htmlc9h0e94

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Buenos días mi gente preciosa 😊🙏., disfruta tu día. Dios nos bendiga a todos 🙏 🙌 💕 ♥️. #LemonCupcakeDay #cupcakeday #BillofRightsDay #catherderday #WearYourPearlsDay Good morning my beautiful people 😊🙏., enjoy your day. God bless us all 🙏 🙌 💕 ♥️. Alexander Pedro Harp https://www.instagram.com/p/CmMWgW8uOX-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Wishing a very Happy Bill of Rights Day to all the citizens of America. Know us.

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For anything to be learned or anything to be examined, we need a Bill of Rights. 

On this auspicious occasion, We are sending our warm greetings to everyone—happy Bill of Rights Day 2022. Visit Us.

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Bill of Rights Day #sanchitainfra #billofrightsday (at Sanchita Infrastructure Private Limited) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLZmu1PfM6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There are very few sweet pleasures in this world that I enjoy more than cupcakes. There are just so many options. So many flavor combinations. I need to taste them all!!! Today is also

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[jamieroxxartist]

Always a fun document to quiz all your neo-Conservative and Maga friends and relatives on... It's always real surprising on how many haven't read this. A clear illustration of not having a required Civics semester in our American High Schools. It sure would make political discussions much less dull, you know when both parties have Some Sort of Idea of what they hell that they are talking about. But that's just me.

Today, Dec 15, 2023 is #BillOfRightsDay!

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So my Lovelies Sunday December 15, is #billofrightsday 📃!! And it is #catherdersday 🐈🐱!! And it is #wearyourpearlsday !! And it is #nationalcupcakeday 🍮 (at Middle Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6FULLjBUvj/?igshid=107ieoyhi0ldp

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My friend James Madison and I send you our regards from The @ConstitutionCtr on this Bill of Rights Day . . . This moving portrait was rendered in Signers Hall at the National Constitution Center. The clothing I am wearing in this portrait was crafted by the talented hand of Kim Hanley, Executive Director of American Historical Theatre . . . #ThomasJefferson #YourThomasJefferson #history #USA #patriotism #foundingfathers #America #billofrights #unalienablerights #Constitution #USConstitution #ConstitutionCenter #NationalConstitutionCenter #BillofRightsDay #BillofRights (at National Constitution Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrbSOkojcD3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=imxbvbmwfful

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December 15, 1791: #BillofRightsDay

You’re probably familiar with the preamble to the #Constitution. Maybe you even memorized it in school. But most government-schools never teach that the #BillOfRights also has its own preamble. #10thAmendment  

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Happy Bill Of Rights Day

Happy Bill Of Rights Day

Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate December 15, 1941, as Bill of Rights Day. The Bill of Rights  The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed following the oftentimes bitter 1787–88 battle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and crafted to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. The concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those found in several earlier documents, including the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the English Bill of Rights 1689, along with earlier documents such as Magna Carta (1215). In practice, the amendments had little impact on judgements by the courts for the first 150 years after ratification. On June 8, 1789, Representative James Madison introduced nine amendments to the constitution in the House of Representatives. Among his recommendations Madison proposed opening up the Constitution and inserting specific rights limiting the power of Congress in Article One, Section 9. Seven of these limitations would become part of the ten ratified Bill of Rights amendments. Ratified in 1791 Ultimately, on September 25, 1789, Congress approved twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution. Each consisting of one one-sentence paragraph, and submitted them to the states for ratification. Contrary to Madison's original proposal that the articles be incorporated into the main body of the Constitution. They were proposed as supplemental additions (codicils) to it. Articles Three through Twelve were ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791, and became Amendments One through Ten of the Constitution. Article Two became part of the Constitution on May 5, 1992, as the Twenty-seventh Amendment. Article One is technically still pending before the states. The First Ten Amendments AMENDMENT I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. AMENDMENT II. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. AMENDMENT III. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. AMENDMENT IV. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. AMENDMENT V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. AMENDMENT VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence. AMENDMENT VII. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. AMENDMENT VIII. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. AMENDMENT IX. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. AMENDMENT X. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.   BluePillSheep.com Read the full article