Presidential Document2022-09555
Law Day, U.S.A., 2022
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Published
May 3, 2022
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April 28, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 26121-26122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09555]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2022 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10376 of April 28, 2022
Law Day, U.S.A., 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America is unique among the nations of the world
because we were not built around any particular tribe,
religion, or ethnicity--instead, we were built around
an idea: that all people are created equally and
deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives.
Though we have never fully lived up to that idea, we
have never walked away from it either. It is an idea
that serves as the heart of American democracy,
enshrined in our Constitution 235 years ago on a summer
day in Philadelphia. To uphold those fundamental
principles of equality, ``We the People'' would stand
sovereign in America as stewards and subjects of the
law--and ours would be, in the words of John Adams, ``a
government of laws, and not of men.''
On Law Day, U.S.A., we recommit to extending the full
promise of America to all Americans and to building a
Nation in which the extraordinary power vested in ``We
the People'' truly and equally reflects all of us. This
year's Law Day theme, ``Toward a More Perfect Union:
The Constitution in Times of Change,'' is a reflection
of this critical moment of reckoning for our democracy.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our communities
has put a spotlight on lingering inequities that we
must continue to address head on. Together, we must
build a better America, anchored by the rule of law, to
ensure that every one of us can live lives of limitless
possibility. Amid unprecedented threats to democracy
both here at home and across the globe, the world is
watching America to see whether we can meet this
moment.
The rule of law is the cornerstone for extending the
Nation's full promise to all of our people, including
those who were originally excluded when our country was
founded. Since my first day in office, I have taken
action to ensure that everyone--regardless of race,
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity,
religion, disability, income, or zip code--is ensured
equal justice under the law and is entitled to an equal
place in our democracy. My Administration continues to
fight for voting rights legislation to protect that
most sacred of rights from discriminatory and
burdensome constraints, and continues to promote
information about the election process and
opportunities to register to vote.
The ongoing fight to strengthen American democracy
informs our ability to support similar efforts around
the world--including the heroic resistance of the
Ukrainian people in the unprovoked and unjustified war
Russia has thrust upon them. Their fight is part of a
larger fight for essential democratic principles that
unite all free people: the rule of law; free and fair
elections; the freedom to speak, to write, and to
assemble; the freedom to worship as one chooses; and
the freedom of the press. These principles are
essential in a free society, and we are leading efforts
to advance good governance, transparency, and
accountability and root out the corruption that
undermines democratic institutions both at home and
abroad.
This is a commitment we must all share. The Robert F.
Kennedy Department of Justice Building bears an
inscription from Plato: ``Justice in the life and
conduct of the State is possible only as first it
resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.'' Our
hearts and souls are up to the task.
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On this Law Day, U.S.A., I encourage my fellow
Americans to join me in pursuing the path of inclusion
and equity over exclusion and hate, so that we may
continue to perfect our Union and pass on a stronger
democracy for generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, in accordance with Public
Law 87-20, as amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2022,
as Law Day, U.S.A. I call upon all Americans to
acknowledge the importance of our Nation's legal and
judicial systems with appropriate ceremonies and
activities, and to display the flag of the United
States in support of this national observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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