WHEREAS; the Constitution of the United States of America, the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of limited government in a Republic dedicated to rule by law; and

WHEREAS; September 17, 2009 marks the two hundred and twenty second anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and

WHEREAS; it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary, and to the patriotic celebration which commemorate it; and

WHEREAS; Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United States of America designating the third week in September as Constitution Week;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM GIBBONS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim September 17 – September 23, 2009, as