2025 Regular Session - Day 26 - Resolution, Rep. DJ Johnson

Mr Speaker in the summer of 1787 55 delegates of the newly formed United States intent upon establishing a government that would stand the test of time and protect the hard one Freedom secured during the Revolutionary War gathered at the Pennsylvania state house in Philadelphia the results of their efforts our United States Constitution Remains the Bedrock of our system of government one rooted in equality under the law and an unyielding commitment to individual liberty with profound wisdom the framers of our constitution divided power between three separate and co-equal branches and further between the federal government and the 13 state governments of the previous 13 colonies ensuring that a government of the People by the people and for the people would remain accountable to its citizens from whom all political power is derived the resulting document our United States Constitution was signed on September 17th 1787 but for for those of you that are familiar with the name Paul Harvey here's the rest of the story for the Commonwealth of Kentucky using the US Constitution as a model the first Constitutional Convention of Kentucky was called by Colonel Benjamin Logan on December 27th 1784 in Danville at what wasin the seat of Lincoln County Virginia over the next eight years 10 constitutional con conventions were called each time getting closer to a viable Constitution the state's first constitution was accepted by the United States Congress on June 1st 1792 making Kentucky the 15th state of the United States of America since then the Kentucky Constitution has been Rewritten and ratified three times first in 1799 1850 and again in 1891 so house resolution 74 recognizes in the state of Kentucky that September 17th is UN is the United States Constitution Day and June 1st is Kentucky Constitution Day as I wrap up Mr Speaker I think it's worth remembering the words of the Preamble of our current Constitution we the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky grateful to almighty God for the Civil political and religious liberties we enjoy and invoking the continuance of these blessings do ordain and establish this constitution Mr Speaker I move for adoption