June 10, 2004, Introduced by Senators CROPSEY, GARCIA, KUIPERS, ALLEN, BISHOP, STAMAS, VAN WOERKOM, JOHNSON, HAMMERSTROM, SIKKEMA, CASSIS, GEORGE, McMANUS, BIRKHOLZ, PATTERSON, HARDIMAN, JELINEK, GOSCHKA, BROWN, GILBERT, SANBORN, CHERRY, OLSHOVE, PRUSI, THOMAS, BARCIA, BASHAM, SWITALSKI, CLARKE and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to designate February 6 of each year as Ronald Wilson
Reagan Day in the state of Michigan.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes the lasting
2 accomplishments of America's fortieth president, Ronald Wilson
3 Reagan, whose enthusiasm, conviction, personal charm, and wit
4 deemed him acknowledgement as one of America's most popular and
5 influential presidents. The power of his ideas and his ability
6 to cross partisan lines to unite people behind a common agenda
7 focused on economic and political freedom allowed him to impact
8 people's lives here in Michigan, across the county he loved so
9 much, and around the world. In commemoration of the significant
10 role President Ronald Reagan played in the history of this
11 nation, the legislature declares that February 6 of each year
12 shall be known as "Ronald Wilson Reagan Day".
1 (2) The legislature encourages each individual in this state
2 to pause on Ronald Wilson Reagan Day and reflect upon the
3 significance of President Ronald Reagan's leadership and
4 important contributions to the history of the state of Michigan
5 and to the history of this great nation.