Florida Senate - 2009                            (NP)    SR 1546
       
       
       
       By Senator Baker
       
       
       
       
       20-01938-09                                           20091546__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing February 6, 2010, as “Ronald
    3         Reagan Day” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
    6  background, worked throughout his life for the cause of freedom
    7  and advancing the public good, and
    8         WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan worked as an entertainer, union
    9  leader, and corporate spokesman before his election as Governor
   10  of the State of California, and
   11         WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction
   12  for two terms as the 40th president of the United States of
   13  America, during his second term earning the confidence of three
   14  fifths of the electorate, and was victorious in 49 of the 50
   15  states in the general election, a record unsurpassed in the
   16  history of American presidential elections, and
   17         WHEREAS, in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated
   18  President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by
   19  rampant inflation and high unemployment, and
   20         WHEREAS, during his presidency Ronald Reagan worked in a
   21  bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring
   22  accountability and common sense to government, which led to
   23  unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions of
   24  Americans, and
   25         WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to an active social
   26  policy agenda for the nation’s children helped lower crime and
   27  drug use in many neighborhoods, and
   28         WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to the United States
   29  Armed Forces contributed to the restoration of pride in the
   30  United States of America and in the values cherished by the free
   31  world, and prepared the United States to meet the challenges of
   32  the 21st Century, and
   33         WHEREAS, President Reagan’s vision of “peace through
   34  strength” led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise
   35  of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for
   36  millions of people, and
   37         WHEREAS, February 6, 2010, will be the 99th anniversary of
   38  Ronald Reagan's birth, and the fifth since his passing, NOW,
   39  THEREFORE,
   40  
   41  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   42         
   43         That the Florida Senate recognizes February 6, 2010, as
   44  “Ronald Reagan Day” in Florida and urges all residents of this
   45  state to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly
   46  in its observance.