MI SR0177

Designates September 11-17, 2014, as Michigan Patriot Week in Michigan, symbolically beginning on September 11 and concluding on September 17 (Constitution Day).

Recognizes America's First Principles including revolution, the rule of law, social compact, equality, unalienable rights, and limited government as foundational to the United States.

Identifies key historical figures (Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and others) and documents (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Gettysburg Address, "I Have a Dream" speech) that embody American liberty.

Urges citizens, schools, government agencies, municipalities, and nonprofit, religious, labor, community, and business organizations to recognize and participate in Patriot Week by honoring America's founding principles, historical figures, documents, and symbols.

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Council for Social Studies, Michigan Center for Civic Education, State Board of Education, State Bar of Michigan, and state legislative and executive leaders.