Today Is Bill of Rights Day and Human Rights Week

Today is Bill of Rights Day, celebrating the 220th anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights-- including the First Amendment.  President Obama last week issued a Proclamation marking the occasion.    This week is also Human Rights Week, and Dec. 10 was Human Rights Day-- both marking the adoption in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The President also issued a Proclamation last week marking these observances.