On December 15, 1791, the United States adopted the Bill of Rights, enshrining in our Constitution the protection of our inalienable freedoms, from the right to speak our minds and worship as we please to the guarantee of equal justice under the law.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- Bill of Rights Day, 2011

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 15, 2011, as Bill of Rights Day.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- Bill of Rights Day, 2011

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 15, 2012, as Bill of Rights Day.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- Bill of Rights Day, 2012

In the United States, President Obama has called for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and recommended the adoption of new privacy law.

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The bill of rights attached to the constitution of the newly formed United States of America in 1789 guaranteed free speech and a fair trial, but no right to be taught to read and write.

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Luckily, at least here in the United States, we already enjoy all these freedoms thanks to the protections provided by our actual Bill of Rights.

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