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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is celebrating Constitution Day today by visiting several schools in her district to talk with students about the Constitution and the individuals who helped create our charter document.  She will visit Davie County High School, Forbush High School in Yadkin County and Piney Creek School in Alleghany County.  Today is the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, also known as Constitution Day. 

“Thanks to the great wisdom of the framers of our Constitution, more than 200 years later Americans enjoy freedoms that are the envy of the world,” Foxx said.  “We are a privileged nation with a strong heritage of liberty and limited government.  I can think of few things I’d rather do on Constitution Day than talk with young people about our Constitution and the freedoms it enshrined in law 223 years ago.

During her visit to the three schools Foxx will talk with students about the Constitution’s creation and how it serves as the foundation for government in the United States.  She will also be giving students a pocket-sized copy of the Constitution.

“Our Constitution remains the foundation of our unique system of government and individual liberty,” Foxx said.  “It is a resilient, timeless charter and a towering achievement in the cause of freedom.  Above all, it is a monument to America’s founding ideals.”

“As a member of Congress it is an honor and sacred duty to protect and uphold the Constitution.  I hope that many North Carolinians will find the time this week to read our Constitution and be reminded of our freedoms, of the genius of limited government and checks and balances and of the privilege it is to be an American.” 

Note: The Constitution can be read online at the National Archives’ web site.   Any 5th District constituent who would like a hard copy of the U.S. Constitution can contact Foxx’s office at (866) 677-8968.