[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E313]
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              INTRODUCTION OF THE LIBERTY DOLLAR BILL ACT

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                            HON. TOM BLILEY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 2, 1999

  Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I had the privilege of attending 
Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Virginia and participating in 
their presentation of the Liberty Dollar Bill Act. This is the finest 
presentation I have ever witnessed by a group of high school and middle 
school students.
  The Liberty Dollar Bill Act would redesign the one dollar note and 
place an abbreviated version of the Constitution on its reverse side. 
It is a real tragedy that an overwhelming majority of Americans cannot 
name the liberties granted them in the Constitution. The Liberty Dollar 
Bill is important because it would teach Americans the framework of 
American Government and the liberties of freedom found in the 
Constitution. It would spread the ideals of representative democracy 
around the world and allow U.S. soldiers stationed abroad to read, 
show, and teach the ideal for which they are willing to give their 
lives. The Liberty Dollar Bill would ensure that we leave our 
government in good condition for our posterity and honor the 
Constitution as an American symbol.
  Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I reintroduce the Liberty 
Dollar Bill Act today on behalf of the students at Patrick Henry High 
School, Liberty Middle School, their teacher Randy Wright, and forty 
Members of Congress.

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