FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - One local man is a devoted patriot, and he now has the award to prove it. History is something that has inspired Meier for years. He said his inspiration comes from more than a half-dozen years of studying the U.S. Constitution and other founding-era documents, the Founding Fathers, the events of America's founding era and the history since the Constitution was written.
"I first became interested in learning more about our Constitution and founding era as I listened to and read commentaries, opinion pieces and news reports about current events," Meier said. "These commentaries and articles often included references to our Constitution. I realized I didn't know as much as I thought I should know about the Constitution to be able to objectively evaluate what I was reading and hearing; so I looked for courses of study that I could do on my home computer." Read More