During a solemn floral tribute at the Altar of the Fatherland marking the 182nd anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s foundational Magna Carta, Andrés Fortunato, leader of the Constitutionalist Military Foundation, issued a public call to the country’s entire political leadership to elevate constitutional education to a top national policy priority. Fortunato expressed deep regret that official authorities had rescheduled the annual Constitution Day observance to the preceding Monday, a move he framed as a deliberate dismissal of the document’s historic and civic weight. In his public address, Fortunato pushed back against the prevailing casual framing of the rescheduled holiday as a mere long weekend for recreational activities, including beach gatherings and social outings. He emphasized that the true purpose of Constitution Day is to center educational activities in schools, engaging children and young people directly to instill a foundational understanding of the nation’s governing framework. He specifically cited Article 63, Section 13 of the existing Constitution, which enshrines the formal obligation of political parties to advance civic education and widespread public literacy around the rights and enshrined duties laid out in the national charter. The Constitutionalist leader went on to raise alarm over what he described as a dangerous shift among major political organizations, noting that many have prioritized partisan proselytizing and internal candidacy negotiations over developing tangible solutions to the country’s most pressing systemic challenges. He further highlighted the urgency of the ongoing cross-border Haitian crisis, arguing that national political actors have failed to take proactive, coordinated steps to safeguard Dominican sovereignty amid the regional unrest. To address this gap, Fortunato laid out a concrete policy proposal to establish decentralized, community-led national sovereignty defense committees at every administrative level, spanning all provinces, municipalities, and smaller municipal districts across the country.