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BlueMTexpat

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2. The day I quit believing that is the day that

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 03:37 PM

Jul 2014

I change my citizenship.

It's been 70+ years ... and despite some harrowing moments, especially considering the five troglodytes (sorry about insulting ancient cavemen who had no real choice in their lives) on the Supreme Court (and anyone else who was on that Court and voted for Bush in Bush v. Gore) - it hasn't happened yet.

There are a LOT of great Americans and many - if not most - of them will go forever unheralded except by those whose lives they have touched for the better.

It is a real shame that the comparative few who cause harm have such a disproportionately bad effect on us all - as well as on the world.

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"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be fixed by what is right with America." [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2014 OP

That quote is always relevant. randome Jul 2014 #1

The day I quit believing that is the day that BlueMTexpat Jul 2014 #2

Not sure I can agree Prophet 451 Jul 2014 #3

Oh come on! defacto7 Jul 2014 #15

I can't get the four-car pileup image out of my mind. Scalia's fat head valerief Jul 2014 #16

Thank you!!! OKNancy Jul 2014 #4

So much history RobertEarl Jul 2014 #5

"an ocean of Native American and African blood" hfojvt Jul 2014 #6

I'm not sure what you mean by that - el_bryanto Jul 2014 #9

rec bigtree Jul 2014 #7

A day to celebrate what we have accomplished Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #8

DUrec Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #10

The current Supreme (mediocre) Court The Wizard Jul 2014 #11

Happy Fourth of July, William! Crewleader Jul 2014 #12

Well said... SomethingFishy Jul 2014 #13

Happy Fourth to all here at DU lovemydog Jul 2014 #14

Up WilliamPitt Jul 2014 #17