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Independence Day

236 years ago we declared our resolve to govern ourselves. Yet, do we vote? Wisely? With solid information?a

            Independence Day, a day that we broke away from Britain to secure our own governance.  Yet, as my husband and I reflected yesterday with friends, we Americans love to vote, for American idol and the baseball all star players, but not necessarily for our representatives.  And even when voting, do we get ourselves objectively and well-informed?

 

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