I realized the other day in just eight years our country
will celebrate its 250th birthday. As I write this I can hear my high school
history teacher, Frank Gallucci, laughing. Mr. Gallucci passed away in April of
this year at the age of 86. I was his student when the US celebrated its bicentennial. He
thought crowing about 200 years was silly, given that Rome has been around for 28
centuries. But honestly, how many nations have had the same form of government
for more than 200 years? Our founding fathers were willing to risk their lives, their fortunes and their honor to create what they felt would be the greatest nation the world had ever known – where individual
freedom would be fiercely protected and federal government strictly limited. We
should celebrate their vision, not with parades, fireworks and flags, but by being
informed and involved in our political process. Our founding fathers – and Mr.
Gallucci – would be so proud.
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