"Independence Day 2021 is an apt occasion to celebrate America’s liberation from Trump." Colbert King in today's WaPo.
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"Inclusion is patriotism of the highest order. It informs our answers to that fundamental, founding question of representation and whether we, the people, will truly extend representation to each other — then, now and into the future." -- Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, also in today's WaPo.
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"July 4th is always a moment to consider what it means to be an American -- and who counts as a citizen -- but this year also offers a unique opportunity to consider the holiday's legacy and how we might live up to its potential. As the country continues to grapple with the systemic racism inherent in so many of our political and social institutions, we cannot overlook the persistent second-class status of Puerto Rico, Guam, the American Virgin Islands and other US territories." -- Lindsay M. Chervinsky, presidential historian and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, writing at CNN.com. Let's not forget the District of Columbia, and the statehood bill passed by the House on June 26 that's already DOA in the Senate.
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