Suddenly
someone dashed onto the street and pulled
them onto the sidewalk. The Kindness Kids
watched in shock as the carriage went
right through the man who'd rescued the
girls. He didn't even bat an eye.
"Nothing
bad can happen to you here in Cyberspace,"
the man explained. "But I didn't want
you to be scared."
"Hey,
aren't you Congressman Kucinich?" Johnny
asked.
"Why
yes, I am," the man said. "But please
call me Dennis."
"Hey
guys," Johnny exclaimed. This is my Congressman.
He ran for President of the United States!"
"And
you're the Kindness Kids, aren't you!"
Congressman Kucinich said. "I've heard
about the great things you've been doing.
I'm not sure how you got here, but I'll
bet you can help me create a Department
of Peace!"
"You
mean a Peace Department, like the Department
of Education?" Maya asked.
"Exactly,"
Dennis Kucinich said. And there'd be a
Secretary of Peace, who would advise The
President."
"Well
it makes sense to me," Jamal said. "In
my country they have a War Department.
We should have a Peace Department to stop
wars before they happen!"
"Exactly!"
Dennis exclaimed. "Not only wars, but
violence in our communities, too. We'd
also have a Peace Academy to help train
the peacemakers who'll be working for
the Peace Secretary."
"Wow.
We should have Peace Departments in every
country," Sol said. All the Kindness Kids
agreed.
"This
is something people should have thought
of long ago," Sol sighed.
"Well,
actually, it's not a new idea," Dennis
said, and he looked up and down the street.
"That's why we're here in Philadelphia
in 1792. Benjamin Franklin wasn't the
only notable founding father named Benjamin.
Two other Benjamins are here having an
important meeting. But where are they?"