In an instant they were standing outside
of the U.S. Congressional building in
the middle of a small crowd.
"Hey,
that's you up there on the podium," José
said to Congressman Kucinich.
"So
it is. This is the press conference after
I introduced the Department of Peace Bill,"
Dennis whispered.
The crowd clapped and cheered.
"A
lot of people get really excited about
this idea when they find out about it,"
Dennis said. "We just have to get more
people to hear about it, so they can ask
their congressional representatives to
support it. It'll take a lot of hard work,
but many important laws took time before
they were passed."
"Like
the Thirteenth amendment that abolished
slavery," Johnny suggested.
"Yes!"
Dennis exclaimed.
"And
the Nineteenth amendment," Maya added.
"It took women many years to win the right
to vote!"
The Kindness Kids felt excited. Then they
saw a familiar shape in the sky, and they
got even more excited.
The
Peace Department
A
Kindness Kids Adventure
Story
©2005 Robert
Alan Silverstein
Illustrations ©2005 Ginger
Nielson
