Soledad, that was not nice.

This is still Pet Talk, even though it's the Dog House, remember?

We should all still be respectful of each other as human beings. We are all special, right?

Now, back to the topic of the thread, my Mom used to run parties for the new citizens at the county Courthouse. She always found the new citizens to be extremely grateful for their place in America, and more knowledgable about American history than most "born here" Americans. She wondered aloud once if every high school junior or senior ought to have to pass the US citizenship test.

She was quite upset when the new judge at that courthouse (years ago now) decided that the parties were "too much fuss," and disallowed them. Shouldn't this be an occasion for abundant celebration? We all think so!