Great Week for Acknowledging Freedom We Take For Granted

This week, Elena Kagan was confirmed as a centrist U.S. Supreme Court Justice without mention of her gender or religious preference in the midst of one of the most contentious partisan lack of sensibility in modern times.  Also, this week a Republican conservative federal judge upheld the concept of freedom as set forth in our federal constitution and included gays and lesbians as a suspect class subject to the protections of the 14th Amendment.  We also remember the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, a dark day for humanity, but a bright light for the future of democracy.  Take a moment to contemplate the true meaning for each of us on the passage of these events.