Kiddo & one of her besties decided that since they are 9, if you add their ages + two of their friends, they qualify as old enough to run for the U.S. presidency. I am sharing now, for your enjoyment, the Four Fourth Grade Girls In A Trenchcoat presidential platform for 2020:
1 -- Statehood for Puerto Rico & DC
1a -- Sovereignty for Hawaii -- "If they want it. We shouldn& #39;t have annexed the kingdom of Hawaii, and we can apologize."
1b -- Sovereignty for Alaska -- "They& #39;re not attached to us & we should ask if they want to be Canada instead."
2 -- Emphasis on renewable energy
2a -- A federally-funded national bike rental program so people drive less
2b -- A federally-funded tidal power program
2c -- A federally-funded solar panel installation program for homeowners
3 -- National Park maintenance and expansions
3a -- More parks, and every state gets at least one
3b -- Ailing shopping malls and strip malls get turned into parkland instead.
4 -- Fig orchards in every state. "This seems like something parents would like, since every parent I know likes figs."
"Not everyone does, honey."
"Well, not everyone likes oranges but we have lots of those. Why not figs instead? More trees are better."
5 -- Comprehensive overhaul of federal school breakfast & school lunch programs.
5a -- All meals are free to all students
5b -- All meal options account for student allergies
5c -- "All meals are good for you AND taste good."
6 -- Re-establish favorable relationships with historic U.S. allies.

"We need to apologize to Europe. Like, a lot."
Honestly, I was impressed by the breadth & depth of the Four Fourth Grade Girls In a Trenchcoat presidential platform. They also want it known they& #39;ll be annexing Busch Gardens Williamsburg as campaign HQ so they can go on rides between writing policy statements.
Four Fourth Grade Girls In a Trenchcoat can& #39;t vote this year. But you probably can! Check http://vote.org"> http://vote.org  for everything you need to vote. And check VoteRiders for volunteer opportunities: https://www.voteriders.org/get-involved/volunteer/.">https://www.voteriders.org/get-invol...
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