Commonality Clause

By Evan Thomas
Newsweek
Updated: 3:21 p.m. PT Oct 10, 2006

Oct. 10, 2006 - At 11:03 on the morning of Nov. 20, 1967, a giant “census clock” in the U.S. Department of Commerce building in Washington marked the moment when the population of the United States reached the 200-million mark.

And so it goes.

Btomorrowow 4:28am-ish PST there will be 300 million Americans.

Republicans, Democrats, immigrants, people of all colors and creeds - they won't matter. We will be known as 300 million Americans, united by name even if divided by cause.

Within these 50 united States spread across the North American continent commonalityty binds us all together, commonalityty many don't wish to see. It is the simple fact that we are all citizens of the same flag. This hallowed ground serves as the motherland for a many generations, and if 300 million means anything, many more generations to come.

No matter your location in the entire Universe you are American, a part of nation of peoples. Quite simple. You don't go somewhere and say, hello I am a Republican.

What I am trying to say, be proud, very proud, of what you are - an American - not what class of American you belong to. Because in the end game it doesn't even matter, we are all looked at through the same spy glass.