Unalienable

We're a young(ish) nation.

As far as human history goes.

But we're working on a time capsule.

Did you know that?

America is.

I mean, it's done.

I'm not directly (or indirectly) involved at all.

But I am an American.

So I kinda am.

Involved.

Using the constitutional republic "We" here.

So I'm kinda, technically, adjacently, taking credit for it.

(Unless it fails, then I don't know what you're talking about).

Even though I did nothing.

Boy, does that sound familiar.

Make sense?

It's to be buried on July 4th this year.

Only to be opened 250 years thereafter.

On the five hunny.

On the five Benjamins.

Want to know what's in it?

Some cool and weird stuff.

Like an iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Why are we putting a device made in China and/or India in our USA time capsule?

Shhhhhhh.

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Shhhhhh.

Shhh!

Zip it.

Where was I?

Coca-Cola (sadly not Coke Zero) glass bottle.

Sports mem.

Synthetic DNA (including of Abe Lincoln's hand. Just his hand. Seriously).

You know, stuff.

All 50 states get to represent.

DC, too.

They put in rocks.

Poems.

Music.

Coins.

Qubit chip.

And, perhaps most importantly, copies of our founding documents.

Mmmm, words.

Containing self-evident truths that seem to require an explanation these days.

Hopefully not in two fiddy.

Hopefully.

Life.

Liberty.

The pursuit (not the guarantee) of happiness.

We can't take them away.

Unless we have to or want to.

Then we will.

No biggie.

Someone once said America is the first country to be founded on a good idea.

And I always liked that.

I don't know if we're the first.

But I like the last part.

Founded on a good idea.

To two and half centuries.

And another.

And so on (but we should save that for the millennium capsule toasters).

We hold these truths.

On our sacred Honor.

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