If I Were The President...

A little conversation from the car today.

Eliana: mom, how do guns work?
Mom: gives simple explanation of function
Eliana-Mom, if I were the president... I would make no guns allowed in the world
Sasha- Mom, if I were president... I would have a gun to protect myself
They discuss these possibilities for a few minutes, Eliana telling her that if she didn't take all the guns out of the country than she really couldn't be protected.
So I asked them how they felt about guns used to hunt animals for food (remember, Eliana is a strict vegetarian, and Sasha is not)
Sasha: they can just buy meat at the store!
Eliana: I would let them hunt animals, they could get a special piece of paper from me that only I could sign. It would let them hunt animals.
mom: What else would you do if you were president?
Eliana: *pause*
I would tell them, in that other country, that they should let people help the other people who live there (referring to something she overheard on NPR today about Sudan)
*pause*
Nobody could cut down trees, that way we can all breathe better and for longer.
*pause*
I think people should have to pay no bills. And NOT get their stuff taken away.
*pause
And mom, I would make everyone take a nap before going to their friend's house. Because, mom, I was really tired at Ivy's party. That is how I thought of that"

The conversation then evolved in to parties... but I thought it was so cute. From the deep thinking minds of 4-6 year olds.

The right to freedom, equality and naps for all!