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Posted by Adam Kuban, July 4, 2004 at 10:16 AM

The Founding Fathers never could have imagined the advent of pizza when they declared independence from the British in 1776, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have enjoyed the tasty creation cooked up in the ovens of Neapolitan-immigrant bakers some 125 years later. We at Slice tip our tricornered hats to the folks who had the juice to tell the English to step off. Were it not for them, we'd likely be eating more mince pies than pizza pies.*

And what food is more evocative of the democratic process than pizza? From the lengthy and spirited debate over how best to top the pie to the eventual sharing of the fruits of our labors, an evening of pizza-eating mirrors, in a way, the give-and-take that went into the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. And in the careful balance of crust, sauce, and cheese, we see a metaphor for the checks and balances of the three branches of government that would later take root after the War was won and the Constitution drafted.**

We at Slice wish you a happy Fourth of July. Don't blow any fingers off.

On a more serious note, we'd like to remind you that the rights and freedoms we often take for granted come at a dear price. Let's not forget our guys and gals stationed in all corners of the globe. Whether you agree with the policies of the U.S. government or not, these folks have to carry them out, and that's a tough row to hoe. But you can make it a little easier—or at least provide a slice of home—by sending them some pizza.

We've highlighted G.I. Pizza before, but now's a good time to bring it up again. The service allows you to send slices and sodas to the troops deployed in the Persian Gulf. It's not New York pizza, but I'm sure it would be appreciated nonetheless. Just click the link above to visit the site. (And we feature it as a permanent link in our LINKS box at right.)

Happy Fourth! And now it's off to the Hot Dog Contest!

* No offense intended to our U.K.-based readers. All's well that end's well, right?
** Speaking of the Constitution, put it on your iPod with iCon! iCon was part of the inspiration for piPod.

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