5 things I'm Grateful for: Independence Day edition

Happy 4th of July! Today I wanted to think about a few reasons that I love the United States of America:

1. My entire family found better lives when we immigrated from Poland.
2. We have public libraries, archives and public institutions of higher education.
3. My writings are all protected by the First Amendment.
4. I got to vote for Barack Obama.
5. Benjamin Franklin was one of this country's founding fathers. He ruled.