This large flag represents both the promise of the new nation and what has become of that promise.  On the front, the flag is bright and shiny, on the reverse it is tarnished.  On that side, a redacted Bill of Rights, censored to reflect the provisions of the Patriot Act, appears.

“…This pattern has occurred before in American history. The United States faces a sudden crisis and summons a tremendous exertion of national energy. Then, as that surge transforms the landscape, comes a time for reflection and reevaluation. Some programs and even agencies are discarded; others are invented or redesigned. Private firms and engaged citizens redefine their relationships with government, working through the processes of the American republic.

Now is the time for that reflection and reevaluation.  The United States should consider what to do—the shape and objectives of a strategy. Americans should also consider how to do it—organizing their government in a different way….”