Conversations with Bear: Getting Presidential

***Scene: Mama is nursing Shiloh while watching People's Court. Bear wanders in from playing Wii to see what we are up to. He quietly watches Judge Marilyn Milian mete out justice for several minutes before realizing that he has some questions...***

Bear: Who makes all the rules?
Mama: What do you mean?
Bear: You know. Like all the rules in our whole country. Who makes them?
Mama: Ummm... Well, it's kind of complicated. Different people, like in our legislature, the senators and representatives, and also kind of the President.
Bear: The PRESIDENT? He makes the rules?
Mama: Well, kind of.
Bear: But I thought you said being the President was a dangerous job.
Mama: Well, it is. Because some people might not like the rules that he makes and might want to kill him.
Bear: Well if the President just makes rules, then who kills the scary stuff?
Mama: Well, the Army and the Marines protect us, and they get all the bad guys.
Bear: No, not the bad guys, the other stuff that's scary.
Mama: What kind of stuff?
Bear: You know. Like bears and stuff. If the President doesn't kill them, then who does?
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Good question, Buddy. Good question.

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