The idea of a Department of Peace been around for a while (since George Washington, apparently). There are a couple of organizations working hard to push Congress to address bills on a federal, cabinet-level Department of Peace.

Dennis Kucinich made the Department of Peace part of his 2004 Presidential platform. The “Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act” was introduced in both the House and the Senate last year, and activists expect to see the issue addressed by the new Congress.

Long shot? Probably. Making the switch to a nonviolent approach takes work. One doesn’t just drift into it.

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