Historically, May 1 has been Law Day and Loyalty Day in the United States – until this year when we lost control of our streets and our cities to illegal aliens and their supporters.

What happened to the 280 million American citizens? What happened to our media, our elected officials, our schools, our president, our government on this day in 2006?

This day has always been focused on our heritage of liberty, under the law, a National Day of Celebration. On May 1, 1958, President Eisenhower made it a day of national observance of our great country and our patriotic citizens – veterans, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, parents, teachers, policemen and firemen and citizens.

May 1 this year was a travesty and hopefully it never happens again. For more than 70 years we have made this an official day celebrating the rule of law and loyalty, and democracy. Let us all plan now for May 1, 2007 to resume our celebrating the greatness of the United States of America and its laws; a nation for which its Constitution and flag and people proudly stand.

Nathaniel Crowley Sr.

Stockton Springs