Is America still a free country?

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Bostonian123

Not until we end the stupid "war on drugs"

Not until we get rid of enough lawmakers who are addicted to Reefer Madness. One congressman said of Ron Paul's plan to legalize marijuana would mean more children would die in the streets.

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by btsilver

I see you didn't highlight the rest of my post. Freedom is relative. Seeing that you want to play that game, do you think we should be free to shoot whomever we want whenever we want without fear of prosecution?

No,I should be free to do whatever I wish as long as it doesn't directly restrict another person's rights.

Seem good to you?

[Venezuelan]

It is a continent.

[Majordomo]

The U.S. hasn't ever been free. We can't even vote directly on issues. We have to vote for someone else so they can vote for us.

[Kirdik]

Originally Posted by Majordomo

The U.S. hasn't ever been free. We can't even vote directly on issues. We have to vote for someone else so they can vote for us.

The electoral college doesn't make us less free.