are we realy free? i mean we have a lot of laws so i dont think we are but what do you think tell me
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There are 724 of 100,000 inhabitants in the United States incarcerated, which makes the USA the world leader of imprisonment per capita. The USA has about one-quarter of all prisoners on the planet. Without socialized medicine, Americans struggle financially. Money DOES buy some  freedoms. Lack of money is responsible for undersocialization. I am not saying the USA is not the most powerful country on the planet, because I believe it is. The facts are, though, that the citizens of the USA have restricted freedoms. According to Janis Joplin, "Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose, and nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free." All societies that I am personally aware of have restricted freedoms.
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Right is right. 'Rights' are inalienable. 'Wrongs' need to be righted.\n\n'Rights' are not priviledges. They are not earned.\n\nBut, I aggree that freedom isn't free.
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You are free but it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.\n\nAddition:\nOk to be more precise...  In the state of nature there is one "natural law" - You can do what you want as far as it doesn't inhibit or undermine someone else's freedom/liberty.  \nA state of license would mean that you can/should do whatever you want.
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You know you are in tiled to your belief that is why are country is free for you to post such a remark. But this is the land of the free Created by GOD. The United States allows you to have this freedom and that freedom comes from Jesus Christ our savior and KING!...   In other country's the religion you abide by will kill a man for believing other things. Now is that a merciful God a loving God ? I hope you finally come to the truth and give your life over to Jesus Christ so you are spared on judgment.\n\nGod Bless you..
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id look past all that crap and opt for rights and freedoms before there taken away .forget the pc brigade as long as in your heart you can say your not racist say what you feel question our government point out how our boarders are open and your not happy about it in reality weve been conditioned .the problem is we are fed all this crap and people have the right idea on these matters yet for the wrong reasons .we are fed constant terror the general population bitch and moan about subjects and dont realise that nesesary rights and freedoms are being taken away as a result its called problem ,reaction,solution heres an example a man was sentenced for thought crimes last week he had planned dirty bomb attacks in the US , now this man had no funding and no way of carrying this out thought crimes? as you can imagine the reaction from the general population  ,surprise surprise the next day in the paper mi5 say theres 30 terror cells in the uk planning dirty bombs ?everyones like oh shit!! ,the next day blair in the paper pointing out the laws he wants to pass one being holding a terror suspect for 90 days with no charge  and no soliciitor (they can make people disapear )now thats there solution .these laws end up getting used against us .a man booed mr blair as he was going past in a car, 5 mins later the man was searched and his details were put on the terrorist suspect database or whatever bullshit name they give it ? we are being shafted world wide our governments are controlled by world banks (new world order,illuminati) the whole fabric of our society is based on lies and coruption.people need to stop relying on government as throughout history they have tryed to enslave the people .EVERYONE NEEDS TO ASK QUESTIONS they cant lock us all up for questioning our own government the people we suposedly put up there .this is so vast its quite hard to exsplain it goes very deep in substance and time .click on these two links:\n\npdf:the police state road map\nhttp://www.policestateplanning.com/\n\nterrorstorm:a history of government sponsored terror.\nhttp://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=786048453686176230&q=terrorstorm
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Your question is good and very interesting. What it shows is the many contradicitons in the law.\n\nIf goverment had it their way--I imagine they would outlaw many of the personal freedoms we have.\nWhy one law is set in place opposed to another depends on the lobby of folks in higher places that are willing to fight agaisnt it.\n\nIt is a fine line the goverment walks as they make laws on a public level without stepping on peoples personal rights.\n\nHowever--you are not without choice--you can choose not to wear seatbelts and pay the 10$ ticket if caught or you can organize folks to fight agaisnt an unjust law.\n\nLike I said above--it is these fights that explain why we have so many contradictions.
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I believe in questioning.  Dogma is nothing more than that.  If we believed everything that was writing ans aid, where would we be now?  That in itself is a matter of opinion and some people would asy we were better off, but would we be?  The world is flat and we can't fly........
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I CAN NOT IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT LAWS....JUST THINK OF A STREET WITHOUT LIGHTS....A MESS.... LAWS ARE THERE TO HELP THE WORLD  WORK BETTER....Some Laws are maybe against our desires.... but laws are made for everybody.... like them or not.... so\nThank God for LAWS...
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How the heck would we know?  Does this government freely share information?
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we aren't a free nation, but not for the reasons you stated.
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Let me put it to you this way:\n\nThere is such a thing as America, and there is such a thing as an American citizen and their rights, you may not deny that.\n\nWE WILL NOT SUSPEND OUR CONTSTITUTION TO ACCOMODATE YOU OR BEND TO THE WILL OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.\n\nThank You.
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Yes for somethings healthcare can be free in the US. For most people it is not and we pay for it in way or another.
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No.  Our founding fathers declared that Church and State were separate and that ALL peoples and beliefs were equal in the eyes of the law.\n\nI'm constantly scared that we're on a slippery slope and those freedoms are being taken away by groups that believe that the US was founded for them.  It was not.
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The secreat word here is ILLEGAL, many have gone by the rules and have came here and I greet them with open arms. Help them anyway I can. But if you are illeagal, then you have commited a crime and need to pay for it.
258107
America...The Land of the Free (unless we don't agree with your opinions).
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? free is illegal so.
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OMG there is intelligent life!!!!!\n\nI live in NC on the coast and have basically rebelled against 'normal' society by leaving an engineering degree at age 39 to live a free and careless life. \n\nWhen I talk to ppl about this around here, I sometimes say, "I am living Thoreau's Civil Disobedience." And mind you, I have said this to successful ppl... ie, just two days ago I said this to a new neighbor.\n\nI have yet to find a single person that has any clue what I am talking about... they have no clue what Thoreau's Civil Disobedience is.\n\nThanks for such a wonderful question.\n\nBtw, my thoughts on it should be self-defined. I'm as extreme as he was on Walden's pond. I've asked questions about why do we have to wear seat belts, have license checks,etc...\n\nI recently went ballistic concerning the new Mass. law requiring all residents of that state to acquire health insurance in order to be a valid resident.\n\nIf a US citizen so chooses, he or she should be able to have NO allegiance whatsoever. Based on the freedom of passage concept of our forefathers, if we so choose, we should be able to live off our land freely without prejudice or penalty.\n\nOnce again, wonderful question.