I don't think it is. Too many laws for us to be free. The only laws that should be here are laws in which another person is affected by someones actions. For example rape, murder, theft, assault, child abuse, etc... The laws that should not be here include personal use of drugs in ones private home. Prostitution if it is regulated correctly ie checking for stds wearring appropriate contraception, open gambling anywhere etc. Bascially it boils down to the fact that people should be allowed to do what they want as long as they do not affect other people in a negative way. If someone wants to come home after work and smoke a little weed what is the big deal? If someone want to go visit a prostitute who cares? Its there own personal choices. Each person was put on this earth and they should be able to live anyway they want as long as they do not affect people in a bad way.
2007-08-13 11:35:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
We have some freedom. But individual rights are being eaten up alive. Look at what the supreme court recently did to one of our most fundamntal freedoms - property rights.
Look at the 'no smoking' laws. People think (and government enforces) that there's some 'right' to eat in a private restaurant without smoking that trumps the right to do what you want with your own property. Look at how many people vote for this!!
We have a lot of fascism in the US - which means the right to own property, the responsibility for that property - but the government can tell you what to do with it or take it away.
Taxation is a horrible loss of freedom - the freedom to keep what you have earned.
That antitrust laws are so anti-freedom is makes my head spin.
To make it worse, we have very few people that understand what freedom is and that will fight for our freedom. Capitalism is the only system that represents freedom, yet how many people in the USA love Capitalism? Hillary? lol
FYI - we are dropping fast on the global scale of economic freedom.
2007-08-13 12:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't entirely agree with your standard "people should be allowed to do what they want as long as they do not affect other people in a negative way", but I do agree with your conclusion.
No, this is not a free country. You are not free to say someone is a "nappy headed ho" on the radio, unless you are a black rapper. You are not free to earn a living unless you give the government whatever they decide they want. You are not free to spend your own money unless you pay the sales tax. You are not free to home school your own children, and you are not free to have any input on the curriculum of the school if you don't already agree with abortion and global warming.
But back to the standard.
People should be free to do whatever they want to do, even if it offends others (which is a negative impact) as long as they do not initiate violence on anyone.
2007-08-13 11:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have been asking this since I was a teenager. Do you think smoking pot was illegal in 1776? I don't. Anyways thats the way I live. I do what I want as long as it doesn't break any laws. Which there are so many of them it's impossible to know them all. I don't go along with any fascism, or blending in with everyone else or anything. I love my freedom because I make it what it is. LIVE FREE!!!
2007-08-13 11:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by lvillejj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, this is not a free country, and never was. The documents that established this country as 'free' have little bearing on the day to day activities of our government. This is a fairy tale that we are taught in grade school. The reality is that men of power and wealth make choices for the rest of society. This is true in every country across the globe.
2007-08-13 11:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, but you won't find many that will. So many people think that if 'those' kind of people (anyone not like themselves) aren't strictly regulated then the world will be in chaos. And don't forget that it's all for the sake of the children. The rallying cry that devours personal freedoms.
2007-08-13 11:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite and no. in evaluation to international places with the two no/little or no government like somalia and afghanistan, it could look as though the US had much less freedom because of the fact we've greater rules. yet out financial possibilities provide us freedom that maximum in those failed states have not got. whilst in comparison with totalitarian governments like North Korea, we've severely greater freedom in our on a daily basis lives, yet we are nevertheless chained to the social settlement that each and each democratic government has with it incredibly is human beings. ultimately, the question of no count if or not we are unfastened is consistent with so plenty greater complicated aspects than basically how plenty it fees to stay interior the U.S.
2016-12-15 14:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by bickley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can be free in America, but it takes independent thought and a lot of willpower. It's hard to overcome all of the hired Bullsh** that flys around these days.
If there are folks out there who want to get high and waste their money on prostitutes they aren't really free, are they? They're on the hook to dealers and pimps.
2007-08-13 11:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with...the govt decided long ago that they would try to protect us from ourselves...The main reason is the influence and clout organized religion continues to have...they want everyone to be oppressed so they don't feel so bad following silly man-made rules.
2007-08-13 11:45:50 · answer #8 · answered by gemneye70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a question in there somewhere? Seems like this is just you ranting and raving. Maybe you need a blog instead of repeating yourself on YA all the time.
2007-08-13 11:40:20 · answer #9 · answered by Hillary 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
where is "this" ? japan? korea?
2015-09-29 16:31:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋