Just out of curiosity, what civil liberties have been eroded?
If you're on the up-and-up and not a "troll," welcome to FreeRepublic! If not, the "viking kitties" will be out en masse. LOL!
You'll find a lot of diversity of opinion at any rate. Enjoy!
I plan to start some threads that will be entirely here. At the moment I'm just getting acquainted. I'm not as troll. I'm in your house and plan to behave myself. That doesn't mean we will agree on everything. That doesn't even mean we will agree on anything! But I think the conversations will certainly be interesting, and perhaps even lively.