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"Is there really any country as dedicated to civil liberties as the USA, even under Obozo? (No sarcasm; I’m genuinely curious.)"

I'm not sure who said it (probably TJ or Reagan) but any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away.

There is no government in the world with the resources Uncle Sam has. Yes, there are a few places left in the world that are free-er than the US right now. Not many, but a few. And the institutional kleptocracy here is just plain nasty. Maybe not as bad as Soviet Russia, but close.

The fiancee and I are planning to go overseas and try a few countries on for size. And honestly if things don't improve here in a major way in the next 5 years we'll probably expatriate. This country no longer values decent working people. We'd like to go somewhere we're appreciated.

At some point and without prior notice, exchange controls will be imposed beyond what are already in place. Then travel controls will come. It will be difficult to leave and very difficult to leave with much more than the clothes you are wearing. Internal travel controls will likely be imposed at first through the medical system, you have to register your travel plans- and later seek permission- to change medical jurisdictions in order to get any medical attention away from your own registered residence. Travel restriction seems to have been a major reason for hillarycare. Mobility of the population really grates on leftists, as much as does the 2Amd.