Do you believe that we live in a true free market system? name three things that the Feds don't have regulations on. As Walter Williams says when his grandfather was alive the only time he encounted the Feds was when he waved to the post man twice a day (that's right mail used to be delivered twice a day but that is another matter). For over two hundred years local, state and federal governments have been passing laws every year. That is a lot of laws. And that does not count the regulations put out by the bureuacracies that have the wieght of law. Each law and regulation curtails one's freedom. If you are a conservative then I am sure that you have read The Road To Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek. That being the case how is it that you are not alarmed by the centralized orchestration of our lives which grows more influential every year?
And speaking of the International Criminal Court our only objection is that WE would be held accountable there. It's ok for Milosevich and others you know. We have also said that we will hold war crimes trials for Iraqi leaders and we haven't even fought the battles yet.
And what is that wave thing flowing over your map of the US? Is that the flood of immigrants coming over our border?
"Do you believe that we live in a true free market system? name three things that the Feds don't have regulations on."
Buying goods. The feds seldom interfere with what specific items anyone wants to buy.
Selling goods. The feds seldom care about what you want to sell.
Travel. The feds seldom care about where and when you travel.
Marriage. The feds seldom care about who you marry.
Where you live. The feds seldom care about where you choose to freely live.
What you write. The feds seldom care about what you write.
Web pages. The feds seldom care about what you post online.
What you say. The feds seldom care about the things that you say.
What you worship. The feds seldom interfere inside churches (Waco being a major exception under Clinton).
What part of the free market do you CLAIM is no longer free? Since when did the government control your sales and purchases in either quantity or quality?
Yes, if you threaten the President or post nuclear secrets on-line, the feds are going to become interested in you, but outside of some pretty threatening behavior, most Americans realize that they are completely free.
Speaking for myself, I can go anywhere, live anywhere, say most anything, worship most any way, and in general live a free an unfettered life. Perhaps you've placed so many mental restrictions on your own behavior that this isn't the case for yourself, but I suspect that you will always find yourself in the minority while in the U.S.