Quote Originally Posted by mkemse View Post
Simple point, ANYONE outside of Convicte Felons, in the Unites States have the right to vote, what I an trying to do determine and would apprciate any help from anyone is outside of shouting "Fire" in a crowded theatre, or threating to kill our ..., what other country on the planet, overs it citizens, the right to speak their ind pro or against their own governemnt without fear of being arrested or sent to jail, what othr country on the planet allows it citizens to work in ANY field they so choose, without their government saying no, wha other country on our plantet, allows it's citizens to travels anywhere within it's own borfders at anytime for any reason without passports, or proper identification, makes basic necssecities for life avaiailbe,, never sawa life of eople in the United States, waiting to by brea, toilet paper ect.
No our Governemnt is Far from being perfect, we have alot of issues to deal with daily, inflation, racism, poverty,drugs, murder, rape, kidnapping kiddy porn ect .ect, the big difference with the United States is that WE asa Nation place our issues and problem in the "Front Window" so to speak for the whole world to see, there is no Utopian Socoairy that I am aware of, but i would dispite or issues here, rather live in the United States knowingI can travel as I like where I liie, when I like, buy what I want when I want, go to the school of my choice (not college) be allowed to PUBLIC express me feeling towards our governemnt, pub;icly DISAGREE with the Laws, and any element of our country, without fear of going to jail.
We may not be the greatest country on the planet, but I would choose The United States to live in over any other country I can think of right now for what I have as far a rights and freedoms then any other on eartht with the possible exception of Canada (or Australia) Plus I can write any Editorial I want for a paper in this country knowing it can be published, this I believe is called Freedom of Exoression, with the above stated limits
No the United States is not perfect as a Nation, and far from it, but from what I have seen we are way ahead of any others when it comes to basic human rights, freedoms and choices
Feel free to correct me if I have mis stated anything we enjoy inthis country that other enjoy as well
We even have freedom of Religion and in this cuntry if onereligion does not respect another, we dod NOT start Civil Wars over it, we sit down a human beings and deiscss or differences and try to find commom ground, without guns, RPS, roadside bombs kidnapings or car bombs
Were you mad when you wrote this?

For a list of places that don't allow religious freedom
http://www.uscirf.gov/mediaroom/pres...annualRpt.html

Nearly all of western Europe allows free travel without papers within the boarders, and very many allow travel inter boarder without papers. I know, I did it. It's a product of the European union.

As far as free speach goes...

Here is a list of countries and their policies on free speech.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...ech_by_country

Oh, and no, we are not the best in the area of Human Rights either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_R..._United_States
and to prevent a biased opinion
http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/usa-summary-eng

As far as starting a war over religion. It all depends on your point of view.
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/980223-fatwa.htm
First, for over seven years the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neighboring Muslim peoples.