Bill: We’re Free In Idaho, Indeed

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  hmoffsuite on March 04 at 12:08 p.m.

  Absolutely it is a good thing and, as mentioned, no surprise the liberal blue states are the worst. As you all know, the democrats think they can run your life better than you can.

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  idawa on March 04 at 12:42 p.m.

  That depends, if you read the study, even the authors conclude that they are talking about a relative comparison between very free states. A person in New York, a un-free state in this study, is also suggested by this study to be free-er than a person in almost any other country in this world. As any first year constitutional law student learns, there are no absolute freedoms. If you live in a society with government than you always have to give up some freedoms, it is part of the exchange that makes society work. The question is how much and to what extent.

  A law and history professor at Syracuse has suggested that when you read the preamble of the Constitution, it is clear that this nation was founded to promote six principles. 1) union, 2) establish justice, 3) insure domestic tranquility, 4) common defense, 5) promote general welfare, and 6) secure the blessings of liberty (freedom). So, the goal of our federal government is to balance all these things. Sometimes, to promote freedom you need to sacrifice issues of common defense, or to promote the general welfare you need to sacrifice some freedom. All in all, I think the system works - and the system of state hood allows some people who value some of the principles more than others to move among the state’s to those who share their like minds.

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  Sisyphus on March 04 at 12:53 p.m.

  Oh now, if you actually look at the rankings you really can’t come to the red /blue distinction. On personal freedom, Oregon and New Mexico rank higher than Idaho. On regulatory policy both Pennsylvania and and Michigan rank higher than Idaho. Indeed the states with healthy two party systems seem to dominate the top of the lists like New Hampshire, Colorado, Maine, Montana and North Dakota. Indeed both Colorado and New Hampshire beat out Idaho overall, and both went for Obama.

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  BlueinIdaho on March 04 at 1:50 p.m.

  For the love of Pete. More leaping from people who still deny global warming and probably are skeptical of a round Earth.

  Free? Free to do what? Live in poverty? Live with rampant unemployment and bankruptcies? Free? Seems like our Idaho legislature put the kabosh on that this session for a portion of our populace.

  I can only suggest that you will only acheive true freedom when you take off your red/blue blinders and make some attempt to honestly interpret and analyze data, instead of popping off like Tigger on a moment’s notice.

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  toadman on March 04 at 1:57 p.m.

  Freedom is an illusion.

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  Aliasjax on March 04 at 2:44 p.m.

  “The Year 1 of Liberty” has never lasted more than a day, for after proclaiming it men put themselves the very next morning under the yoke of law and authority.”

  - Kropotkin

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  hmoffsuite on March 04 at 3:28 p.m.

  Blue >>> “Free? Free to do what?”

  If you have to ask the question, you wouldn’t understand the answer.

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