The Fourth of July: Why Bother?

Written By: Eric Peters  |  Posted: Monday, July 4th, 2011

            The Fourth of July is weeks away now - but what are we celebrating, really? Independence from Great Britain? Ok, that I'll buy. But the Fourth is also taken as a symbol of "our freedoms." Well, let's look at that for a moment - and consider the freedoms we don't have anymore:

The freedom to travel without being subject at any time to a random stop/interrogation/search.

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