Of the People, by the People, for the People. Is this still true in America or does the Govt. dictate to us?

No this is not a free country.

The government owns all the land, a citizen is forbidden from owning land. The government controls all the currency, citizens are forbidden from using their own. The government controls all business, a citizen cannot run a business without government permission and must abide by all regulations. The government controls all travel, a citizen cannot travel without government permission. The government controls all farming and agriculture, a citizen cannot decide what he wants to grow and how much of it. The government decides who can own what firearms and when they can be carried, a citizen must seek government permission to own and carry a firearm. Government controls all education, even homeschooling must be done to government standards, otherwise children get "repossessed". Does everyone get the idea?

There is not one single aspect of any US citizen's life that state or federal regulation does not touch. This is not a free country. Those that believe this is a free country only believe it because the phrase is repeated so often.

I comply with an quantity. i do no longer think of any united states of america ought to have the stunning to march in and take administration of any yet another united states of america and dictate their regulations of life, that's of course a sort of stable previous formed invasion. it may be silly to think of the rustic being invaded does no longer retaliate. however i think of that's significant to no longer confuse the folk of a rustic with the government polishing off the movements. particularly some the time the civilians of a definite united states of america do no longer help or believe what their government is doing. that's unfair to label those people under all one banner. case in point, i do no longer believe what my united states of america did to the indigenous people 50 or so years in the past, and if it enhance into as much as me it could have by no ability occurred, yet i enhance into no longer able to impact this. yet, i'm stilled asked to apologise for the blunders of my ancestors on national sorry day. is this honest on the grounds that I had no functionality contained in the governments movements? i think of no longer.

Of the people, if you are an elected official.

By the people, as long as you pay your taxes, it will be supported by the people.

For the people, only because they need you to pay the taxes.

The right to bear arms, only as long as we refuse to give them up.

Land of the free, probably not for long.

Are we losing our valued freedom, a little each day since we were born.

Summation: You are only free to pay taxes, for as long as they allow it and if you get too old to work and pay your taxes they don't want you.

AMERICA, first and foremost!

yes a little at a time but it is not the governments fault entirely like in California if the aclu doe's not like a vote they appeal it and the 9th district court of appeals will the voters do not count do not forget the head of the aclu ramona is the wife of one of the judges.

you've got it all wrong: this is a country of people, by the rich, and for the corporations. private interest groups control this country, your votes don't count

My, you are young! It wasn't true when Abe said it, and it has not become true in the interim.

I do believe gbate31 spelled it out in black and white my friends!